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7x24 Exchange, Inc.
322 Eighth Avenue, 501
New York, NY 10001-8001
Tel: 646-486-3818
Fax: 212-645-1147
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Kevin Timmons
GM, Data Center Services
Microsoft Data Centers
KEYNOTE: MICROSOFT - RETHINKING THE TRADITIONAL DATA CENTER
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Containers Panel - DATA CENTER CONTAINERS GIVE END USERS NEW OPTIONS
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General Manager of Datacenter Services Global Foundation Services, Microsoft
Corporation Kevin Timmons is general manager of Datacenter Services for the
Global Foundation Services (GFS) team within Microsoft. GFS is the engine that
powers Microsoft's Software plus Services strategy, hosting more than 200 of the
company's online, live and cloud services and web portals. Kevin joined Microsoft
in June 2009 and he manages the team that is responsible for the design,
development, and operation of Microsoft's worldwide datacenter assets. His team is
focused on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to
customers and partners worldwide. Known as a hands-on leader, Kevin has deep
experience in managing the global operations of customer-facing networks,
datacenters, and supporting infrastructure. One of his major areas of focus is on
increasing energy efficiency, in large part by closely measuring efficiency at each
Microsoft datacenter and using Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) as a key metric.
He also applies his extensive experience and knowledge in the field of datacenter
design and site selection to help Microsoft expand capacity to meet growing
demand for its wide array of online services. Previously Kevin was a vice president
at Yahoo!, leading various aspects of their production operations teams. Prior to
that, he was the fourth employee hired at GeoCities, where he served as a director
of Operations. Kevin's background also includes over 10 years experience in realtime
embedded systems software development with several leading aerospace
firms such as Lockheed and Marconi Dynamics. He was instrumental in the
development of the avionics display systems for the YF-22 fighter program, which
was later selected by the Air Force as their next-generation fighter platform as the
F-22 Raptor. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from
the Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.
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