Datacenter Pulse Stack v2

Stack Framework
A unifying framework proposal to allow data centers to be compared regardless of industry, tier level, location or design
Graeme Hay, Jeremy Rodriguez, Richard Donaldson & Jeffrey Tepfer
October 15, 2009

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It takes forever to get something done in the datacenter. You're two slow.
Why does the datacenter cost so much?
I don't want to build another datacenter.
We need to be up 24x7
How efficient is our data center?

Perception
Are you seen as the problem?
Are you seen as the owner of the problem?
Are you seen as being accountable for the problem, yet it is out of your control?

Perception
Are you seen as the problem?
Are you seen as the owner of the problem?
Or … Would you like to be seen as the owner of the solution for the data center service?
Our dilemma: You feel you know the answers, but no one will listen to you.

Should You Be Driving These?
High Density Racks (power/cooling capacity per rack)
DC Resiliency Choices (right sizing tier levels - breaking down technical specialty silos)
Hardware Choices (servers, network, storage)
Dynamic resource management (Virtualization)
Cloud Computing
Response to Carbon Regulations / Tougher Regulatory Frameworks
Our view: Yes!

Why Was DCP Started?
Unite Data Center owner/operators to influence the industry
Data Center owner/operators should be involved in all these discussions - proactive vs. reactive
We are not at the table today because we're not armed with the right framework to have those discussions
The Data Center Mission: Availability, Cost, Agility

Call To Action
You have more political power than you think.
You are the owner of availability, but there's more gold at the end of the rainbow to help the company.
You can help the CIO solve the most important problems that seem outside of "datacenters".
Do you want to understand how to identify where the problems may lie?

Call To Action
We understand that we lack the domain knowledge of areas that we're seeking to influence
The DCP stack gives you a framework to have these conversations.

Comparison – OSI Model
What is the OSI stack and why was it created
Definition: The open systems interconnection (OSI) model was created to standardize the rules of networking in order for all systems to be able to communicate.
What is this saying?

Data Center Stack Proposal
Data Centers are no different
Organizations are in silos
DC owners/operators see the problem but we can’t effectively communicate/influence the decisions makers
Different drivers, languages
We need a common language to allow the different organizations in the datacenter to communicate.

Stack v2.0
Treat the data center as a common system which can be easily described and measured regardless of location, industry, tier levels, or function
Innovate and unite data center thinking between owner/operators, executives/management, government, and industry

EXAMPLES
High Density Racks (power/cooling capacity per rack)
DC Resiliency Choices (right sizing tier levels - breaking down technical specialty silos)
Hardware Choices (servers, network, storage)
Dynamic resource management (Virtualization)
Cloud Computing
Carbon Regulations

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Connect with peers who share your problems
Solve data center problems together
Participate in the advancement of data centers
Different drivers, languages
We need a common language to allow the different organizations in the datacenter to communicate.

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