Yotta 2024

Digital Realty is joining #YOTTA2024 as a Silver Partner! Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. With over 300 facilities across 27 countries, Digital Realty is at the forefront of digital infrastructure. Hear from Chris Sharp, CTO of Digital Realty, who has over 20 years of experience developing global technology strategies in the mainstage session "Is this the 'Jet Engine' Moment for Digital Infrastructure?" Chris alongside Adam Smith (FedEx), Karan B. (Oracle), and George Rockett (DatacenterDynamics) will explore whether the rapid advancements in digital infrastructure are a temporary hype or a significant transformation driven by generative AI and other emerging technologies. Digital Realty's VP of Global Accounts, Suzie Gleeson, accompanied by Jill Wyant (Madison Air) and Rhea Williams (E3 Platforms), will provide insights into navigating career advancement for women in tech during the iMWomen Member Breakfast. Secure your spot now to meet with companies from across the entire digital infrastructure ecosystem, including Digital Realty, and discover innovative solutions shaping the industry's future! https://lnkd.in/ebAjJThF

Discover the future of cloud in the just announced Cloud in 2030 track at #YOTTA2024! With half of all IT workloads and data in the public cloud, the competitive landscape is continuously evolving with AI workloads and multi-cloud infrastructures. This track will explore the future of cloud strategies and infrastructure, including hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, adapting to AI, and the shifts to and from the cloud. Join industry visionaries like Srinivas Mukkamala (Chief Product Officer, Ivanti), Kevin Cochrane (CMO, Vultr), Pravjit Tiwana (GM & SVP, Cloud Storage, NetApp), and Brian Lillie (President, Private Cloud Business Unit, Rackspace Technology) as they discuss how multi-cloud strategies are reshaping enterprise IT. Don't miss sessions like "Swinging Both Ways: Lessons Learned Migrating Into and Out of the Cloud" featuring Charles Hoop (Head of IT Sourcing, Aon), Rebecca Weekly (VP, Infrastructure, GEICO), and Jared Reimer (Managing Partner, Squall Line LLC). Secure your spot now to be part of the community shaping the future of digital infrastructure and connect with leaders pushing the boundaries of cloud strategies and infrastructure! https://lnkd.in/eKSR7AdU

Today’s Speaker Spotlight is on Kemal Hawa, Global Co-Chair, Digital Infrastructure Group at Greenberg Traurig, LLP! Kemal represents major private equity firms, infrastructure funds, and tech companies globally. With expertise in mergers, acquisitions, and financing, Kemal’s work includes negotiating key data center leases and telecommunications agreements. He was named one of Capacity Media’s “Power 100” and voted “TMT M&A Lawyer of the Year” in 2023. 📅 Featured Session: Investor Perspective: Are Existing Capital Structures Good Enough for the AI Demand? NVIDIA's Nelson Huang projects $1 trillion in data center investments due to AI growth. Kemal Hawa will join Chris Moon (DigitalBridge) and Gautam Bhandari (I Squared Capital) to discuss if current capital structures can support this surge and explore alternative financing options. Join us at #YOTTA2024 to hear from one of the digital infrastructure industry's leading legal experts and be part of the conversation shaping tomorrow's digital infrastructure landscape! https://lnkd.in/ebAjJThF

Iceotope Technologies Limited is joining #YOTTA2024 as a Launch Partner! Iceotope’s Precision Liquid Cooling solutions are designed for the AI era and ultra-high-density compute, ensuring your entire IT stack remains cool from the cloud to the edge. Their rack-based designs promise unmatched sustainability, scalability and serviceability while offering significant cost savings without compromising performance. Hear from speakers at Iceotope like Nathan Blom, Chief Commercial Officer, who will participate in the Cool IT category of the Innovate Arena, and David Craig, CEO, whose illustrious career in global procurement and technological integration has led Iceotope towards pioneering cooling technologies for data centers. 📅 Featured Session: Tech-to-Market for New Approaches to Cooling Extreme Density Hardware Join us for an insightful session moderated by Jacqueline Davis (Research Analyst, Uptime Institute), featuring Peter De Bock (Program Director, ARPA-E, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)), Ty Schmitt (VP, Fellow, Dell Technologies), and David Craig (CEO, Iceotope). This session will explore innovative cooling technologies essential for extreme density hardware, focusing on the transition from research to market-ready solutions. Iceotope’s presence is just one reason industry leaders call Yotta 2024 "the industry’s only liquid cooling event.” Secure your spot now to meet with companies like Iceotope and be part of the community driving innovation in sustainable digital infrastructure! https://lnkd.in/ebAjJThF

In this clip from the latest episode of the Yotta podcast, Chris Sharp, CTO of Digital Realty, joins Yotta founder George Rockett to discuss the intricate design of data center campuses and their multi-phase development. Chris highlights the need for close collaboration with utility operators and teases the promising potential of small modular reactors (SMRs) for efficient power solutions. Don't miss out on the full episode where Chris dives deep into how AI compute will evolve by 2025 and beyond, discussing the challenges and innovations shaping the future of data centers. Join us at #YOTTA2024 to explore more of the latest solutions in digital infrastructure needed to future-proof your business! 📺 Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/evSuMRsV 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dzT39qdw

