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Some experts believe that virtualization will reduce the demand for data centers. In the first of this two-part series, Digital Realty Trust CTO, Jim Smith and Mark Monroe of Energetic Consulting will provide an in-depth overview of the key trends and drivers of the growth and penetration of virtualization and its’ impact on the data center industry. During this webinar Jim and Mark will examine and explain a number of issues including:

• The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
• The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
• The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
• Is every application a “virtual” application
• Virtualization’s impact on data center demand

95% of data center decision makers are concerned about impending regulation.

Jim Smith, CTO, presents the findings of our European-wide survey on green data center issues. This short presentation looks at market attitudes towards issues ranging from adaptation of green policies and standards bodies to the impact of the changing economy and regulation.

In this webinar Digital Realty Trust presents the results of the 2009 “How Green is Green?” survey. This study was conducted in March of this year and examines the full suite of issues and questions that surround the Green movement within the data center industry. Among the topics that that will be examined in this webinar is the current state of green standards, the use of specialized hardware, and the potential for governmental regulation.

Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President, Chris Crosby, presents the results of our 2009 market demand survey. This study was conducted in January and February of this year and examines a variety of factors that characterize today’s data center market and highlights the reasons the demand for computing space remains high. Among the topics that will be included in this presentation are power requirements, expansion plans, and the forces that are driving the need for more data center capacity.