Greening the data centre
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How South East Water's IT team helped the triple bottom line through server virtualization and other Green IT initiatives.
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Greening the data centre
- 1. Greening the Data Centre Marcus Darbyshire & Stuart Brockwell South East Water
- 2. 2% of the World’s CO2 Emissions Source: “Server Virtualization Forces Rise in Chargeback Interest”, Gartner February 11 2008
- 3. 2%
- 4. Average Temperatures rise by 1º - 6º c by 2100 Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Third Assessment Report 2001
- 5. Sea ice melting at 10 % per decade Source: National Clima
- 6. “The biggest threat to America is not terrorism, it’s climate change” Source: The Pentagon
- 7. Electricity prices rise by 7%- 30% by 2012 Source: ABN Amro
- 8. 67 % of IT Managers Don’t see their electricity bill Source: Maxwell Cooter – Techworld.com
- 11. Out of space
- 12. Out of Power
- 13. Over-weight
- 14. Heating Up
- 15. Increasing Costs
- 16. Tighter Delivery Schedules Procure Install Configure Install Hardware Hardware OS Apps • 4 – 6 weeks provisioning time • 20 – 40 hrs of effort • Anxious customers
- 17. Green IT Push
- 18. • Expand Data Centre • Server Consolidation • Blade Servers • Microsoft Virtual Server • VMWare
- 19. Implementation Strategy
- 20. Environmental Benefits 83 cars off the road! 140 130 120 110 100 80 Virtual 60 40 Energy 34 20 12 0 2005 2006 2007 2008
- 21. 130 Virtual Servers 12 Physical Servers 15% Saving in Energy Consumption
- 22. Delivery Schedules 2 – 4 hrs of effort 1 day customer lead time
- 23. Financial Benefits • $1 Million over 3 years • $10k/yr Energy Savings • Productivity Savings
- 24. Gotcha’s
- 25. Security
- 26. Reflections • Virtual Server Sprawl • Perception that VMWare is Free • Some applications shouldn’t be virtualised
- 27. Other Green initiatives • Energy efficient hardware • PC ‘nightly switch off’ • e-Forms • MFD’s • LCD monitors • Energy meters • Energy Monitoring • VM Power Management
- 28. 10 Point Plan • Define a policy & strategy • Measure progress • Greening the staff • Switch it off! • Act holistically • Move to always available • Consider energy at every decision • Green printing • Challenge technology providers • Gain insight from service providers Source: Gartner