Senior Vice President
Digital Realty Trust
A seasoned Technology Management executive with over 15 years of management experience and technical industry certifications with a strong background in data center management, information technology platforms, network architecture, service management (ITIL) and telecommunication technologies.
Mike has an extensive IT-based consulting and professional service background which includes business practice management with revenue generation responsibilities which flavors a strong advocacy of technology and process integration.
Past examples of this technology and process integration have been recognized by leading analyst firms including The Gartner Group and Meta Group. This integration experience is augmented by considerable systems development experience in both traditional systems development environments and web-based development platforms.
Currently responsible for the global data center design, construction, ongoing operations and professional services for Digital Realty Trust, his past roles include similar responsibilities at Microsoft Corporation, and leadership roles at Walt Disney, Rhythms NetConnections, and Nuclio Corporation (now part of Sun Microsystems).
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Hi Mike,
I’m studying MSc in IT (Part time), in Dublin Ireland, I am carrying out research in the use of Web 2.0 applications for supporting virtual IT Operation teams , in particular things like mashups and collaboration tools like wikis, mainly in a data centre environment. Is this something Microsoft have reasearched or currently use?
Regards
Derek
Michael-
I loved your packaged data center concept.
As they say, ‘and now for something completely different’
Perhaps some lateral thinking can increase the MIPS/(Meter^2-Watt) that must be the asymptotic measure of data center capability.
We are a Windows Embedded Partner, and recently developed a board based on the Intel Atom CPU. We are running 1.7 Ghz, decompressing HD Video at 20% load and consuming only 3 Watts. With power management active (the Atom has 6 levels) power can drop another 50%.
Here is a simple benchmark:
http://download.intel.com/platforms/applied/indpc/Intel_Eurotech_Industrial_Control.pdf
So here is the lateral thinking bit- I seems the the MIPS/Watt value is minimized a the low power end of the spectrum. (We ave lots of benchmarks that seem to suggest this). If some new OS (Lets call it ‘Red Dog”) could use the power management, it would be even better. Finally, we are very good at board layout and we could crams a whole bunch of these tiny chips on a blade or other form factor.
If you want to explore filling a few cabinets in packaged data center with huge numbers of computing cores, contact me- you have the email-
Lawrence Ricci
http://www.EmbeddedInsider.com
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Hello Michael,
If you are looking for localizations to build Data Center in the West of Europe, contact me…
See you.
Stéphane Marchal
Mike,
I tried to sumbit a comment yesterday, but I couldn’t find it.
What is MS doing with its surplus data center equipment (servers, routers, switches, etc)? Reselling them could generate huge revenue with little cost. It is also the Green way to get rid of old gear. Thanks
Hunts
Hunter,
We do indeed move our gear to the aftermarket once it has expired in its useful life for us. Microsoft has had a long and successful run at PC and Server Recycling since before I came to the company.
Mike
Mike,
Thanks for the response. I created and manage a global disposal (resell and donate) program and I’m always curious what other companies are doing. It’s surprising how many companies don’t do anything and are missing out on a cash cow. I really enjoy reading about the cool stuff you guys are doing with your data centers. Thanks again and best of luck.