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.

Normally developing anything to meet a “worst case scenario” makes perfect sense. With data centers this may not always be the case. In this video Michael Manos, Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President of Technical Services, discusses why you may not always want to design to your most restrictive scenario.

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.

Very often what was once a good idea lives on after its usefulness has passed. In some instances the Tier system that defined the data center industry for years fits this description. In this video Digital Realty Trust Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Michael Manos, discusses the how the Tier system should be viewed within your data center planning.

In this seminar Digital Realty Trust Senior Vice President Michael Manos discusses:

• The state of the regulatory environment
• The potential impact of regulation on the data center industry
• The actions you should be taking now to be prepared

Whether it’s called Cap and Trade or Carbon Reduction regulation legislation is being debated in the halls of congress and it will have an impact on your operations. In this video Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Michael Manos, will discuss the major elements of the legislation currently being debated and what you should be doing now to ensure that you are prepared.