Powering the Data Center: Fundamentals Of High Availability

Power Systems

Speakers:                   Shaun Scheerbaum and Alan French

Date:                            Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Time:                             Light dinner/Social 6:15 PM, Program 7:00 PM

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Location:                    Westinghouse Cranberry Woods Headquarters, Building 1 (Center Building)

 

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Organizers:                Power & Energy Society/Industrial Applications Society, Pittsburgh Chapter

Abstract:        Data centers have two connections to the outside world: a connection to electrical power and

a connection to the network. Without power, information technology becomes worthless. Data center

managers need a power system that delivers the quality and reliability their IT systems require.

 

Running a critical data center also demands an understanding of the cost of delivering a certain level

of availability. By considering all aspects of the power system – design, operation, and management –

the system can be optimized to drive efficiency without compromising availability.

 

Join Shaun Sheerbaum of Donwil Company and Emerson Network Power for an interactive exchange

on the components of a data center power system and how to configure a system for high availability.

We’ll cover what each component does and why it does it, guidelines for specifying criticality,

selection and application of available technologies, and new industry trends.

Speaker Bios: Shaun Sheerbaum is a sales engine er for Donwil Company, western

PA’s exclusive representative for Emerson Network Power. Shaun has executed

some of the largest data center build‐outs in the area recently, including power,

cooling and monitoring infrastructure. He focuses on SMB and Enterprise

businesses with expertise in energy efficiency, asset optimization, and payback

analysis. Shaun is a BSME graduate of Penn State University and a state certified

EIT. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Information

Technology Professionals ‐ Pittsburgh Chapter and is an active NAIOP Pittsburgh

Developing Leader. Shaun has presented on data center energy efficiency for several area conferences,

including Engineering Sustainability and AITP.

Alan French, Manager of Technical Relations, Liebert Power and Cooling

Business, Emerson Network Power, has been with Emerson 17 years and has

more than 25 years of experience in power and controls. Alan works with key

Consulting firms across the US on data center power architecture and design.

Alan works to apply the latest in industry‐proven power system design and

topology to create high‐availability systems for business‐critical applications. He is a member of The Green Grid, working in the metrics and measurement group on power usage effectiveness, and was recently certified as a Data Center Energy Practitioner by the US Department of Energy.  Alan holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Olin School of Business at Washington University, published numerous papers, and holds eight patents.

Directions from the South: Take 79 North to the route 228 east exit. Stay in right lane and drive by

Marriott Hotel (on right). Turn right into Cranberry Woods facility and stay in left lane. Make first left

into Westinghouse Headquarters and drive straight through roundabout. Park in visitors parking places

that are located on either side of the entry road.

 

Directions from the East: Take the PA Turnpike (I-76) West following signs for Ohio / I-76 W.

Take Exit 28 and follow I-79 N toward Erie. Stay in the entrance lane (right lane) and immediately

take Exit 78, PA-228 Cranberry/Mars. Turn right onto PA-228 E toward Mars. Turn right onto

Cranberry Woods Drive. Take immediate left at Westinghouse sign and drive straight through

roundabout. Park in visitors parking places that are located on either side of the entry road.