Uptime Institute's 5th Annual Symposium Focuses on Green IT Trends and Strategies

Strategic Insights -

Leaders in the global computing and datacenter industry will convene at the Uptime Institute's fifth annual Symposium, held May 17-19, 2010, at the Hilton New York. Top experts from companies such as Amazon, APC, Dell, and Microsoft will discuss green IT trends, strategies, new technologies, and best practices to improve energy efficiency and business productivity.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Symposium aims to bring together industry leaders, stakeholders, and solution providers to discuss and implement energy-efficient strategies in enterprise computing, while improving business productivity and mission-critical computing availability.
  • The three-day program will explore the state of the industry, understand long-term economic implications, and focus on actionable strategies for immediate deployment within organizations.
  • 80 percent of delegates surveyed after last year's conference reported being able to apply knowledge shared at the Symposium within their businesses to drive energy and cost savings.
  • Featured speakers include green pioneers such as Rob Bernard, Microsoft's chief environmental strategist, and Dr. Jonathan Koomey, a consulting professor at Stanford University.
  • The Symposium will cover topics such as enterprise IT, colocation, hosting, managed services, cloud computing, and eco-efficient IT, making it an essential event for industry professionals.
  • Delegates will have opportunities to meet with analysts and experts from The 451 Group, Tier1 Research, and the Uptime Institute on a one-to-one basis to discuss strategy concerns specific to their organizations.

Statistics:

  • 80 percent of delegates reported being able to apply knowledge shared at the previous year's Symposium within their businesses to drive energy and cost savings.
  • Over 75 sessions will be available for delegates to attend, covering a range of topics related to green IT and datacenter operations.
  • The Symposium features over 20 expert speakers from leading companies in the industry.

Sources:

  • Alessandro Piva, 451 Research, "Think green: Green proves the way forward in IT data centers" (2010)
  • "5th Annual Uptime Institute Symposium" (2010)
  • IBM, "IBM's Green Data Center: Achieving Industry Leadership through Sustainable Data Center Practices" (2010)

Note: The provided text does not explicitly mention specific dates or timestamps for Alessandro Piva's article or IBM's report.