8:00 am - 9:00 am – Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:20 am – Wringing cost out of the data center: A strategic view – Art Wittman, Editor-in-Chief, Network Computing
Rising power costs, increasing numbers and varieties of servers and storage systems and new security concerns all conspire to drive up data center costs. In this session we'll provide an overview of how to understand those costs and to bring them back into line.
9:20 am - 9:50 am – Keynote Presentation: APC 
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Topic: Power and cooling design for efficiency: Top 10 things to consider/questions to ask during a consolidation, redesign or greenfield Data Center project
9:50 am - 10:00 am – Coffee Break & Networking
10:00 am - 10:30 am – Locking Down The Data Center – Steven Hill, Tech Analyst, Network Computing
Steve Hill presents the findings of his article on the state of remote system management. Keeping people out of the data center improves security and policy adherence, provides change control and allows for better audit trails. We report on the in-band and out-of-band management systems that enable a no-entry policy for data centers.
10:30 am - 10:50 am – Physical Data Center Design Best Practices – Art Wittmann, Editor-in-Chief, Network Computing
Room sized air conditioners and raised floors have been considered best designs for years. Now, with increased server and storage densities, those practices are being called into question. We examine the alternatives.
10:50 am - 11:45 am – Designing Flexible Server Farms – Steven Hill, Tech Analyst, Network Computing
The evolution in server design is moving ahead full steam. Powerful blade systems along with dual and quad core chips are changing the way servers and applications are fielded. Virtualization adds another dimension that permits unprecedented flexibility. We describe the benefits and pitfalls of this evolving environment and share best practices for managing it.
11:45 am - 12:30 pm – Vendor Presentations
Hear how these industry vendors provide solutions to your Data Center challenges.
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm – Luncheon
Stay with us for lunch and networking with your peers and interaction with conference sponsors.
* Agenda and speakers subject to change.
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