Uptime Network EMEA
Spring Conference 2026
Dublin, Ireland
The Alex Hotel
April 21-22, 2026
Monday Night Welcome Activity: Guinness Storehouse Tour
Monday, April 20, 2026
Guinness Storehouse Tour
Guinness Storehouse, St. James's Gate, Dublin 8, D08 VF8H, Ireland
We will be touring the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland’s most iconic beer, on Monday April 20th at 4:45pm! We will taking a 90 minutes guided tour of the storehouse, then finishing with a drink of the world’s most popular beer. We will have dinner following the tour. Please plan to be at the Storehouse by 4:30pm on Monday April 20th.
*Please meet our Uptime Staff on the Market Street entrance where we will enter as a group.
**This is approximately 20 minutes from The Alex Hotel by car.
Conference Agenda
Agenda subject to change and will be updated as we finalize speaker and presentation details.
Day 1 - Tuesday, April 21, 2026
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast at hotel
Breakfast provided at the hotel restaurant. Included with your room reservation, not provided by Uptime.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Data Center Tour: Bus departs hotel, security check-in
Buses will depart from the front of the hotel lobby for attendees that signed up for the tour. Security check-in will be conducted upon arrival at the site. Photo IDs are required for security check-in.
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Data Center Tour: Digital Realty’s Grange Castle Campus (DUB3+DUB4)
Attendees will participate in a guided tour of the Digital Realty’s Grange Castle Campus (DUB3+DUB4) data center facility to explore its infrastructure, security protocols, and operational practices.
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Bus Returns to Hotel
The bus will transport attendees back to the hotel following the conclusion of the tour.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Lunch & Data Center Tour Feedback Session
Tour attendees will meet for a working lunch to note best practices and opportunities for improvement observed during the data center tour.
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Workshop: Strategies for updating the DC infrastructure operations stack
5:00 - 5:20 p.m.
Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks
Official welcome and introductory remarks to commence the conference.
5:20 - 6:30 p.m.
Industry Critical Update & Panorama
Uptime Institute presents the popular panorama session, where the panelists and delegates discuss trends, events, and outages affecting the digital infrastructure industry.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Dinner at the Hotel
An opportunity for attendees to network over dinner and drinks.
Day 2 - Wednesday, April 22, 2026
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast at hotel
Breakfast provided at the hotel restaurant. Included with your room reservation, not provided by Uptime.
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Data Center Growth & Electric Grid Reliability
9:45 - 10:20 a.m.
Europe’s First Off-Grid Data Center
10:20 - 11:00 a.m.
Data Center Public Perception & Operational Risk
11:00 - 11:20 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Time allocated for attendees to take a quick break; Refreshments available.
11:20 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
The Economics of AI Inference Infrastructure
11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
AI Power Fluctuations and Modern Power Distribution
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch break for all attendees; Lunch provided at the hotel.
2:00 - 2:40 p.m.
Operator-Centric Strategies: Reducing Stress, Improve Performance and Retention
2:40 - 3:15 p.m.
Aligning IT Strategy with Data Center Investments: Avoiding Overbuild and Stranded Capacity
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Energy-Water Tradeoffs in Data Center Cooling Systems
3:45 - 4:05 p.m.
Break
Short recess for attendees; Refreshments available
4:05 - 4:35 p.m.
Panel: Trends in Liquid Cooling Resiliency
4:35 - 5:05 p.m.
Modular Data Centers in the World of AI
5:05 - 5:35 p.m.
Shifting from Preventive to Predictive Maintenance
5:35 - 6:00 p.m.
Voice of the Network: Open Mic
An open forum for attendees to engage with experts and peers on pressing issues in the data center industry. Participants are encouraged to share insights, pose questions, and discuss innovative solutions in a collaborative learning environment.
6:00 p.m.
Conference Adjourns
Networking and drinks at the hotel
Register to Attend
Registration Details
There is no charge to attend this event.
Attendees are responsible for their travel and hotel expenses, and any additional food and entertainment expenses outside of the conference.
Registration is open to Uptime Institute Network members and invited guests. Network events are not open to equipment vendors, suppliers, consultants or engineering firms.
Requests to attend will be reviewed and approved by Uptime Institute staff.
Submit your registration using your work email address and if approved you will receive an email noting your approval (please check your spam folder if you have not received this within 72 hours of your registration). If not approved, likewise you will receive an email from our team noting so.
Seating is limited, so please take a moment to register now to secure your spot at the Conference.
Event Location:
The Alex Hotel
141-47 Fenian St,
Dublin, D02 H678
+353 1 607 3700
You can book directly via the following link to the hotel website: The Alex Hotel
*Reduced Hotel Room Rate*
We have secured an event rate code for attendees at the Dublin Spring Network Conference. This code can be used for any of the following hotels: The Mont, The Alex (the conference venue), the Davenport, or The Green. Book directly on their website, using the code: SPECIAL10BB. Please note that this rate includes breakfast, as Uptime will not be providing breakfast. Additionally, the rate has a 21-day cancellation policy, so plan accordingly.
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