Dr. Michael K Patterson
Michael K Patterson is a Senior Power & Thermal Architect in the Eco-Technology Program Office in the Intel Architecture Group at Intel Corporation, in Hillsboro, OR, where he works in the power, thermal, and energy-efficient-performance areas. Michael did his undergraduate work at Purdue University, received his MS degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and was awarded his MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont. His current technical interests include server power and thermal management technologies, server/datacenter interaction, and high density data center concepts. He has been with Intel for 16 years. He is a registered Professional Engineer. He is also a member of ASME and ASHRAE, where he represents Intel on TC9.9, Mission Critical Facilities. He also represents Intel in a number of The Green Grid activities; most notably as the chair of the Data Center Technology and Strategy Working Group.
Innovative Data Center Efficiency Techniques
Intel's view on Data Center design and efficiency, challenges today and in the future. Michael will focus on how to measure efficiency and how the Datacenter owner can reduce energy use, or apply more of it to the computational workload.