- Webcast
The introduction of The Green Grid’s Performance Indicator has sparked wide-ranging discussions globally about what exactly this new multi-metric view will provide.
In this webcast, Mark Seymour and Lance Rütimann address a number of the questions raised about the Performance Indicator and explain the business benefits of its visualization and calculation method for continued cooling performance improvement.
As a complement to the highly technical interpretations of the Performance Indicator, this webcast explores the ways the Performance Indicator also serves as a business tool to help both data center owners and operators to:
- Visualize the balance of cooling performance metrics
- Understand target performance ranges determined by facility goals
- Look ahead to avoid problems of stranded capacity or increasing inefficiency
- Predict the impact of proposed changes before implementation
- Link these insights into business considerations
Get real answers about the Performance Indicator and learn how it will help you improve your company’s ability to assess data center energy efficiency while better understanding performance.
Please contact The Green Grid Administration if you have any questions.
Mark Seymour
Chief Technology Officer and Founder
Future Facilities
With more than 30 years of simulation and measurement experience and more than 25 applied to building HVAC, Mark Seymour is CTO and a founder of Future Facilities. Established at the end of 2003 and focused on airflow/cooling in data centers from design through the operational life cycle, Future Facilities provides CFD engineering simulation services and the 6SigmaDCX engineering simulation software, specifically built for data centers. Mark is a chartered member of the Society for the Environment, an active member of ASHRAE TC 9.9 and The Green Grid, and chair of the NSF-ES2 research project industrial advisory board.
Lance Rütimann
Senior Manager – Industry Affairs, Siemens
Director and Vice President, The Green Grid
Lance Rϋtimann is the vice president of The Green Grid and an active participant in its Board of Directors and EMEA Government Engagement Committee. He participates in the key European bodies responsible for the development of data center standards, as well as the coordination of activities between stakeholders in Europe. In addition, he is involved in EU-funded projects, such as ICTFOOTPRINT.eu and EURECA. Lance has nearly 30 years of experience at Siemens, having held numerous management positions in various countries. His broad experience spans several business areas, such as customer service, product management, sales, marketing, and management.