Chris Crosby, Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, helps with understanding the total cost of ownership calculation associated with any major data canter purchase.

This unique forum provided the audience an opportunity to share thoughts, questions or opinions with one of the data center industry’s preeminent authorities – Michael Manos. The data center industry is characterized by a vast array of issues from design criteria to impending regulation and so Mike took the time to respond directly to questions on these topics and more asked live by the audience. This event was moderated by Rich Miller of Data Center Knowledge.

Measuring the energy efficiency of your data center is an essential operational requirement. PUE has become the industry’s de facto standard but is surrounded by a measure of uncertainty and misinformation. In the first of a three part series, Michael Manos, Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President of Technical Services, will discuss the myths associated with PUE.