10th Annual
Agenda
8:00 AM Panel 1
Data Center Market Update
• Did we pump the breaks or hit the gas? – What has happened during the pandemic?
• Local and National Markets? – Who is building, leasing, and using data centers?
• Emerging trends in use & development – What are tenants looking for and what future uses will affect demand?
8:30 AM Panel 2
Data Center Analysis
• MN Tech Corridor Site Analysis
• What key data drives decisions for data center site location to the following users:
– Data Center Company Leadership
– Corporate Leadership
– Real Estate Professionals
• How Energy, Fiber, and Community Partners can further a projects competitiveness
9:15 AM Panel 3
Modernizing Former Enterprise Data Center
• Understanding the challenges of turning a single user data center into a multi-tenant facility
• Optimizing the data center for efficiency while utilizing existing infrastructure
• Developing best in class operations for zero downtime
9:50 AM Panel 4
Key Center Data Decisions
• What is driving the Data Center Industry in Minnesota
• Decision making; New vs Retrofit vs Colocation – Who should the owner engage
• Community Infrastructure
• What is driving site location decision point
• What delivery systems should one consider? (Plan/Spec; Negotiated; Design Assist; Design Build)
• How can communities work with real estate professionals
• Chasing and catching the ability to track your efficiency
• Top Ways to Improve your data centers efficiency
• Paying for improvements on your data center
• Rebate Programs and what is available
10:45 AM Panel 5
The Future of Data Centers
• Cloud
• Cost Models
• DCIM – Data Center Infrastructure management – dashboard to view the infrastructure and IT equipment in a single pane of glass
• DCAAS – Data Center as a Service – Colocation data centers offering IT equipment that they “rent” out not just building and empty data center for clients to install their own IT equipment
T5 Data Centers
Services Provided
Company Description
Data center development and operations
Great River Energy
Services Provided
We craft and maintain a portfolio of power generation and transmission resources in order to deliver reliable and affordable wholesale electricity to the regional market and our member-owner cooperatives. We also invest in the communities we serve by providing economic development expertise and connecting businesses with the resources they need to grow.
Company Description
We are a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative which provides electricity to 28 member-owner distribution cooperatives. Together, our systems serve 700,000 families, farms and businesses in Minnesota. Great River Energy is the second largest electric power supplier in Minnesota and one of the largest generation and transmission cooperatives in the country.
Connexus Energy
Services Provided
Electric Utility
Company Description
Based in Ramsey, Minnesota, Connexus Energy is Minnesota’s largest electric cooperative, providing electricity and related products to member residents and businesses. Connexus Energy serves more than 130,000 members in portions of Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, and Washington counties.
Xcel Energy
Services Provided
Let us put all our energy into helping your organization optimize energy efficiency, with a whole host of free consulting services and rebates to help you save energy and money. You. Us. Together. That’s good energy.
Company Description
Xcel Energy is well on its way to delivering on its vision to serve all customers with 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050 while providing reliable energy and keeping bills low.
Anoka County Regional Economic Development
Services Provided
Company Description
Anoka County is a place where businesses may access all of what the Twin Cities has to offer, but without the expense and hassle of being in a densely populated urban core. Our robust manufacturing sector is enhanced by growing, innovative industries - such as medical devices, plastics, and precision instruments. Along with being in a close proximity to a major Midwestern city, businesses are drawn to our skilled labor force with renowned productivity and work ethic, lower labor costs, lower manufacturing tax burdens, and other attractive assets. Anoka County offers livable, lower-cost access to the Minneapolis/St. Paul MSA – we’re positioned for success!
Greater Minnesota Chapter of AFCOM
7701 Golden Valley Road, Suite 27153
Golden Valley, MN 55427
651-216-1181
Services Provided
Data Center Knowledge Exchange
Company Description
Chapter of the National Data Center Organization - AFCOM
City of Elk River
Services Provided
Company Description
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