Tutorial - Data Centers: fundamentals and trends

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In IT industry there are many different kinds of Data Centers around the world. Users just wish more and more IT services mainly in cloud and what is it behind all this technology for supporting IT and cloud computing applications is for granted. But Data Center industry is very critical industry due to it supports companies using IT services such as banks and other financial system, government services, transport services by air or train, national security or many other industries depending on IT and crashing data center could represent a company´s death. So a very wide overview about Data Center´s complexity is offered dealing with data centers around the world including some cases in Latin America. In data centers industry standards are a very important components since the beginning of planning a data centers till the day by day operations, so some international standards are reviewed where IT and network communications are not the only one knowledge areas involved at data centers.

We will see a Data Center is not like any other in the world, each one is different and responds to very specific designs and industry needs. Nowadays Data Centers are the huge industry as in past the chemical industry was, due to people requires more and more computing power and storage than ever before; even in crisis time in 2016, data center industry is one of the most growing industries around the world. Finally, specific application´s Data Centers and future trends are exposed, showing some applications which will be very common in a near future.

Participants could obtain a wide approach about how Data Centers support the cloud computing from academic and industrial point of view, and will have a “top view”. Also participants will clarify some rolls for IT people inside Data Centers and after a worldwide view about the state of Data Center those for Latina America are reviewed in order to have a close perception to our region and will know some trends in industry but also which could be applied to the academic world. Participants will know how to difference between a data centers a just a computer hall.

This tutorial is oriented to all professional or graduated or ungraduated interested on IT&C (Information Technology and Communications). It is not easy students or academy members to have easy access to industrial Data Centers, mainly due to security restrictions, but also due to huge secrecy. Anyway, datacenters industry will be in brief the natural environment for many of IT&C future professionals coming from universities. Data Centers requires abilities from many different knowledge areas, even beyond IT&C such as air conditioning and energy, but this tutorial is oriented to offer a general view in datacenters and has an orientation to IT&C.

This 3 hours tutorial is composed of four parts:

Part I: Data centers and a worldwide distribution (1.5 hrs)

We begin with a very brief cloud computing revision, then data centers definition and elements conforming real data centers are reviewed, after a worldwide and a top view about this industry is offered.

Around the world in IT industry there are many different kinds of Data Centers. Common IT users wish more and more IT services mainly in cloud but what is it behind all this technology for supporting IT and cloud computing applications are not clear for them but even for IT professionals. Data centers technology for supporting modern IT industry is really complex, it´s like aeronautics industry, due to theoretically, failing is not an option, failing in data centers industry can crash other companies using IT services such as: a bank or any other financial system, government services, transport services by air or train, national security or many other industries depending on IT. Nowadays Data Centers are the huge industry as in past the chemical industry was, due to people requires more and more computing power and storage than ever before; even in crisis time in 2016, data center industry is one of the most growing industries around the world. Some videos are shown in order participants could have a better understanding about how real Data Center works. Also a pair of exercises are offered to participants.

Part II: Industry standards for Data Centers (0.5 hrs.)

Data center industry is a very complex, where people from many different discipline converge; so it’s a need to implement standards for each sub area in a data center. So we can find standards for building the full facilities, physical protection, standards for air conditioning, fire protection, electrical supply energy, communications, information technology infrastructure, security and governance. But also as in all industry, best practices frameworks are applied. UPTIME INSTITUTE and ICREA standards are briefly discussed, but also ISO/IEC 27000 and ISO/IEC 38000 and those for ASHRAE. Some short videos are shown in order participants could have a better understanding about how real Data Center works. Also an exercise is offered to participants.

Part III: Centros de datos en Latinoamérica (0.5 hrs.)

A review about data centers in Latin America is offered in order participants have a close perception about our region and reality, so a brief comparative is offered and discussed, but also real cases are discussed. Some videos are shown in order participants could have a better understanding about how real Data Center works in Latin America.

Part IV: Data centers for special cases and future trends (0.5 hrs.)

Finally, specific application´s Data Centers and future trends are exposed, showing some applications which will be very common in a near future, some could be of interest for academy but also for government and industry. Some specific and real cases are discussed.

• Date: 29 Apr 2017
• Time: 08:00 AM UTC to 12:00 PM UTC
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• National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS)
• Sfax, Unknown
• Tunisia

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• Co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Tunisia chapter

• Starts 20 April 2017 11:00 PM UTC
• Ends 29 April 2017 11:00 AM UTC
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