Jisc shared data centre Guy Sudron, Jisc

2 » Driven by 6 anchor tenants » All facing issues with › Real estate › Power stability/availability › Teaching space vs technical space › Refurbishment costs › Build vs co-locate Development of the service

3 » Full OJEU procurement » Jisc framework › » Designed for education and research › Research and enterprise applications › Flexibility and scalability The service

4 The result » Partnered with Infinity SDC, the London data centre experts » Full co-location service aimed at research and education – rackspace only, no equipment » Based on aggregrated demand – the more tenants in the data centre reduces the cost to all tenants » Brand new tier3 data centre, directly connected to the Janet core at 2 x 100G

5 The data centre Built: 2013 | Tech space: 9,200m 2 | Area: 22,000m 2 Power: 34MVA | Power Feed: Dual 33kV | Office space: 2000m 2

6 » Scalability: › Of power (particularly in support of research/HPC) › Of rack space (up to 800 racks within the Jisc halls over 5 years) » Availability: › Of power › Of connectivity » Security: › Of data › Of equipment » Connectivity › 2 x 100G connectivity to the Janet core, scalable as necessary › Access across Janet is chargeable Technical details

7 » Lots of flexibility: › Smart hands › Goods receipt / dispatch › Secure storage › Shared work room › Office and meeting space » Power: › Pass through power charges. Currently 10p/kwh *1.25 › Contractual committed PUE 1.25 (cannot increase) Other key features

8 » Round trip measurement from the Janet router in the data centre to a Janet router on the core network: › Imperial College – 2ms › Leeds PoP – 9ms › Manchester PoP – 8ms › Exeter PoP – 6ms › Glasgow PoP – 12ms » *not guaranteed. Figures may change with firewall/network configuration etc Latency

9 The data centre 2.5MWs – April MWs – December 2015

10 » Pricing made up of 4 components › Rack footprint – floorspace, M&E plant for power and cooling, cold aisle containment. Charge per rack not equipment. › Power – 10p/kW/hr *1.25 +VAT, charged as-used, pass through cost. › Network access from Janet - £10k (for Jisc customers) for 10G resilient pair to customers rack(s), other bandwidths available. › Campus networking – changes/upgrades if required. Pricing

11 Reducing costs 4kW Tier III Cat C £420/m 10kW Tier III Cat C 20kW Tier III Cat C £2,000/m 30kW Tier III Cat C £2,850/m £340/m £1000/m £850/m

12 Teaching space vs technical space Refurbish/build vs co- location Known monthly costsImprove efficiency Reducing Costs How can we help?

13 Improved securityServer refresh VirtualisationDR/BCP Consolidate Data How can we help?

14 Shared servicesShared data Improve availabilityImprove access Collaborate How can we help?

15 Distance learners Virtual desktop Agile deliveryRefocus staff Innovate How can we help?

16 Real examples Shared data centre Collaborative research: eMedlab medbio Primary DC Offsite secondary DC Specialist projects

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