1 April 2009 -  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, in conjunction with Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), the world´s largest wholesale data centre provider, are teaming up for a five-stop global tour to educate data centre professionals about energy efficiency-related cooling and measurement tactics that save businesses money.

The free, one-day seminars will feature executives from both companies and are designed for data centre decision makers, operational personnel, and consulting and mechanical engineers. Presentations will focus on prioritization of cost-saving decisions about energy use and critical resource constraints without compromising data centre availability or flexibility. Specific dates and locations include:

New York City (March 3)
Dallas (March 5)
London (April 21)
Paris (May 26)
San Francisco (July 16)

Attendees will learn how to achieve quantifiable savings and return on their technology investments by incorporating new technologies and best practices. As part of the program, attendees will also hear about:
• Cascading effects of operating efficiencies and how to harness their impact
• Techniques for improved energy usage measurement
• Best practices of airflow management
• Effects of proper variable speed drive utilization
• Methods for close-coupled cooling and air containment
• Monitoring and control of key performance indicators for efficiency and reliability

Jim Smith, Digital Realty Trust´s chief technology officer and a seminar presenter, noted, "Attending one of these free seminars is an important first step data centre professionals can take to create a significant dent in their data centre energy bill. Along with Emerson Network Power, we´ve seen end users who have implemented the practical actions outlined in the seminar along their journey to reducing energy costs by more than 50 percent while improving system flexibility and maintaining availability."

Smith was a key player in Digital Realty Trust´s completion of the industry´s first LEED Gold certified data centre. Emerson Network Power´s Liebert backup power and cooling technologies are used throughout this and other Digital Realty Trust facilities.

To register for one of the "Data Centre Energy Efficiency: Cooling and Measurement" seminars, visit: www.digitalrealtytrust.com/cooling.