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!