Date: November 11, 2009
Time: 5:30 PM Happy Hour, Meeting: 6:30 PM
Location: NetApp, 7301 Kit Creek Rd, Morrisville,, North Carolina
Directions:
From the Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU)
Depart the airport on Airport Boulevard towards I-40.
Take I-540 to the Exit for Davis Drive.
Cross over Davis Drive to Kit Creek Road.
Stay on Kit Creek Road over area lake.
Turn left into the NetApp parking lot on the left; 7301 Kit Creek Road
Enter and check in building one (the one with the flag poles)
Please Note: The directions from MapQuest, Yahoo, and MSN maps are not correct
using the NetApp mailing address. Directions in electronic mapping software
should use the following:
NetApp Mapping Address
7301 Kit Creek Road
Morrisville, NC 27560
Presentation: The EPA stated in its report to Congress “During the past five years,
increasing demand for computer resources has led to significant growth in the number
of data center servers, along with an estimated doubling in the energy used by these
servers and the power and cooling infrastructure that supports them.” In a typical
data center for every watt of energy used by computer equipment another watt is used
to cool it. In this presentation we will learn about 2008 ASHRAE Environmental
Guidelines for Datacom Equipment, and the ASHRAE Datacom Series, a series of eight
publications, that provides a comprehensive treatment of datacom cooling and related
subjects. We will learn about the metrics used to measure data center HVAC efficiency.
And we will see how HVAC energy used by a typical data center can be reduced by 80%.
The presentation will conclude with a tour the new NetApp Data Center.
This 125,000 sq. ft. facility has over 3,600,000 cfm of AHU capacity and a chilled
water system totaling 12,200 tons.
Speaker: Joe Miller: Joe joined NetApp in 2006 with 20 years of HVAC and control experience.
Shortly after arriving he was instrumental in developing a unique Patent Pending
data center cooling strategy for NetApp. As Manager of Facilities Operations,
Joe is also responsible for the day-to-day facilities operations of NetApp’s RTP site.
He was very active in the design, construction, and commissioning of the new data center
as well as the office facilities. The comfort cooling and building automation Joe designed
for the newest NetApp RTP office building is predicted to easily achieve an Energy Star Rating
for efficiency.
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