Data Centre CPD Day
Join us in London for a one‑day CPD event focused on data centres in research computing, designed specifically for Research Infrastructure Engineers. The day will feature talks showcasing a range of interesting approaches to building and maintaining data centres to broaden your knowledge of data centre practice and explore new perspectives on how research infrastructure can be designed and operated.
Alongside the talks, there will be plenty of time for discussion and networking, giving you the chance to compare experiences, share challenges and ideas, and connect with RIEs from other institutions.
The day will run from 10am-4pm, with registration and refreshments from 9:30am. Lunch will also be provided.
Featured speakers
Andrew Richards, Imperial College London: Keep Cool and Carry on: Imperials approach for sustainable HPC
Over the last 5 years Imperial has redeveloped its HPC ecosystem to adopt direct liquid cooling. Driven by sustainability and adoption of technology requirements this talk covers some of the reasons behind the decisions, the options considered and what has been achieved to date. With a view of plans for the future and the challenges along the way.
John Booth, National Data Centre Academy: Data Centres - The skills crisis and how to address it
In this talk John will briefly cover the traditional routes to becoming involved in data centres, explain how these routes are no longer sufficient, and present a potential solution in the Data Centre Engineering Degree Apprenticeship being developed by the National Data Centre Academy and partners.
Emma Barnes, University of York
Registration
Please complete the registration form. Registration is free, but on a first-come, first-served basis. We don’t want funding to be a barrier - funding is available for those from UKRI-eligible institutions. If you need your travel expenses to be covered to attend this event then please let us know on the registration form.
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