Data Center World Spring 2011 Breaks Attendance Records

Webmaster Toolbox – ORANGE, CA – AFCOM, the world’s leading data center association, recently wrapped up the largest Spring Data Center World ever. Both attendee and exhibitor numbers grew 10 percent from the Spring 2010 conference.

During the conference, AFCOM awarded the 2011 Data Center Manager of the Year title to Tom Roberts, Manager, Data Center Facilities, Trinity Information Services. Roberts was recognized from a competitive pool of finalists, which included Billie Haggard, Senior Vice President, Data Centers, CoreSite and Abdulaziz Al-Shafi, Administrator of IT Computer Operations, Saudi ARAMCO. Read more

Equinix to Present Virtual Data Center Tour

Webmaster News – FOSTER CITY, CA — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that it will present a “virtual tour” of its premium International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers at Data Center World, the premier educational resource for data center professionals. Hosted by AFCOM, the conference will be held in Las Vegas, NV, March 8-12, 2009.

Patrick Leonard, senior manager of strategic initiatives at Equinix, will present the session titled, “Science Fiction? James Bond Would Be Proud of These Data Centers,” at the Paris Hotel on Sunday, March 8, 2009, from 4:15 – 5:15 P.M. The presentation will provide a graphically rich view of Equinix’s industry-leading data centers and a discussion of best practices and the latest trends in data center design, security, site selection, power and cooling. Read more