42U and The Green Grid Team Up to Discuss Key Data Center Metrics

42U' s upcoming free webinar on Key Data Center Metrics will feature Green Grid board members discussing data center sustainability metrics and their application.

2011-06-16

BROOMFIELD, CO, June 16, 2011 (Press-News.org) 42U, a leading national data center engineering consulting company, is pleased to announce that the company is hosting a free web cast seminar entitled, Key Data Center Metrics, June 28, 2011 at 11 am MDT. 42U's featured panel of experts include Mark Monroe, Executive Director of The Green Grid; Scot Heath, CTO at 42U; and John Pflueger, Principal Environmental Strategist at Dell.

"This discussion will provide our audience with an understanding of data center efficiency and sustainability metrics" says Trica Ang, Marketing Director for 42U. "In addition to the familiar PUE metric, webinar participates will gain insight into newer metrics such a Partial PUE, CUE, WUE, ERE, DCcE and the data center maturity model."

Participants in this webinar can expect to learn the purpose of the metrics, the lifecycle of the metrics and how to utilize the metrics in their business planning. Additionally participants will have the opportunity to ask the panel of experts specific questions at the end of the presentation during the Q & A session.

For more information or to register for 42U's free webinar on Tuesday June 28, 2011 at 11 am MDT please visit: http://www.42u.com/data-center-webinar.htm.

About 42U
Since 1995, 42U has been a leader in providing data center design, consulting, and engineering solutions. Our vendor and technology agnostic approach leverages our best-practice expertise in data center cooling and power, monitoring, measurement, and best-of-breed efficiency technologies to help data center managers improve availability while reducing power consumption and lowering energy costs.. For more information on 42U's data center design services, visit http://www.42u.com/services/data-center-design.htm.

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