Uptime Network Americas
Fall Conference 2025
Santa Clara Marriott
Santa Clara, CA, USA
September 23–24, 2025
SPEAKERS
Digital Infrastructure Experts from Around the Globe
Scott KillianVP Global Uptime Network Membership Services
Uptime Institute
Uptime Institute
Andy LawrenceExecutive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Chris BrownChief Technical Officer, Uptime Institute
Jay DietrichResearch Director, Sustainability, Uptime Institute
Max SmolaksResearch Analyst, Uptime Intelligence
Daniel BizoSenior Research Analyst, Uptime Intelligence
Matt StansberryExecutive Director, Data Center Practitioner Insight
and Experience, Uptime Institute
and Experience, Uptime Institute
Dr. Owen RogersSenior Research Director, Uptime Intelligence
Conference Outline
Agenda subject to change and will be updated as we finalize speaker and presentation details.
Monday Night Welcome Activity: Team Building Event at Bowlmor Cupertino
Monday, September 22, 2025
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Team Building Event at
Bowlmor Cupertino
10123 North Wolfe Road, Cupertino, CA 95014
Join us for an evening of fun and networking at Bowlmor Cupertino! This team-building event is a great opportunity to relax, enjoy some friendly competition, and strengthen relationships with your colleagues in a casual and energetic setting. Food, drinks, bowling, pool, and other games will be available. Don’t miss out on the fun! Bowling is not required.
To register for the Bowlmor Cupertino Team Building Event, please RSVP via email to America Mason (amason@uptimeinstitute.com)
Note: Bowlmor Cupertino is about 20 minutes from the conference hotel without rush hour traffic.
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Team Building Event at
Bowlmor Cupertino
10123 North Wolfe Road, Cupertino, CA 95014
Join us for an evening of fun and networking at Bowlmor Cupertino! This team-building event is a great opportunity to relax, enjoy some friendly competition, and strengthen relationships with your colleagues in a casual and energetic setting. Food, drinks, bowling, pool, and other games will be available. Don’t miss out on the fun! Bowling is not required.
To register for the Bowlmor Cupertino Team Building Event, please RSVP via email to America Mason (amason@uptimeinstitute.com)
Note: Bowlmor Cupertino is about 20 minutes from the conference hotel without rush hour traffic.
Conference Agenda
Agenda subject to change and will be updated as we finalize speaker and presentation details.
Day 1 - Tuesday, September 23, 2025
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast provided at the conference area of the hotel.
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Data Center Tour Bus Departs
Buses will depart from the front of the hotel lobby for attendees that signed up for the tour. Security check- in will be conducted upon arrival at the site. Photo IDs are required for security check-in.
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Data Center Tour: NTT GDS Americas Silicon Valley SV1 Data Center
Attendees will participate in a guided tour of the NTT GDS Americas SV1 Data Center to explore its infrastructure, security protocols, and operational practices.
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
The bus will transport attendees back to the hotel following the conclusion of the tour.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Lunch & Data Center Tour Feedback Session
Tour attendees will meet for a working lunch to note best practices and opportunities for improvement observed during the data center tour.
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Workshop: Colocation Relationship Management & Transparency
Explore best practices for fostering transparent, trust-based relationships between colocation providers and tenants, focusing on communication, SLAs, and operational alignment to drive mutual success.
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Break & Registration
5:00 - 5:20 p.m.
Conference Welcome
Official welcome and introductory remarks to commence the conference.
5:20 - 6:30 p.m.
Industry Critical Update & Panorama
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Chris Brown, Chief Technical Officer, Uptime Institute
Daniel Bizo, Senior Research Director, Uptime Institute
Jay Dietrich, Research Director, Sustainability, Uptime Institute
Uptime Institute presents the popular panorama session, where the panelists and delegates discuss trends, events, and outages affecting the digital infrastructure industry.
Chris Brown, Chief Technical Officer, Uptime Institute
Daniel Bizo, Senior Research Director, Uptime Institute
Jay Dietrich, Research Director, Sustainability, Uptime Institute
Uptime Institute presents the popular panorama session, where the panelists and delegates discuss trends, events, and outages affecting the digital infrastructure industry.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Reception & Dinner
An opportunity for attendees to network over dinner and drinks.
Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast provided at the conference venue.
9:00 - 9:40 a.m.
Grid volatility: 20th century grid under 21st century pressures
Explores the challenges of adapting legacy grid infrastructure to modern energy demands, climate variability, and distributed generation.
9:40 - 10:30 a.m.
GPU utilization and the looming risk of stranded capacity
Max Smolaks, Research Analyst, Uptime Intelligence
Discusses how poor GPU workload planning can result in underutilized and costly infrastructure, particularly in AI-driven environments.
Discusses how poor GPU workload planning can result in underutilized and costly infrastructure, particularly in AI-driven environments.
10:10 - 10:45 a.m.
The Hidden Power Source: Efficient Use of IT Infrastructure
Jay Dietrich, Research Director, Sustainability, Uptime Intelligence
Covers strategies to uncover energy savings and improve performance by optimizing existing IT assets and operational practices.
Covers strategies to uncover energy savings and improve performance by optimizing existing IT assets and operational practices.
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Time allocated for attendees to take a quick break.
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Panel: AI Enhanced Operations: Use Cases and Guardrails
Uptime Institute Network members from the AI Enhanced Operations Working Group share real-world opportunities for commercially available AI systems to improve data center operations and the safeguards required for responsible deployment.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Panel: AI Enhanced Operations: People and Data
Uptime Institute Network members from the AI Enhanced Operations working group discuss how operations’ adoption of AI impacts staffing, training and data management challenges.
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Cloud: high availability vs. sustainability
Owen Rogers, Senior Research Director, Uptime Intelligence
Compares the trade-offs between designing for maximum uptime and meeting environmental sustainability targets in cloud operations.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch break for all attendees.
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
CMMS implementation, optimization and payback
Moderator: Matt Stansberry, VP, Practitioner Insights & Experience, Uptime Institute
Panel: CMMS Supplier SMEs remote panel
Uptime Network members believe the time has come for CMMS to have an expanded role in data center resiliency and planning. In this session, suppliers will answer questions about how they will meet this challenge.
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Panel: The Headcount Dilemma: Staffing for Resilience
No two data centers have the same staffing strategies, but every team struggles with staffing challenges. In this panel, Network members share their practices for building a resilient workforce amid increasing operational complexity.
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Panel: Tabletop Exercises and Drills: Keys to Continuous Improvement
Regular simulation exercises like drills and tabletop exercises can strengthen response capabilities and support ongoing process improvements. In this panel, members share their approach to simulations and drills as well as key examples they use in their facilities.
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Break
Short recess for attendees.
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
Liquid cooling resiliency meets the Tier standard
Uptime Institute’s technical leads explain how emerging liquid cooling systems can align with Tier certification requirements for reliability and resiliency.
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
What We Learned in 2025: Operational Wisdom from the Network
The Uptime Institute Network offers data center professionals something uniquely powerful: a trusted community of peers, sharing the industry’s tribal knowledge, and working together to solve problems. In this session, we share the key takeaways from 2025 so far.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Happy Hour Open Mic: Inside Track Discussion
Moderator: Scott Killian, VP Uptime Network
An open forum for attendees to engage with experts and peers on pressing issues in the data center industry. Participants are encouraged to share insights, pose questions, and discuss innovative solutions in a collaborative learning environment.
An open forum for attendees to engage with experts and peers on pressing issues in the data center industry. Participants are encouraged to share insights, pose questions, and discuss innovative solutions in a collaborative learning environment.
6:00 p.m.
Conference Adjourns
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Registration Details
There is no charge to attend this event.
Attendees are responsible for their travel and hotel expenses, and any additional food and entertainment expenses outside of the conference.
Registration is open to Uptime Institute Network members and invited guests. Network events are not open to equipment vendors, suppliers, consultants or engineering firms.
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Event Location:
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA, 95054-1218
+1 408-988-1500
Follow the link below to book at the hotel special rate of $309 USD per night.
Hotel rooms under the special rate are limited and are only available for the following dates:
Monday, September 22, 2025 to Thursday, September 25, 2025
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