Upcoming Industry Events

Uptime Workshop - Optimizing Human Capital: AI or Humans in Your Data Center?

Date: September 11, 2024, at 16:10 CEST

Speakers: Muhammad Naveed Saeed, Vice President, Global Delivery Management, Uptime Institute & Matt Hawkins, Director, Uptime Education

Operational efficiency and effectiveness today are more important than ever. While automation and the application of AI within the data center can help improve performance and reduce cost, the human factor is often overlooked.

• AI’s effect on design and construction
• AI’s impact on operations
• How is AI changing operations for current and future data centers?
• What additional training will be needed for staff with the many changes coming and the much larger amounts of computing power and data storage?

Join our workshop to understand how to right size your organization, identify and mitigate skills gaps and improve the operational resiliency of your Data Center.

Closing Keynote- Digital Infrastructure: The Next Frontier

Date: September 11, 2024, at 17:30 CEST

Speaker: Martin McCarthy, CEO, Uptime Institute

For five decades, innovators and investors in technology have propelled the world through a series of digital revolutions. Each has extended the reach and the value of the sector, each has been disruptive, and each has tilted the world further from the physical to the digital realm.

Even at the height of the current cloud and internet revolution, the latest wave – Generative AI - is beginning to disrupt and energize. It is both promising and challenging, and there are many technological, societal, and economic uncertainties, opportunities, and responsibilities.

As with the internet and cloud, the large-scale and successful deployment of digital infrastructure is the bedrock of this next revolution. The pioneers and engineers who are building this will need to ensure that it is economically and environmentally sustainable, resilient, and secure.

Legislation and Regulation Roundtable

Date: September 12, 2024, at 14:25 CEST

Speaker: Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute

Data centers have moved center stage in both public and political awareness, with governments and political bodies placing a greater emphasis on operators to provide more transparent reporting on their business and operations. With some directives being unclear in terms of reporting requirements and others specific to individual countries and not regions, are governments misinformed about the practical implications of their regulatory decisions? Have data centers become bad neighbors that need to be controlled? Are we at the beginning of a wider industry regulation?

Panel: Site Selection Strategy – Where Would You Put Your Next African Data Center?

Date: September 10, 2024, 2:40 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. GMT+3

Speaker: Tarik Bahanniss, Vice President, Africa, Uptime Institute

With the data center market in Africa poised to grow at an unprecedented rate, getting it right when it comes to location is paramount. Navigating partnerships for invaluable local insights, the nuanced choice between greenfield and brownfield, and seizing opportunities to positively impact communities present strategic challenges. Ensuring scalability, understanding geographical factors, and navigating land leasing intricacies further complicate the terrain.

The panel will explore:

• How is the site selection checklist evolving?
• What is being done to secure power for sites?
• How is interconnection point proximity impacting decision-making?

Keynote: 14th Annual Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results

Date: September 12, 2024, at 9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. AEST

Speaker: Rana Qadir, Vice President, Australia, New Zeeland (ANZ) & Greater India, Uptime Institute

This presentation provides a comprehensive analysis of trends, challenges, and benchmarks in data center operations gathered from industry leaders worldwide.

DCD>Plenary Panel: Transforming data infrastructure - How will the new UK Labour Government shape future data center investment and development?

Date: September 17, 2024, at 11:00-11:45 a.m. BST

Speaker: Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute

With the recent election of the Labour government in the United Kingdom, significant shifts in policy and economic strategy are anticipated, particularly in the realm of technological infrastructure and data management. This panel will explore the potential impacts of these changes on data center investment and development within the UK.

Key discussion points will include:

• The Labour government's commitments to digital innovation including green technology and regional development, and how these priorities could reshape the landscape for data centers
• The potential for increased public-private partnerships and government funding aimed at bolstering the UK's data infrastructure
• How changes to the UK's digital landscape will be felt across Europe and beyond

DCD>Debate: Are network bottlenecks slowing down data center growth?

Date: September 17, 2024, at 2:45-3:45 p.m. BST

Speaker: Muhammad Naveed Saeed, Vice President, Global Delivery Management, Uptime Institute

As the industry prepares for an AI-driven future, much of the conversation has focused on power consumption and cooling requirements. But have we overlooked the need for improved network architecture to handle these high-density workloads?

Experts will debate:

• Can current networks keep up with the boom in data center and AI development?
• Are aging networks quietly hindering data center growth? If so, how can the industry overcome this?
• Is it possible to upgrade & scale network architecture to cater to a largely unknown future?

Held under Chatham House Rule, DCD>Debates are open discussions led by a panel of experts, on the biggest issues to face the industry.

DCD>Debate: Surviving the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EEED)’s first deadline - what next?

Date: September 17, 2024, at 2:45-3:45 p.m. BST

Speaker: Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute

Following the EEED reporting deadline of September 15, this timely debate will give operators the chance to share how they reported their emissions, what challenges they faced, and how these insights will drive actionable change.

Topics under discussion include:

• Was the data center industry prepared for compliance with the EEED?
• How does it align with wider industry initiatives including the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact?
• How can data centers improve energy efficiency and sustainability beyond regulatory requirements?

Held under Chatham House Rule, DCD>Debates are open discussions led by a panel of experts, on the biggest issues to face the industry.

主题演讲：Uptime Institute 2024全球数据中心市场调查分享 Keynote: Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results 2024

Date and time: September 26, 2024, at 9:50-10:10 a.m. CST

Speaker: Philip Hu, Managing Director, North Asia, Uptime Institute

This presentation provides a comprehensive analysis of trends, challenges, and benchmarks in data center operations gathered from industry leaders worldwide.

Speaker: Arturo Maqueo Bobadilla, Director of Business Development Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, Uptime Institute

Session: Unfiltered: Sustainability as a Full-stack Intersectional Challenge

Date: October 8, 2024, at 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PDT

Speaker: Jay Dietrich, Research Director Sustainability, Uptime Institute

Due to the inherent complexities across the IT stack, it is very easy to fall into a siloed discussion about ESG.

True to the Yotta brief, we are challenging our panelists to show us the most meaningful wins that can happen when we deploy systems thinking to the sustainability conundrum.

Speaker: Patrick Chan, Vice President, South Asia, Uptime Institute

Speaker: Ali Moinuddin, Managing Director, Europe, Uptime Institute

Wednesday Keynote: Options to Address the Rising Challenge of Sustainability and Water

Date: October 23, 2024

Speaker: Jay Paidipati, Vice President Sustainability Program, Uptime Institute

As temperatures rise and water scarcity and availability change under climate and population challenges, data center operators need to reassess their cooling strategies and water consumption profiles. Water is a local, facility level issue with reputational and operational risks. This session explores low water use, water management strategies and cooling system innovations to help operators navigate sustainability and reliability implications associated with water use.

Uptime Institute's 14th Annual Global Data Center Survey

Date: October 24, 2024, at 11:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m. MYT

Speaker: Patrick Chan, Vice President, South Asia, Uptime Institute

This presentation provides a comprehensive analysis of trends, challenges, and benchmarks in data center operations gathered from industry leaders worldwide.

Speaker: Eder Gallardo, Senior Consultant, Uptime Institute

Speaker: Saleh Malkawi, Vice President, Middle East, Turkey, and Central Asia, Uptime Institute

Speaker: Matt Stansberry, Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute

Speaker: Sylvie Le Roy, Business Development Director France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Uptime Institute