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The Path Forward 2010 comprises the presentations, reports, case studies, and videos associated with the Uptime Institute Symposium 2010: Data Center Efficiency & Green Enterprise IT (May 17-19, 2010, Hilton New York). Although all of these materials are available to the public, some items are reserved for registered users of the Symposium website. Please log in to access reserved content. Registration is free; if you've not yet created a user account, please register now.

Introduction


	Availability • Scalability • Sustainability
	Welcome to the Path Forward 2010, a post-event package of information and presentations from the Uptime Institute Symposium 2010: Data Center Efficiency & Green Enterprise IT Symposium, held in New York on May 16-19, 2010. The 2010 event was the fifth annual Uptime Institute Symposium and was by every measure the largest, attracting 1,600 attendees from 42 countries. There were more than 120 presentations and panel discussions, and, for the first time ever, an extensive, formal program on one-to-one meetings between delegates, analysts and consultants. There was also, as usual, a large expo hall of data center and green technologies, which was busy throughout the event. In 2010, the Symposium was particularly notable for the very high percentage of delegates from companies owning or managing their own data centers.	« 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 » Pause Frontpage Slideshow (version 2.0.0) - Copyright © 2006-2008 by JoomlaWorks Photos courtesy Kyo Morishima Photography
	Symposium 2010 was also host to the annual Green Enterprise IT Awards, presented by the Uptime Institute and sponsored in 2010 by Jones Lang LaSalle and NYSERDA. The eight Award winners, as well as several finalists, presented energy-saving projects in detail. These presentations are included in this package. As always, we created the program and format for the 2010 event with two clear objectives: First, to serve as a forum for information and insight sharing about efficient data centers and, indeed, about energy-efficient IT in general. And second, to encourage managers to return to their organizations and take action. All of the presenters and the authors of the papers available here were briefed with this in mind. The three big themes of Symposium 2010, reflected throughout the papers and presentations here, were Availabiity, Scalability and Sustainability. Availability, is, of course, Uptime's core strength and is always a top priority for data center and IT managers. At the 2010 event, the Uptime Institute introduced the new Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability for data centers, which complements the well-known Tier Standard: Topology. Sustainability is also a big theme: the Symposium is both a data center event and an eco-efficient IT event. In The Path Forward 2010 you'll find multiple presentations and papers on energy efficiency and carbon emissions, both within IT and beyond. Third, the issue of flexible Scalability has become a top concern for data center managers and, indeed, for CIOs. The problem that many face is: How can they avoid over provisioning - with the potentially huge costs involved - without risking underprovisioning, which of course can have very severe consequences for the business. Symposium 2010 included an unprecedented extension from facilities and architectures (such as containers and pods), into management and planning, and, ultimately into IT issues, and the use of outsourcing and the cloud. Finally, this package provides an extremely useful repository of presentations and papers from vendors. We hope this will provide data center and IT operators an opportunity to get a better understanding of some of the latest technologies, and to see innovative ways of addressing some deep strategic problems. The regret we heard from delegates most frequently at Symposium 2010 was that there was too much to do, too many choices, too much information - and too little time. The Path Forward 2010 should provide an opportunity for you to take a more considered look at the world of data center efficiency in 2010. Andy Lawrence Program Director Uptime Institute Symposium 2010

GEIT Award Case Briefs

Green Enterprise IT Award Case Briefs

In 2010, the Uptime Institute presented Green Enterprise IT Awards in eight categories. Click on the title to view a case brief of each Award-winning project.

Audacious Idea - Microsoft

Containerization: An Evolution in Data Center Efficiency

Microsoft's goal was to build the world's first known container data center capable of supporting 200+ unique online, live, and cloud services for businesses and consumers globally. Their containerized data center in Chicago reduced PUE from 1.6 to 1.15, reduced build costs 33%, reduced OpEx 30%, and reduced time to deployment by 300%.

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Best Facilities Product - Verizon Wireless

Orangeburg Data Center: Data Center Intelligent Cooling Controls

Verizon Wireless partnered with Emerson Network Power to install an intelligent cooling control system for its data center. With better control, Verizon improved its cooling efficiency by placing redundant cooling components in a "hot standby" mode. These standby units can reactivate as needed, saving energy without increasing risk to IT operations.

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Best IT Product - Raritan

Data Center Energy Efficiency Improvement

As part of a data center upgrade, J.R. Simplot installed Raritan's intelligent rack PDUs and energy management software. The company also reconfigured its power distribution from 120 volt to 240 volt AC power. These changes allowed for improved capacity management, reliability, and energy efficiency.

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Beyond the Data Center - Helsingin Energia

The World's Most Eco-Efficient Computer Hall from Helsingin Energia

Helsingin Energia's innovative solution uses the recovery of waste heat to heat buildings and water in the City of Helsinki. Working in cooperation with ICT service provider Academica, Helsingin Energia has reduced CO2 emissions from computer hall cooling by 80%. Their long-term goal is completely carbon-neutral production by 2050.

