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Bob Woolley

Bob Woolley

Senior VP, Operations

NTT Global Data Centers Americas

Adam Knobloch

Adam Knobloch

VP & Head of Data Centers

Bisnow

Dave Meadows
Moderator

Dave Meadows

Director, Technology

STULZ Air Technology Systems

Jeff Uphues

Jeff Uphues

CEO

DC BLOX

Bob Woolley

Senior VP, Operations

NTT Global Data Centers Americas

Bob Woolley is Senior Vice President of Operations at RagingWire Data Centers, responsible for the company’s Security, Commissioning, Network Operations Center, and Data Center Operations teams.

Bob has overseen operations and engineering at over 75 data centers throughout his career. He has been instrumental in developing RagingWire’s next-generation data center designs, setting a new standard for scalability, flexibility, efficiency, and cost-performance.

Prior to joining RagingWire, Bob contributed his expertise in operations, data center design, and engineering at Schneider Electric, Lee Technologies, Primary Integration, Navisite, COLO.COM, and the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC).

Mr. Woolley studied architecture and electrical engineering at Miami University and telecommunications management at Golden Gate University.

Adam Knobloch

VP & Head of Data Centers

Bisnow

Adam Knobloch has been involved in the commercial real estate event and media space since 2010, having held roles in sales, account management, production and coordination. He joined Bisnow Media as the Global Director of Data Centers after having led event sales and strategy efforts in the CRE space for nearly a decade. Since 2012, he has found a significant passion for the data center and technology sectors, while building an international network of active followers across numerous asset classes in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. In his current role, Adam oversees Bisnow Media's event and sponsored media strategy for the data center sector, having expanded its Datacenter Investment Conference & Expo (DICE) Series event offerings to more than 15 markets, with an international presence in the UK and Canada.

He previously held a board member role on the Telecom Exchange (TEX) Advisory Board, collaborating on content, speaker recommendations and event strategy. Additionally, he has made a point of promoting local and national organizations with a focus on STEM education and advancing the next generation into the technology sector through support, collaboration and ambassadorship. Notable organizations include the Nomad Futurist Academy, Infrastructure Masons, H5 Data Centers' STEM Fest and local chapters of both 7X24 Exchange and AFCOM.

In his personal life, Adam is a musician, having toured the east coast as the drummer of The Gantry. He was a frequent member of the NYC folk/indie rock music scene and is currently the drummer for A.M. County.

Adam holds a Bachelor's Degree of Business Administration from American University's Kogod School of Business, with a focus on Marketing and Public Relations.

Dave Meadows

Moderator

STULZ Air Technology Systems

David C. Meadows II has worked in data center cooling since 1999.  He is currently the Director of Technology with STULZ USA, a manufacturer of precision air conditioning, humidification, and dehumidification products specifically designed for the data center.  Previously David has served as both the Design Engineering Manager and the Applications Engineering Manager at Stulz.  David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  David is also a graduate of the United States Navy Nuclear Power School.

Jeff Uphues

CEO

DC BLOX

Jeff Uphues is responsible for DC BLOX’s business strategy, mission, and goals guiding the company’s vision of designing, building and operating a network of innovative data centers that bring best-in-class business services to the Edge.

A tireless tech-savvy executive, strategist and cloud services entrepreneur, Jeff has held C-suite leadership positions in organizations ranging in size from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups including Liquid Web, Cbeyond and Bandwidth.com. He is an active board member for several privately held technology software companies and is co-chair of the New Venture Competition for the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta.

Jeff is a graduate of Harvard Business School and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. He lives in Alpharetta, GA with his wife and two girls (who are known as the Three Texas Chix) where he serves as the president of the Jr. Raiders Girls Lacrosse Board.

Summary

  1. Additional cabinet capacity can be achieved through proper power utilization. What methods are being used to achieve this?

  2. What strategies are colocation providers and end users using to ensure their infrastructure is as efficient as possible.

  3. How can colocation providers and end users save tomorrow by investing in infrastructure today?

  4. Cooling strategies are being innovated continuously. What does the next frontier of data center cooling look like?

  5. As data center providers and end users limit onsite staff due to COVID-19, what strategies are they using to ensure they operate as efficiently as possible.

Agenda

Time Activity
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Data Center Efficiency Series: Limited Supply Chain and The impact on Infrastructure Operations Management
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
Q&A and Closing Remarks