SREDAY

Site Reliability, DevOps and Cloud

Feb 28, 2025 Viam, 1900 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10023

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From Insight to Action: How AI Reduced Data Center Failures by 47% While Boosting Efficiency

Ashok Jonnalagadda
Hilmar

Discover how we slashed data center failures by 47% using AI while saving $2.4M annually. Through real case studies, learn how we achieved 96% failure prediction accuracy, cut cooling costs by 23%, and reduced incident response times by 85%.

Join us for a data-driven exploration of AI's impact on enterprise data center operations across multiple facilities. We'll demonstrate how our AI implementations delivered concrete improvements in four key areas: predictive maintenance, resource optimization, energy management, and security. Through real-world case studies, we'll show how our ML models achieved a 47% reduction in equipment failures with 96% prediction accuracy, while our resource optimization algorithms improved utilization by 31% and cut server latency by 38%. We'll detail our cooling efficiency gains that reduced PUE from 1.6 to 1.25, resulting in 23% cost savings. The presentation will cover our security framework's achievements in threat detection (98.5% accuracy) and incident response (85% faster than manual processes), plus our neural network-based capacity planning system that reaches 96% forecasting accuracy. Drawing from implementations across facilities ranging from <1MW to >5MW, we'll share practical strategies for AI adoption in mission-critical infrastructure, including common pitfalls and their solutions. Attendees will leave with actionable insights on implementing AI for data center optimization, supported by our evidence of $2.4M average annual savings in enterprise deployments.

Ashok Jonnalagadda is a Principal/Lead Infrastructure Engineer based in the SF/Bay Area with over 12 years of extensive experience in enterprise technology. Currently serving at Hilmar Cheese Company in Hilmar, CA, Ashok leads critical infrastructure initiatives including data center modernization, disaster recovery implementation, and Azure cloud deployment. Prior to his current role, Ashok held positions at prominent organizations including Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Dell EMC Professional Services. He holds a Master of Science in Information Assurance from St Cloud State University and a Bachelor of Engineering from Osmania University, India. Throughout his career, Ashok has demonstrated expertise in virtualization, storage, compute, networking, and security concepts. He has successfully spearheaded numerous technology modernization projects, implementing cutting-edge solutions across diverse environments. His technical proficiency spans multiple platforms including Azure, Windows, Linux, and VMware, along with various storage and networking technologies. Ashok is particularly skilled in fostering cross-functional partnerships, bridging gaps between business units and IT teams to enhance system performance and scalability. His approach combines technical excellence with strategic thinking, ensuring alignment between architecture roadmaps and business objectives. As a leader in infrastructure engineering, he continues to drive innovation in cloud technologies, backup solutions, and data center modernization.

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