Data Center Design - HP

A Cool, Low-Energy Approach to Sustainable Data Center Design

The HP Wynyard data center takes advantage of a cool climate to reduce the energy required for cooling by using a large quantity of fresh air supplied by axial fans through high-efficiency filters. The building is an energy-efficient and sustainable design, incorporating recycled materials and rainwater harvesting.

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Facilities Innovation - Savvis

NJ2 HVAC Upgrade Project

This project was to replace and upgrade the controls of the 12-year-old chiller and pumping system at one of Savvis's data centers. The project was completed without any impact to the IT function, and the energy savings will provide an 18-month payback, as well as increased redndancy for the facility.

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IT Innovation -
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, US House of Representatives

Going Green at the US House of Representatives

The data center for the US House of Representatives provides mission-critical enterprise services supporting all House offices throughout the country. But the primary data center was at capacity in terms of space and power usage. As part of the Green the Capitol program, the House data center virtualized the majority of their server infrastructure and right-sized the servers. The initiative reduced power consumption by 70% while allowing for enhanced data center services.

Joint IT and Facilities Innovation - Itaú

An Integration Tool between IT and Facilities Departments in a Large Bank

Itaú, an 85-year old financial institution with a strong focus on Internet banking, has grown enormously in the last 20 years. As their data centers grew, so did their energy consumption. As part of a multi-year, multi-faceted Green IT initiative, Itaú joined IT and Facilities departments under the same board of direction, with shared mission, goals and responsibilities. To date Itaú's integrative approach to achieving 100% efficiency and availability has resulted in significant energy and cost savings annually, and 98% of their e-waste is recycled.

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Podcasts

Podcasts by keynote speakers and sponsors, pertinent to the themes and topics of the Uptime Institute Symposium, are an important aspect of the Symposium's mission of knowledge-sharing and education.

Unified Physical Infrastructure - Jack Tison, CTO, and Vineeth Ram, CMO, of Panduit discuss Panduit's Unified Physical Infrastructure vision, which embodies the next wave of systems integration and risk management by aligning and harmonizing critical systems – power, communication, computing, security, and control – throughout the enterprise.
Current Trends in Data Center Energy Measurements - Pitt Turner of Uptime Institute and Deborah Grove discuss current trends in data center PUE measurements and energy efficiency.
The Role of C-suite Executives in Data Center Management - Lauralee Martin of Jones Lang LaSalle and Deborah Grove discuss the role of C-suite executives in determining data center build-out and energy efficiency initiatives.
Where is Cooling Lost at the Rack Level? - Carl Cottuli of Wright Line and Deborah Grove discuss where cooling is lost at the rack level – and almost never observed.
A Carbon Calculator for Data Centers - Neil Rasmussen of APC and Deborah Grove discuss the APC carbon calculator for data centers.
Yahoo!'s Data Center Design Innovations - Christina Page of Yahoo! and Deborah Grove discuss Yahoo!’s most recent data center design innovations.
Containerized Computing Alternatives - Martin Olsen of Active Power and Deborah Grove discuss the merits of containerized computing alternatives.
The EU's Code of Conduct - Dr. Paolo Bertoldi of the European Commission and Deborah Grove discuss the EU’s Code of Conduct and how it will gain in significance over the coming years.
Total Data Center Efficiency - Dr. Albert Esser, on behalf of Dell, and Deborah Grove discuss potential power savings and Dell’s latest Total Data Center Efficiency metrics.
Corgan's Latest Green Growth Initiatives - Brian George of Corgan Associates and Deborah Grove discuss Corgan’s foray into China, Kyoto Cooling, and LEED certification.
Benefits of Cloud Computing - Dr. Jonathan Koomey of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Deborah Grove discuss four benefits of cloud computing in improving energy efficiency and IT asset utilization.
NYSERDA's Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs - Scott Smith of NYSERDA and Deborah Grove discuss NYSERDA’s energy efficiency rebate programs for data centers.
Data Center Smartgrids - Mark Ascolese of EDSA and Deborah Grove discuss the microgrid and EDSA’s solutions for data centers generating power.
Energy Efficiency at the Chip Level - Allyson Klein of Intel and Deborah Grove discuss embedded technologies in Intel chips that contribute to data center energy efficiency measures.

Research Reports

Reports by

Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability

Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability was released by Uptime Institute on 1 July 2010. It provides data center owners and operators with means to unify the uptime potential of the infrastructure with its management. When these two aspects are aligned, owners can achieve optimal, sustainable data center performance. The Operational Sustainability Standard works in tandem with the Institute's international Tier Classification System (Tier Standard: Topology). Long-term data center availability is the resultant combination of the Tier of the infrastructure and the rigorous operations defined and classified in Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability.

Reports by

The reports below, published within The 451 Group's Market Insight Service, are part of a series of eco-efficient themed reports that will be republished for the lead-up to Symposium 2010. Please check back often as we will be periodically posting additional reports.

For additional information on The 451 Group, the parent company of the Uptime Institute, or to apply for trial access to its services, please go to www.the451group.com.

Eco-Efficiency and the Virtualization Factor

Energy efficiency has been one of the key drivers behind the rapid rise in the use of virtual infrastructure. This reports takes a look at the arguments and at some recent innovations.