The Government of the Russian Federation
The Federal State Autonomous Institution of Higher Education
"National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Faculty of Business Informatics
Course title: Datacenter in modern information infrastructure
Area of studies 080500.68 "Business informatics" Master level
Software Engineering Department (Faculty of Business Informatics)
Authors:
Evgeniy Isaev [email protected]
Maxim Amzarakov [email protected]
Rafael Sukhov [email protected]
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«Business Informatics»
Chairmen
______________ Y.V. Taratukhina
«___» _________2016 г
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Approved at the meeting basic chair of
the Stack Group
Head of Department
_______________ E.A. Isaev
« » 2016 г.
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business-informatics faculty
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___________ V.A. Fomichev
«___» ________2016 г.
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I. Course summary
Program Authors:
Evgeniy Isaev, Doctor of Science, Professor, Head of Department for Education Stack Group.
Maxim Amzarakov, Director of Uptime and Energy efficiency Data Center technologies Institute (Uptime Institute) Independent Non-profit Organization, Moscow, Russia.
Rafael Sukhov, Financial Executive of Uptime and Energy efficiency Data Center technologies Institute (Uptime Institute) Independent Non-profit Organization, Moscow, Russia.
General course data:
The main course application is in the master level program “Management of software development” at the department of the program engineering of business-informatics faculty. The course takes place as the optional professional skills courses in the master level program of education. The course scheduled to be given during the second semester of first year of education. The code of the course in the educational plan is М2.В.ДВ.6.
The number of credits – 6, total hours – 192. A classroom hour 76 consists of: 20 hour of lectures, 32 hours of seminars. The number of hours for self-study – 140.
The student’s knowledge requirements:
The course requires the basic knowledge of technical fields of science.
II. Course description
The program is based on the practical experience of the lecturers brought from the business of development, operation and auditing the datacenters (DC), from the high-grade specialists, companies, partners in connection with the lecturers. The accurate selection of the given data and material and practical studies provides the student with clear understanding of the subject: the role of the datacenters in informational era; economical aspects of the datacenter business; diversity of the services coming from the datacenters; datacenters providers and consumers; basic DC components and its reliability and economy.
III. Course goals
The students will receive the knowledge of:
- The modern DCs role in the information world and macroeconomics; - The purpose and benefits of using DC; - The main players in the world of DC; - The set of services provided by DC operators; - The Russian DC market and its demand; - The economic effects of using DC.
The students will got the first experience of:
- The design of the DC and its components; - Assessment of reliability and technical aspects of the DC; - Classifying DC by its reliability and provided services; - Risk analyses of the IT infrastructure using DC; - DC topology selection in order to meet desired level of reliability of IT; - DC topology assessment. -
The course develops the following competencies:
1. Projecting activities
Skills to form the technical requirements and ability to manage the software development process (ПК-7);
Skills to assess and select the methodology of the design (ПК-8).
2. Technological activities
The ability to apply modern technologies of software development applying the computer systems and software for planning and management, provide the quality control of the developed software (ПК-9).
3. Production activities
The skills to make a planning and management of the software development process (ПК-10).
4. Organizational and management activities
The ability to count and assess the circumstances and consequences of the management decisions (ПК-14);
The ability to develop the technical requirements and to develop the economical arguments (ПК-15);
The ability to arrange the work of the group of software developers, the skills to manage the work of subcontractors (ПК-16).
5. Service and support activities
The ability to select the technical and economical model of the software lifecycle (ПК-17).
IV. Course schedule
Subject
Total hours
Calssroom hours Self-study
Lectures Seminars
1
Topic 1. Datacenter today. History of datacenter. Current state. Development tendencies. Datacenter in the market. DC services. 11 3 2 6
2 Topic 2. Low and regulations basis of the datacenter security. Datacenter standards. 13 1
12
3 Topic 3. DC technology components. DC security. 17 1 2 14
Module 1 subtotal: 41 5 4 32
Topic _. DC visit. Reliability and power capacity of the DC. Technologies of the DC 0 0 15
Topic 4. Establishing the 24/7 operation staff.
