Rareidc Presentationfor Gsm July09
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Infrastructure & Enterprise Systems Richard Smeeton, Head of Infrastructure & Enterprise Systems Richard Stern Data Centre Project Manager LIS General Staff Meeting 2 nd July 2009
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Transcript of Rareidc Presentationfor Gsm July09
Infrastructure & Enterprise
Systems
Richard Smeeton, Head of Infrastructure & Enterprise Systems
Richard SternData Centre Project Manager
LIS General Staff Meeting2nd July 2009
Reduction and Re-use of Energy in
Institutional Data Centres Project
(RARE-IDC)
• need upgrading
• use a lot of energy
• waste a lot of heat energy
Data centres support every digital application and service on and off-campus
de Havilland Data Centre refurbishment - a new modern data centre
Reduction and Re-use of Energy in Institutional Data Centres Project
JISC RARE-IDC project will help us to increase efficiency, lower costs and reduce the University’s carbon footprint
• reduced hardware through virtual machines
• major relocation of I.T. infrastructure to a “temporary” Data Centre
Achievements in 2009
• combining different
people and skills:
• great teamwork from
Systems & Applications
Managers, Networking
specialists, Technicians
and Estates staff
Complete refurbishment of a new “greener” Data Centre at DH
Goals for 2009/10:
Achieve sustainability
Lower Carbon Emissions and footprint
Reduced cost of running IT infrastructure.
Enhanced processes
Wider collaboration
UH aims to reduce carbon emissions by 20% before 2012
Build “green” technologies into new DH Data Centre and all future I.T. Systems
What we need to consider to achieve our goals
Efficient planning to minimise disruption
Sustainable approach eg green materials
Meeting JISC requirements - promote to a wider audience
Cooling options eg Self Contained “Cubes”
Modular cabinet cabling
Remote cabinet monitoring
More considerations
When are we going to achieve these goals?
High-level timeframes
Feb - July ’09 Relocation of the existing dH Data Centre “Now Completed”
Aug ’09 Completion of 1st phase feasibility studies
Jan ‘10 Refurbishment begins
July ’10 Project issues final report
• Lower energy bills
• Apply techniques and technologies across UH
• Increased skills within the University
- “Green” expertise
- Innovation
- Positive attitude to changing environments / working practices.
• Knowledge sharing with other HE institutions
Benefits
• enhancing University’s reputation for pioneering development.
We can all help to kick the CO2 habit!
