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Salas O’Brien’s Nathan Kamphuis to present on data‑center energy at 7×24 Exchange Fall 2026

Salas O’Brien announced that Nathan Kamphuis, PhD, Advanced Systems & Commissioning Lead, will present “Data Center Energy Effectiveness: An Adventure in Profit Maximization” with Microsoft’s Kushal Dagli at the 7×24 Exchange Fall 2026 Conference in San Antonio on Oct. 28, 10:15–11:15 a.m. CDT.

News BriefBy BusinessIndy News DeskCommentsPublished October 14, 2026 at 8:43 AM EDTLinked source published October 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM EDT.Living story · 2 sources

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Salas O’Brien said Nathan Kamphuis, PhD, will co-present a session titled “Data Center Energy Effectiveness: An Adventure in Profit Maximization” with Kushal Dagli of Microsoft at the 7×24 Exchange Fall 2026 Conference in San Antonio on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The company’s announcement says the presentation will cover how operators can maximize the value of the energy they consume while managing risk and planning for growth.

The release adds that Kamphuis and Dagli will explore how operators can approach technology adoption at scale while balancing performance, reliability, efficiency and execution. The session is scheduled for Oct. 28 from 10:15–11:15 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).

WHY IT MATTERS

Salas O’Brien framed the session as practical guidance for data‑center decision‑makers. The presentation topic — maximizing the value of energy consumed while managing risk and planning for growth — addresses a routine challenge for operators: deciding which technologies and operational changes deliver measurable benefit without compromising reliability. For example, an operator weighing a new power‑management technology needs to consider not just immediate efficiency gains, but how adoption affects uptime, capacity planning and future expansion. The company says Kamphuis and his Microsoft co‑presenter will discuss those tradeoffs and execution at scale, which could be useful for technical leaders, facility managers and customers who must budget for both energy and resilience. Attendees can learn tactical approaches and assumptions the speakers use; non‑attendees can watch for published slides or conference materials for the same takeaways, per Salas O’Brien’s announcement.

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