Smarter Greener Learning The PSBA co-location facility Stephen Frith PSBA Commercial Manager

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enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau Topics A quick overview of the PSBA programme Some detail of the PSBA co-location facility that is being developed Green considerations for data-centres in future and the Welsh Public Sector data-centre strategy Open questions and conversation

enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau What is PSBA? Public Sector Broadband Aggregation A fully cross sector collaborative programme A physical communication network, shared by the public sector in Wales An enabler: –Same physical infrastructure –One less barrier to controlled information sharing –Different sector representation in the same room A new way of working: –Cross sector governance –Cross sector funding model A Platform for shared services

enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau PSBA services Current: –Connectivity services –Technical wide area network design support –Filtered internet access In development: –Telephone services –Video services –Data centre based services Requested –Enhanced internet filtering – filtering Longer term vision –Cloud computing –Unified communications

enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau The PSBA co-location facility Final commercial arrangements still pending. Subject to satisfactory resolution: 60 racks Connected to PSBA Network (so to all public sector offices) 7.3Kw per rack n+1 resilient power n+1 resilience for cooling Security –Internal secure shell (Modusec by Remtec) –CC TV and 24hr staffed facility –Electronic access control – room and rack Power usage effectiveness (PUE) target under 1.5 –Free cooler unit (starts to reduce burden at 19˚, free under 7˚) –Hot air containment (full segregation and brush strips and blanking panels) –Settings: inlet temperature 24˚

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enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau Making it green Include sustainability in the evaluation criteria –Balance higher cost with lower PUE Shared by the public sector –Increase utilisation (fill it quickly) –Reduce number of smaller facilities Re-use of existing building The balance of power demands, power provided (per rack), cooling technologies and size The cost per Kw versus number of racks The balance point is constantly moving

enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau An all Wales public sector strategy The UK data centre strategy – –10 to 12 secure, resilient services Welsh input being developed PSBA approach –A path to aggregation –6 to 10 network attached facilities –Virtualised data-centres –Opportunity for further consolidation

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enabling service delivery galluogi cyflenwi gwasanaethau Contact details Stephen Frith