0 2
4 Topic 5. Modern approach of the datacenter design and operation. Modular DCs 11 1 2 8
5 Topic 6. DC market overview. DC outsourcing. Growth trends worldwide. Reports and analytics. 18 1 1 16
6 Topic 7. DC economics. Design and build economics. Run and operations economics. 11 1 2 8
Examination
3
Module 2 subtotal: 40 3 7 47
Total: 114 10 13 91
V. References
Vasilyev R.B., Kalyanov G.N., Lyevochkina G.А. Development management of
information systems. –М.: hot line–Telekom, 2009.
Tsarev V.V., Kantarovich А.А., Chernish V.V. Competitiveness evaluation of
companies.-М.: YuNITI-DANA, 2008.
Fleisher К., Bensussan B. Strategin and competitive analysis. –М.: Binom. Knowledge
laboratiry, 2009.
Basin I., Shurshalin S. DPC outsourcing // Connect! Connection world (Мир Связи) №
8, 2008.
Aksenov Е, Altschuler I. Outsourcing: 10 commandments and 21 tools.-SPb: Saint-
Petersburg, 2009.
Sukhov R.R., Amzarakov M.B. How much will my business the energy efficiency
/Bankovskie technologii/ #6, 2011.
Sukhov R.R. How calculate the costs of data center /Network World/ #4, 2008.
Bullen, C.V. & Rockart, J.F. (1981). A primer on critical success factors. Cambridge,
MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Centre for
Information Systems Research. (CISR No. 69. Sloan WP No. 1220-81.)
Shifrin М.B. Strategic management –SPb.: Saint Petersburg, 2009.
Orlov S. Virtualization «from and to» / «Magazine for network solutions/LAN», №2,
2010.
Orlov S. DPC service outsourcing: does it worth it?/ « Magazine for network solutions
/LAN», №7,2009.
Pavlov А. Rules for current DPC operation // Magazine for network solutions LAN, №7,
2007.
APC. 2007. Determining total cost of ownership for data center and network room
infrastructure. American Power Conversion. White paper #6, Revision 3
A Simple Model for Determining True Total Cost of Ownership for Data Centers,
Version 2.1, March 31, 2008, By Jonathan Koomey, Ph.D. with Kenneth Brill, Pitt
Turner, John Stanley, and Bruce Taylor
HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA CENTERS, A Design Guidelines Sourcebook, January
2006 by Rumsey Engineers, in part, based upon work by Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory supported by the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy
Research program.
. SP–3-0092 document: (TIA-942 standard, 7.0 edition, February 2005
The Invisible Crisis in the Data Center: The Economic Meltdown of Moore’s Law, By
Kenneth G. Brill, 2007
Belady, Christian L. “In the data center, power and cooling costs more than the IT
equipment it supports.” Electronics Cooling. February 2007. pp. 24-27.
The Green Grid. 2007. Green Grid Metrics: Describing Data Center Power Efficiency.
The Green Grid, Technical Committee.
Turner, W. Pitt, John H. Seader, and Kenneth G. Brill. 2006. Tier classifications define
site infrastructure performance. Santa Fe, NM: The Uptime Institute.
Turner, W. Pitt, and John H. Seader. 2006. Dollars per kW Plus Dollars Per Square
Foot are a Better Data Center Cost Model than Dollars Per Square Foot Alone. Santa
Fe, NM: Uptime Institute.
TIA/EIA-942. Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Center.
Abdeev R.F. Philosophy of information civilization. - М.: Vlados, 1994
Kevin Kelly. New Rules for the New Economy, Viking Penguin, 1998
Ed Sperling, Next-generation Data Center, Forbes, 2010
Kharatishvili D. Data centres: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Computer Press №11,
2007.
Zaetdinov R. Data center. «Banks and business world», № 1, 2006.
Basina N. Data centres: Key factors. «CIO» №2, 2005.
VI. Forms and types of testing
Final Score: examination at the end of 4th module;
Intermediate score: given at seminars. Form of scoring – control work. Subjects of testing see “Control works”. The score rating of the testing is 10 degrees scale.
Final score includes testing (control work).
Examination score structure:
Form Contribution to the final score (%)
Control work 30
Work on seminars 30
Exam 40
Assessment compliance table – ten-point rating to 5-point rating
Ten-point scale Five-point scale
1 – unsatisfactory 2 - very bad 3 – bad
unsatisfactory - 2
4 - satisfactory 5 – very satisfactory
satisfactory - 3
6 - well 7 – very well
Well – 4
8 - almost perfect 9 - perfect 10 - excellent
excellent - 5
VII. Course contents
Course and company summary, DC explanation.
