The Greening of IT November 1, 2007
Why the Concern? Cost of energy is rising Costs more to cool a server than to power it Data Center Energy Demand Increasing Regulatory Agencies Looking at Data Centers Environmental Benefits from Reducing Carbon Emissions
Today’s Data Center A Perfect Storm Of Challenges Increased server density Smaller, more dense form factors More heat, same space Moore’s Law marches on Increased power consumption More heat generated Replacement cycle mismatch Data center ~ 10 years Server ~ 3 years Organizational issues Separate decision markets Power and cooling typically part of facilities IT departments moving towards SOA Increased business agility Increase focus to control costs
Worldwide Server Market Spending (US$B) Installed Base (M Units) $300 50 45 New Server Spending $250 Cost of Mgt and Admin 40 Power and Cooling 35 $200 30 $150 25 20 $100 15 10 $50 5 $0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 IDC research, 2007
Issues you must consider Where Should you Begin? Issues you must consider Strategies Space constraints Virtualization / Consolidation Limited data center power Blade systems/Optimized servers Increasing cooling loads Dynamic provisioning Tracking consumption Power Management
Optimizing Through Virtualization What Drives Savings? Virtualization may reduce power bill by 30% to 40%* Consolidation of server applications Average processor utilization is only 25% Virtualizing your clients Move from 120W fat client to 20W thin client Power Supply higher efficiency increases utilization Optimal power supply load is 50% or higher Distribution of consolidated resources in data centers Balanced thermal profile through data center Conversion Powering IT Savings Cooling IT
64-Bit – Leveraging Multi-core Servers Leverages the full power of today’s latest systems 130% increase in users per server When using quad processor (dual-core) servers
One Approach to Reduce Cooling Front Intake Sensors- measures rack intake air temperature Base Station-compiles information from intake and exhaust sensors
Provisioning for Datacenters Silo One Silo Two Silo Three A Streaming service B Network storage C OS & Workload images on Network Storage.
Provisioning for Datacenters Setup Silo One A Provisioning Server (streaming service) B Silo Two Network storage C Silo Three Servers are configured for network boot. Disks optionally removed.
Provisioning for Datacenters Delivery Silo One A Streaming service B Silo Two Network storage C Silo Three Servers are rebooted. OS & Workload are streamed from service on network.
Steps you can take today! Server consolidation Dynamic datacenter Desktop Appliances using <20 watts Diskless PC’s & Servers Reduce Web Server footprint Telecommuting with secure remote access