Transforming Data Center Performance

Transforming Data Center Performance
Presented by Bob Kirkendall
Yesterday
• Low Power Demand
• Few Industry Standards
• Energy Inefficient
• PUE 2.5 common
• Pour DC Air Management
Your Father’s
Data Center
• IT Equipment Dedicated to
Single Purpose
• Infrastructure Not Well
Designed or Managed
• Location Not A Consideration
• Acceptance of Interruptions
• Important But Not ‘Mission
Critical’ For Corporation
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Transforming Influences
• Need for Lower Capex and Opex Cost s
• Significantly Larger Facilities
• Industry Metrics Adopted
• PUE – Power
• Adoption of Uptime Tier Definition
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Pace of IT Equipment Evolution
Recognition of Importance of Local Climate
IT Equipment Advances
Compressed Go-live Schedules
Total Project Risk Mitigation
Public Awareness
Imbedded Influences Driving Change
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Today
• Strong Focus on Site Selection
• Significant Reductions in Energy for M&E
Support Systems
• 80% Power Reduction
• Improved Electrical Equipment Efficiencies
• Use of Air or Water Side Economizers
• Mega Facilities with Geo-diverse Redundancy
• Reduced Levels of Redundancy
• Warmer IT Equipment Environmental
Requirements
• Elevated Efficiency Through Hot/Cold Aisle
Containment
• IT Demand Management
We’ve Come A Long Way In A Short Time
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The Future
• Only Build What You Need –
3 to 5 Yrs
• Envision the Future But Only
Commit to What is
Necessary
• Phased Modular Approach
• Design Scalable
Infrastructure Without Risk
to Operating DC
• Power Systems
• Cooling Systems
• Additional Metrics To
Consider
• WUE - Water
• CUE – Carbon
Challenge Everything!
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The Future
• Select Location for Local Climate, Utility
Rates & Fiber
• Lower Opex
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• Tailor Tier Levels to Meet Need
• Further Leverage Virtualization
• Utilization of Cloud Services
Ever-lower PUE Targets
Challenge IT Equipment Environment
Refresh IT Equipment Aggressively
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The Future
• Consider Modular Solutions
• Outsource Services
• Utilize Cloud Services
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Thank You