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May 2025

FEATURED STORY

The Impact of UPS Autonomy on Reliability and Safety

The Impact of UPS Autonomy on Reliability and Safety Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) autonomy time – the interval that a UPS can support its critical load on battery power alone – has historically been determined by the characteristics and limits of electro-chemical lead-acid and lithium batteries. Hybrid super-capacitors (HSCs) (sometimes called super-batteries) offer the potential to match UPS autonomy times to operational requirements while improving reliability...

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MEET A MEMBER

Rick Berendes
Aisle Containment Product Manager
Armstrong World Industries

Rick Berendes Rick Berendes serves as the Containment Manager at Armstrong World Industries, where he brings three decades of expertise to the company's data center vertical. His focus on designing flexible and efficient containment solutions has expanded what Armstrong can deliver to its clients and strengthened its position in the data center market. Rick's journey in the data center field has evolved alongside the industry's growth.

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Every Day Is International Data Center Day
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INDUSTRY HEADLINES
Welcome to Gas Land - How Natural Gas is Powering the US AI Boom
Source: Data Center Dynamics

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DoD Taps 8 Nuclear SMR Vendors in Push to Deploy On-Site Microreactors
Source: Data Center Frontier

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In The News

Cyrus Izzo Honored by
The New York Building Congress

The New York Building Congress On May 7th, Cyrus Izzo, President of 7x24 Exchange International and President & CEO of Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. was honored with the New Youk Building Congress Leadership Award for his visionary leadership, contributions to engineering innovation, and commitment to advancing the built environment through cutting-edge technology and sustainable solutions.

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Cyrus Izzo and Honorees Cyrus Izzo and Honorees
2025 SPRING CONFERENCE

Wednesday Keynote:
Compare and Contrast US vs International Data Center Design and Construction

James Coe James Coe
Senior Principal, Director of Critical Facilities
Syska Hennessy Group

Data Center demand continues to grow. The drivers of this demand in recent memory and in chronological order, were virtualization, cloud computing, COVID work from home, and most recently artificial intelligence. This explosive growth in data center demand is not just a United States phenomenon. This growth is worldwide, but many of the same players are driving it in all geographies...

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WiMCO®

7x24 Exchange Atlanta WiMCO Golf Clinic

7x24 Exchange Atlanta Chapter WiMCO The 7x24 Exchange Atlanta Chapter WiMCO Community hosted a golf clinic to network with local mission critical professionals and provide an opportunity to improve golf skills for all levels of players. Thank you to our sponsors and attendees for making our event fun and impactful!

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7x24 Exchange Atlanta WiMCO Golf Clinic
UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS

7x24 Exchange Chapter Event Calendar

7x24 Exchange Chapter Event Calendar Get involved with one of our 29 chapters... both virtual and in person events are happening soon near you!

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