On November 6, 2013, over 80 professionals in the data center space gathered in Westford, MA for the last AFCOM New England meeting of the year. The event featured Future Facilites and Upsite Technologies, as well as 2 other sponsors. From Future Facilities, Tom Wu spoke of using predictive DCIM measures and the virtual facility to monitor a site’s availability, capacity, and efficiency both at the design and functioning stages. John Thornell, of Upsite Technologies, outlined using the CCF metric and why it’s important to start with the basics when addressing cooling and AFM in sites. Those in attendance commented on the positive size of the group, enjoyed a variety of Q&As after each speaker, and were invited to lunch afterwards as well.
Milldam PR live-tweeted some of the conversation and posted some teaser-photos to our Instagram account as well. We look forward to attending further AFCOM New England meetings, in 2014, and our full photo coverage from Wednesday’s event can be found below:
Tom Wu (Future Facilities) Presenting “Predictive DCIM: It’s all About Capacity.”
“Lost capacity is the biggest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) challenge for data centers.”
On cooling, “IT has a responsibility, down to the raised floor.”
Improve your DC’s AFM by addressing the 4Rs: Raised floor, Rack, Row, and Room
John speaking with an attendee before we all headed to lunch.
