Using Metrics to Manage Data Centers Presented by Tad Davies at Data Center World Las Vegas 2014
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 06, 2014 -- Tad Davies, SVP Bick Consulting Services, led a 4-hour tutorial titled "Better Data Center Management Through the Use of Metrics" at the Data Center World (DCW) Global Conference held last week. Data Center World is the premier conference for Data Center and Facility Management Professionals.
Mr. Davies, a Board Member of the Data Center Institute (DCI) and 27-year industry veteran, accompanied by two fellow DCI Board participants, focused on Data Center Heuristics. The session reviewed metrics from three perspectives: Heuristics / DC Math, Financial, and Operational – and provided industry best practice insights. Participants learned what key aspects of their data centers to measure and how to calculate their own metrics.
"I was delighted to share with DCW participants and discuss how they are addressing various challenges. Data centers are providing strategic business functions and competitive advantages," stated Davies. "Understanding how your data center is performing relative to metrics, helps facilitate informed decision-making and improved prioritization of corrective actions."
About Bick Group, Inc.
For 50 years, Bick Group, Inc. has been a leader in data center maintenance services, installation, and consulting services. Bick Group, Inc. has facility and consulting services teams that work in more than 1,000 data centers across the U.S. each year. Bick Group, Inc. works with clients to ensure all aspects of a data center – space, energy, technology, and business objectives – are delivering operating, environmental, and expense efficiencies. Bick Group, Inc. is a privately owned company and has over 200 employees with offices in St. Louis, MO; Richardson, TX; Alpharetta, GA; Houston, TX; and Lenexa, KS. For more information on Bick Group, Inc.’s Maintenance Programs, Installation Services, On-Demand Services, Access Floor and Fire Protection products and installation, and Consulting Services, contact: [email protected] 314-265-2735 or visit Bickgroup.com
About AFCOM
AFCOM (http://www.afcom.com) is the leading association supporting the educational and professional development needs of data center and facilities management professionals around the globe. Established in 1980, AFCOM currently boasts more than 2,800 members and 40 chapters worldwide, and provides data center professionals with unique networking opportunities and educational forums and resources through its bi-annual Data Center World Conference, published magazines, regional chapters, research and hotline services, and industry alliances.
Laura Di Fazio, Bick Group, Inc., http://www.bickgroup.com/, +1 469-547-8774, [email protected]
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