Companies managing their own data centers are often challenged by a large energy footprint and high maintenance costs. Many times, these data centers also lack the versatility to accommodate emerging technologies. The 4-megawatt Data Center West—often called the Data Dome—at Oregon Health and Science University, OHSU, is an exception to the rule, and a marvel of modern technology and efficiency. It combines world-class power and operational efficiency with game-changing energy cost savings and a unique next-generation design.
Our December Building Energy Simulation Forum offers a closer look at the “Data Dome” with guest speaker Perry Gliessman of OHSU. Gliessman will discuss the innovative design and operational approaches that enable this Tier 3+ data center to achieve very low power usage while providing unprecedented operational flexibility and agility. The presentation will focus on the documented performance of this unique design during its first 18 months of operation.
December Building Energy Simulation Forum: The OHSU Data Dome “Breaks All the Rules” to Achieve Next-Generation Data Center Efficiencies
Wednesday, December 16
Presentation: 12 – 1 p.m.
Q&A: 1 – 1:15 p.m.
Ecotrust Building
2nd Floor, Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center
721 NW 9th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
Register here to attend. Boxed lunches will be provided. If you are unable to attend in person, register as a remote attendee to receive phone and webinar login information.
About the presenter:
Perry Gliessman was Director of the Technology Services Division and Advanced Computing Center at OHSU until July 2015, where he provided strategic direction and oversight for OHSU’s technology development, management and integration. He is the designer and inventor of OHSU’s Data Dome, an innovative high-efficiency data center that’s completely unique in the industry. His current role as director of data center development at OHSU is specifically focused on advancing the Data Dome concept. Gliessman spent his early career in medical research with an emphasis on neuroendocrinology, technologies for surgical support, data network infrastructure design and real-time data acquisition techniques for clinical data. He also has a background in mechanical, electrical and structural engineering, and has invented many research and clinical technologies.