Alexandre Kontoyanis
Consultant
MC Consulting - MCC
SHIN QI 9 CONJ. 2 CASA 18
Brasília/DF
+55 61 981239923
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Honorarium: None
Alexandre Kontoyanis has been working for over 12 years in the critical mission area, in the areas of operation and maintenance of data centers.Alexandre holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Brasília – UnB and a postgraduate degree in Project Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV. He currently holds the title of Specialist in Data Center Design and Operations by DCD>Academy and Accredited Tier Specialist by the Uptime Institute. He has extensive experience in data center certification, having participated in ISO 55001, Uptime Tier, and Operational Sustainability certifications.
Alexandre is a professor at DCD>Academy since 2016, teaching the Cooling PRO course to more than six countries in Latin America, having trained more than 150 professionals.
Alexandre has been with ASHRAE since 2013 and actively participates in the activities of the Brazil chapter, being elected president for the year 2023/2024. In addition, he is a corresponding member of the technical committee TC 9.9 (Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment) since 2019.
Topic
Exploring the Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments
The Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments is sometimes known as \"the data center temperature standard\". However, these guidelines go far beyond just environmental parameters. Various topics such as liquid cooling, how and where to measure environmental parameters, troubleshooting and other topics are covered and detailed. All these topics are important for us to maintain the data center operation in the best possible way.
Cooling in Data Centers
Air management inside the data room is complex and a key factor for the energy efficiency of the data center. Know the typical problems like recirculation and by-pass, how they add risk to the operation and how to treat them are topics fundamental to obtain the best of refrigeration systems.
Humidification in Data Centers
The Last Two Updates to the Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments brought a significant increase in the humidity limits for the IT equipment. This increase leads us to question whether we really should control the humidity in a data center, and if so, how to effectively control it.
Efficiency in Data Center's Cooling System - How To?
It is known that data center cooling systems are the main villains of energy consumption. But while they are part of the problem, they are also part of the solution! This presentation shows the main problems found in cooling systems - from the point of view of maintenance and operation - and how to mitigate them.
