- The Know How Series: Must-Attend, Educational Webcasts for Engineers
- 2021/03/03 07:00
- 2021/04/27 21:00
- March 03 - April 27
The Know How Series: Must-Attend, Educational Webcasts for Engineers
March 03 - April 27
How to Size and Design a UPS Installation
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 30 minutes
You’ll come away with an understanding of:
- The steps you need to take when sizing a UPS system
- How to calculate the sizing you need
- Options of battery runtimes
- The different types of UPS system configurations
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Russell Bulley
Technical Support Manager EMEA Vertiv
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Russell Bulley started as an apprentice electrician, rising through industrial electrical systems and engineering management. With a short spell in research and chip manufacturing, was followed by an extensive period within the UPS and M&E world of critical services. Well versed in the electrical and mechanical demands of exacting clients around the world, both from a service and supply aspect within old and new data centres Russell comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
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Richard Blunt
Business Development Manager, Generators Vertiv
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Richard has spent over 10 years working for Vertiv in technical roles. Richard supports the generator service team in the UK and leads technical appraisals of generators and project management of emergency power units. He supports customers in a technical advisor capacity.
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Gareth Bell
Engineering Manager Vertiv
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Gareth is Engineering Manager at Vertiv specialising in Generator & Switchgear Services. Gareth manages a team of engineers providing technical support to clients and supporting on large electrical projects.
The Ultimate Generator Maintenance Guide
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 30 minutes
Learn from Richard and Gareth, oracles when it comes to the upkeep of generators, to give you top tips on:
- The to-do actions on your generator maintenance checklist
- What to watch out for when checking your generator’s fuel
- When you should consider a generator upgrade
- The benefits of load testing
How to Implement High-Density Rack Cooling Solutions
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 1 hour
Learn from Heiko and Simon, who will explore cooling strategies for high-density racks:
- How should HVAC equipment needs be determined?
- Innovative solutions to best suit a small footprint and support high-density applications
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Simon Galletti
Sales Team Leader - Thermal
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Simon Galletti works as Sales Team Leader for Thermal at Vertiv in the UK. He is responsibile for projects from initial concept design through to commissioning in multi-megawatt data centres. After growing up in Venice, Simon moved to the United Kingdom to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Surrey, from where he graduated in 2016
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Heiko Ebermann
Senior Program Manager for Rack Cooling Products Vertiv
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Heiko’s background is mechanical engineer. He studied at the Technical University in Dresden. Already at this time his focus turned in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. The topic of his thesis was the energy efficiency of comfort air conditioning and the optimization of CFD simulation in this field.
Should I Opt for Prefab Data Centre Design? What are the Factors to Consider?
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 30 minutes
Russell has worked with many clients to design and configure their prefabricated architecture and is going to be sharing all there is to know when considering a prefab design:
- Traditional build versus prefabricated modular data centres - the benefits and factors to take into consideration
- Typical configurations of modular data centres and their applications
- Planning and installation consideration
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Russell Bulley
Technical Support Manager EMEA Vertiv
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Russell Bulley started as an apprentice electrician, rising through industrial electrical systems and engineering management. With a short spell in research and chip manufacturing, was followed by an extensive period within the UPS and M&E world of critical services. Well versed in the electrical and mechanical demands of exacting clients around the world, both from a service and supply aspect within old and new data centres Russell comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
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Nigel Gore
Global Offerings, High Density and Liquid Cooling Vertiv
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Nigel is part of Vertiv's global offering team, leading the innovation and product development of the high density and liquid cooling technologies. Nigel is a trueproduct leader focused on transformational, next generation, digital infrastructure technologies. He has extensive global experience implementing products from concept incubation right through to commercial launch.
The Lowdown on Liquid Cooling
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 30 minutes
Summary:
- How liquid cooling works? How does it compare to existing thermal management technologies on the market?
- Case study examples of high density compute applications where liquid cooling suits
- Working liquid cooling into an existing data centre facility
How to Maintain your Batteries to Increase the Lifespan
Date: Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 30 minutes
Ashley Bourne will cover just that in this webcast where you'll learn:
- Common misconceptions with battery service life
- Tips to prolong the life of your data centre UPS batteries
- How to implement best battery maintenance practices
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Ashley Bourne
Service Sales Manager, Power & Battery UK Vertiv
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Russell Bulley
Technical Support Manager EMEA Vertiv
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Russell Bulley started as an apprentice electrician, rising through industrial electrical systems and engineering management. With a short spell in research and chip manufacturing, was followed by an extensive period within the UPS and M&E world of critical services. Well versed in the electrical and mechanical demands of exacting clients around the world, both from a service and supply aspect within old and new data centres Russell comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
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Russ Barker
Product & Service Sales Director, UK & Ireland Vertiv
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How do Grid-Connected UPS Systems Work?
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
Duration: 30 minutes
You'll come away with:
- Explanation of demand-side management and smart energy grids
- How does the grid support UPS technology work?
- How can data centre operators participate and what are the benefits?
How to Plan a Server Rack Installation
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM British Summer Time
Duration: 30 minutes
Emma and Scott will provide practical tips to help get you started with your rack installation:
- Selecting the right room
- Your installation checklist
- Future-proofing your server rack for PDUs, KVMs and cable management
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Scott Harrison
Channel Sales Director Northern Europe Vertiv
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Emma Binns
Sales Support Supervisor Vertiv
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Jon Abbott
Telecom Strategic Clients Director Vertiv
Since January 2018 Jon serves as Technologies Director, Global Telecom Strategic Clients for Vertiv in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), defining telecom strategy through ‘Voice of the Customer’ and segment trend, focusing on power, cooling and energy efficiency.
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Putting DC (Power) into the Data Centre
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM British Summer Time
Duration: 30 minutes
Hear from our resident DC Power expert, Jon Abbott, where he'll explore:
- Differences between AC and DC Power?
- Can DC Power make data centres more efficient? The data centre use case
- Benefits and challenges with deploying DC Power
