Today marked the closing lot of sessions for DataCentres2012 and my keynote session to the attendees. After sitting through a series of product, technology, and industry trend presentations over the last two days I was feeling that my conversation would at the very least be something different. Before I get to that – I wanted [...]
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Sites and Sounds of DataCentre2012: My Presentation, Day 2, and Final Observations
Posted in AOL, AOL Data Centers, AOL MicroDataCenters, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Operations, Cloud Regulation, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Data Center Processes, Data Center Regulation, Michael Manos, Microsoft Data Centers, Modular Data Center, tagged BroadGroup, Christian Belady, Data Center Independence Day, Microdata Centers, Quincy Washington, Steven Wallage on May 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Sites and Sounds of DataCentre2012: Thoughts and my Personal Favorite presentations Day 1
Posted in AOL, AOL Data Centers, Cloud Operations, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Data Center Metrics, Infrastructure, Michael Manos, Microsoft Data Centers, Modular Data Center, Open Compute Project, Personal Thoughts, tagged AOL, Chayora, Christian Belady, data center availability, facebook, Global Switch, hp, InterXion, Jack Tison, Jay Park, John Corcoran, Kfir Godrich, Len Bosack, Michael Manos, Microsoft, Microsoft Data Center, Oliver J Jones, Panduit, Paul-Francois Cattier, Prineville, Schneider, Tom Furlong, XKL Systems on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We wrapped our first full day of talks here at DataCentre2012 and I have to say the content was incredibly good. A couple of the key highlights that really stuck out in my mind were the talk given by Christian Belady who covered some interesting bits of the Microsoft Data Center Strategy moving forward. Of [...]
Sights and Sounds of Datacentre 2012: Christian Belady
Posted in Cloud Computing, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Microsoft Data Centers, tagged Christian Belady, DataCentres2012, Laurent vernerey, Michael Manos, Microsoft on May 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I sat in on Christian Belady’s presentation at DataCentre2012. I will post small blips about things that interest me as the conference continues. Both Christian and Laurent Verneray of Schneider each identified 5 megatrends. Interestingly while there were common themes between them at a high level, they attacked the trends from different altitudes [...]
DataCentres 2012 – Nice,France
Posted in AOL, Cloud Cat and Mouse, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Operations, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Green IT, Michael Manos, tagged datacentre, DataCentres2012, France, Michael Manos, Nice on May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This week I am headed off to France to be a keynote speaker at DataCentres2012. In my opinion this event is the pre-eminent infrastructure and operations conference across the whole of Europe if not the world. Regularly attracting the best speakers and infrastructure professionals in the industry (myself excluded of course – perhaps they are [...]
DataCentres2012–Nice, France
Posted in Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Green IT, Infrastructure, Michael Manos, Modular Data Center, Online Operations, tagged BroadGroup, Christian Belady, DataCentres2012, European Data Center Conferences, France, Michael Manos, Nice, Tom Furlong on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Next month I will be one of the key note speakers at the DataCentres2012 conference in Nice, France. This event produced and put on by the BroadGroup is far and away the most pre-eminent conference for the Data Center Industry in Europe. As an alumni of other BroadGroup events I can assure you that the [...]
Chaos Monkeys, Donkeys and the Innovation of Action
Posted in Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Data Center Metrics, Data Center Processes, Data Center Technologies, Green IT, Infrastructure, Michael Manos, Modular Data Center, Personal Thoughts, Uptime Institute, tagged AOL, Chaos Monkey, Data Center, Data Center Donkey, Deutsche Bank, Innovation Award, Innovation of Action, Netflix, Uptime Institute on May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week I once again had the pleasure of speaking at the Uptime Institute’s Symposium. As one of the premiere events in the Data Center industry it is definitely one of those conferences that is a must attend to get a view into what’s new, what’s changing, and where we are going as an industry. [...]
Preparing for the Cloud: A Data Center and Operations Survival Guide
Posted in Cloud Computing, Cloud Operations, Cloud Services, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Technologies, Michael Manos, Uptime Institute, tagged 'Cloud Ready', Michael Manos, Preparing for the Cloud, Symposium 2011, Uptime Institute on February 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This May, I once again have the distinct honor of presenting at the Uptime Institute’s Symposium. This year it will be held in Santa Clara, CA from May 9 through the 12th. This year my primary topic is entitled ‘Preparing for the Cloud: A Data Center Survival Guide.’ I am really looking forward to this [...]
Olivier Sanche, My Dear Friend, Adieu
Posted in Carbon Cap and Trade, Cloud Computing, Cloud Operations, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Green IT, Michael Manos, Personal Thoughts, tagged Apple, Data Center, Data Center Industry, Olivier Sanche on November 29, 2010 | 15 Comments »
The data center industry has suffered a huge loss this holiday weekend with the passing of Olivier Sanche, head of Apple’s Data Center program. He was an incredibly thoughtful man, a great father and husband, and very sincerely a great friend. As I got off the phone with his brother and wife in France who [...]
Reflections on Uptime Symposium 2010 in New York
Posted in Carbon Cap and Trade, Cloud Computing, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Data Center Regulation, Data Center Technologies, Michael Manos, Modular Data Center, Personal Thoughts, Tier One Research, Uptime Institute, tagged Andrew Fanara, attendance, CO2K, container data center, Containers, Dan Costello, Dr. Bob Sullivan, Keynote Speaker, New York, observations, Sean Farney, Symposium 2010, Uptime Institute on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week I had the honor to be a keynote Speaker at the Uptime Institute’s Symposium event in New York City. I also participated in some industry panels which is always tons of fun. However, as a keynote at the first Symposium a few years back it was an interesting experience to come back and [...]
CIO Magazine Data Center Roundtable
Posted in Carbon Cap and Trade, Chiller Side Chats, Cloud Services, container data center, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Data Center Regulation, Data Center Technologies, Digital Realty Trust, Green IT, Infrastructure, Michael Manos, tagged CIO Magazine, Data Center Round Table, Michael Manos on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday January 13th, I will be co-hosting a Roundtable Dinner with Chicago area CIOs on the topic of data centers and the data center industry at large. The event is sponsored by CIO Magazine and is likely to be a wide ranging conversation given the mix of executives slated to come. The group will [...]
