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Reducing Carbon Footprint in UK Further & Higher Education through Cloud Computing
John Treadway, Global Director Cloud SolutionsUnisys CorporationApril 27, [email protected]
F&HE ICT-related Carbon Footprint
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Managing Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education - JISC, 2009 www.jisc.ac.uk/publications
1,486,000 Computers
246,000 Printers
238,000 Servers
500,000 Tonnes of CO2e Per Year
Feel the Heat? 50% of energy here…
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Managing Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education - JISC, 2009 www.jisc.ac.uk/publications
The Carbon Impact of PCs In F&HE
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4.7 million* of These…
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"Higher Education Enrolments, and Qualifications Obtained, at Higher Education Institutions in the UK in the Academic Year 2006/07". Higher Education Statistics Agency. 10 January 2008. "The total number of HE enrolments at English HEIs stood at 1,957,195 in 2006/07.“ ^ "Further Education, Work-Based Learning, Train to Gain and Adult Safeguarded Learning - Learner Numbers in England: October 2007". Learning and Skills Council. 10 April 2008. "There were 1.75 million learners in LSC-funded FE on 1 October 2007.“. HESA and Dept for Business Innovation and Skills / Office National Statistics Published 31st March 2011
… create 1.55 Million Tonnes CO2e
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What if All Students Carried iPads?
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More than two-thirds less – save >1.0 Mt CO2e!
I Carry Three “Computers”
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That’s My Inconvenient Truth….
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Is this the future?
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Maybe if Steve Jobs would make it worth having?
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Queue the Choir…
Mobile Devices Increasingly Get Their Data & Services from Clouds
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First, What Is Cloud Computing?(obligatory level set)
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But, Are Clouds Green?
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It Depends…
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Are Cloud Data Centers Greener than Traditional Data Centers?
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Average Server Utilization
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10 – 15%
The Demand for Data Centers Continues to Grow
“In the US, data centres account for 1.5% of national electricity consumption, and this is probably also true in the UK. And the figure is rising: the SusteIT survey found that 63% of institutions are expecting to invest in more servers over the next two years.”
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Managing Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education - JISC, 2009 www.jisc.ac.uk/publications
But Do We Need More Servers?
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30% Utilization=
½ The Servers
A Simple Example of How Cloud Computing Promotes Consolidation
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20% 30%20% 20% 30%50%
7 Servers
50%
Department A Department B Department C
50% 50% 50%
70%
4 Servers
42% less space, electricity, carbon
Departments A, B & C
Comparison of Carbon Emissions of Cloud-Based vs. On-Premise Delivery of Three Microsoft Applications
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http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accenture_Sustainability_Cloud_ Computing_TheEnvironmentalBenefitsofMovingtotheCloud.pdf
Case Study – University Private Cloud
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2X Capacity
DR In Place
2% Reduction in Energy** Unisys projections
Data Center Design – Because Power Efficiency Drives Profit, Cloud Providers are Motivated To Be Green
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Larger Cloud Data Centers Can Create Green Economies of Scale
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Who is this?PUE1.07
What’s Missing In This Picture?
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Applying Mobile Technology to Data Center Servers to Reduce CO2e
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256 sockets, 512 cores, 1.024 TB RAM, 1.28 Tbps
What Can You Do?
• Before Buying More Servers, Explore Combining Data Centres into Clouds – even across institutions
• Use Power Management To Turn Off Servers When Not In Use
• Replace Outdated DC Facilities and Servers
• Talk to Unisys…© 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. Page 27
Thank You
John Treadway, Global Director Cloud SolutionsUnisys CorporationApril 27, [email protected]