Joining us as a speaker at #YOTTA2024 is Nidhi Chappell (She/Her), Partner/GM, Azure AI and HPC Platform at Microsoft! With a distinguished career leading AI HPC Infrastructure at Azure, Nidhi heads a team of product managers pioneering infrastructure offerings in deep learning, simulation, and visualization. Her previous work at Intel in AI product strategy and high-performance computing further exemplifies her expertise in this field. 📅 Featured Session: Building the Data Centers that Run ChatGPT Come hear this interview with Nidhi Chappell as she discusses the intricacies of constructing data centers capable of supporting cutting-edge AI technologies like ChatGPT. Secure your spot now to gain insights on the future of digital infrastructure from industry experts like Nidhi! https://lnkd.in/ebAjJThF

We’re excited to announce two new, exceptional mainstage speakers for #YOTTA2024! Kim Greene leads Georgia Power Company in serving its 2.7 million customers and is a strong voice in the energy sector, focusing on emerging technologies and innovation. With her extensive experience, she will bring invaluable insights on national energy policy, customer experience, and the future of energy. As a leader of one of the nation’s foremost energy providers, her perspective is crucial for understanding the evolving energy landscape. Mary Landrieu, Senior Policy Advisor at Van Ness Feldman LLP and former U.S. Senator, is renowned for her bipartisan approach and legislative achievements in energy security and environmental sustainability. In her mainstage conversation, she will discuss her extensive experiences both inside and outside government, and share her vision for the future of sustainable energy solutions. Her legislative work, particularly in environmental investment, positions her as a pivotal voice in driving forward sustainable policies. 📆 Secure your spot now before Early Bird Pricing ends today and join the community shaping the future of digital infrastructure for three days of networking, learning, and problem-solving! https://lnkd.in/ej6vHVgw

In this clip from the latest episode of the Yotta podcast Chris Sharp, CTO of Digital Realty, discusses the exciting shift to liquid cooling with George Rockett, founder of Yotta and DatacenterDynamics. Liquid cooling promises significant advancements in energy management and infrastructure efficiency by enhancing the delivery of power to IT loads within the data center. Join us at #YOTTA2024 to discover more groundbreaking innovations in cooling at the Liquid Cooling Coalition pavilion in the Yotta Expo, and hear more insights to future-proof your business from Chris Sharp in his mainstage conversation. Don't forget to register before Early Bird Pricing ends this Friday, June 28! 📺 Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/evSuMRsV 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dzT39qdw

🚨Early Bird Pricing Ends Tomorrow! 📢 #YOTTA2024 is the first and only event designed to break down the silos and unite the diverse communities of digital infrastructure to tackle the industry's most pressing challenges such as deploying AI compute, implementing liquid cooling, solving power issues, and beyond. Connect with peers across the entire digital infrastructure ecosystem at our networking events including mixers, roundtable discussions, coffee lounges, happy hours, yoga & wellness programs, and our epic closing pool party! Learn from industry experts like Karan B. (Oracle), Sarah Keller (Uber), Kemal Hawa (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Gautam Bhandari (I Squared Capital), John Lucas (Rowan Digital Infrastructure), Audrey Lee, Ph.D. (Microsoft), Dean Nelson (Infrastructure Masons), Ty Schmitt (Dell Technologies), Brandon Berg (HP), Wade Vinson (NVIDIA), Razvan Panati (Bloom Energy), and many more! Discover innovations and solutions needed to future-proof your business from top companies such as Ampere, Schneider Electric, Vertiv, Bulk Infrastructure Group AS, Corning Optical Communications, DE-CIX, Iceotope Technologies Limited, Oklo Inc, Shell Energy, Liquid Cooling Coalition, Innovorg and Natron Energy. Register now before prices go up on June 28 and join the must-attend digital infrastructure event of the year for three days of impactful connections, deep learning, and strategic discoveries! https://lnkd.in/ej6vHVgw

Vertiv is joining #YOTTA2024 as a Platinum Partner! As a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions, Vertiv ensures its customers' vital applications run continuously and perform optimally, solving AI workload challenges for today’s data centers and beyond. Joining us on the Yotta Mainstage is Vertiv CEO Giordano Albertazzi, who leads Vertiv’s global team of 27,000, focusing on improving data centers' performance and resilience while making infrastructure more sustainable through innovative designs and smart grids. He will be speaking with Zayo Group CEO Steve Smith in their session “Preparing Digital Infrastructure for the Next Technology Tidal Wave.” But that’s not all! Don't miss the featured session "How Do We Rethink Data Center Power Architecture for Entirely New Workload Profiles Like AI?" moderated by Gregory Ratcliff, Vertiv’s Chief Innovation Officer, with insights from experts like Razvan Panati (Bloom Energy), Wade Vinson (NVIDIA), Dave Bell (VoltaGrid), and Jack Pouchet (Natron Energy). Vertiv is also sponsoring "The Data Center of the Future" track with opening remarks provided by Martin Olsen, Vertiv’s SVP of Products & Solutions. Additionally, as a member of the Liquid Cooling Coalition, Vertiv will be supporting the Liquid Cooling Pavilion in the Yotta Expo, which will feature cutting-edge solutions for implementing liquid cooling. Register now to hear more about Vertiv's vision for the future at Yotta in Vegas this October!