Theme contents:
Tutor and students introduction Course review Company introduction. Brief history. DC development history Modern information infrastructure overview. Information society Information infrastructure development tendencies
References
Abdeev R.F. Philosophy of information civilization. - М.: Vlados, 1994
Kevin Kelly. New Rules for the New Economy, Viking Penguin, 1998
Ed Sperling, Next-generation Data Center, Forbes, 2010
Vasilyev R.B., Kalyanov G.N., Lyevochkina G.А. Development management of
information systems. –М.: hot line–Telekom, 2009.
Tsarev V.V., Kantarovich А.А., Chernish V.V. Competitiveness evaluation of
companies.-М.: YuNITI-DANA, 2008.
Basin I., Shurshalin S. DPC outsourcing // Connect! Connection world (Мир
Связи) № 8, 2008.
Aksenov Е, Altschuler I. Outsourcing: 10 commandments and 21 tools.-SPb:
Saint-Petersburg, 2009.
Sukhov R.R., Amzarakov M.B. How much will my business the energy efficiency
/Bankovskie technologii/ #6, 2011.
Sukhov R.R. How calculate the costs of data center /Network World/ #4, 2008.
Topic 1. Datacenter today. History of datacenter. Current state. Development
tendencies.
Theme contents:
History of datacenter. From ENIAC/ENIGMA till today DC today. DC positioning on customers and providers. Service triangle. DC terminology. Main DC components. DC development tendencies. DC services DC consumers.
References
Kharatishvili D. Data centres: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Computer Press
№11, 2007.
Tsarev V.V., Kantarovich А.А., Chernish V.V. Competitiveness evaluation of
companies.-М.: YuNITI-DANA, 2008.
Shifrin М.B. Strategic management –SPb.: Saint Petersburg, 2009.
Orlov S. Virtualization «from and to» / «Magazine for network solutions/LAN», №2,
2010.
The Invisible Crisis in the Data Center: The Economic Meltdown of Moore’s Law, By
Kenneth G. Brill, 2007
Topic 2. Low and regulations basis of the datacenter security.
Datacenter standards.
Theme contents:
Certification and licensing requirements for the DC services providers Certification and licensing authorities Standardization institutions in relation to the DC Datacenter and governmental offices inter-relations. DC standards. Standards review and the field of its applications. DC standards list. Source of standards documents. Real life DC example. Reliability category assessment.
References
Basina N. Data centres: Key factors. «CIO» №2, 2005.
Tsarev V.V., Kantarovich А.А., Chernish V.V. Competitiveness evaluation of
companies.-М.: YuNITI-DANA, 2008.
Fleisher К., Bensussan B. Strategy and competitive analysis. –М.: Binom.
Knowledge laboratiry, 2009.
Basin I., Shurshalin S. DPC outsourcing // Connect! Connection world (Мир
Связи) № 8, 2008.
Shifrin М.B. Strategic management –SPb.: Saint Petersburg, 2009.
Pavlov А. Rules for current DPC operation // Magazine for network solutions
LAN, №7, 2007.
SP–3-0092 document: (TIA-942 standard, 7.0 edition, February 2005
The Green Grid. 2007. Green Grid Metrics: Describing Data Center Power
Efficiency. The Green Grid, Technical Committee.
Turner, W. Pitt, John H. Seader, and Kenneth G. Brill. 2006. Tier classifications
define site infrastructure performance. Santa Fe, NM: The Uptime Institute.
Turner, W. Pitt, and John H. Seader. 2006. Dollars per kW Plus Dollars Per
Square Foot are a Better Data Center Cost Model than Dollars Per Square Foot Alone.
Santa Fe, NM: Uptime Institute.
TIA/EIA-942. Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Center.
Topic 3. DC technology components. DC security. DC visit. Reliability and
power capacity of the DC. Technologies of the DC.
Theme contents:
Datacenter infrastructure components DC Physiacal layers Terminology:
o Reliability o Availability o Power capacity
End user SLA calculation methodology DC technology impact on reliability of the high level service DC Technology design approach. Reliability levels and money efficiency Dive into the technology details of the datacenter
References
Sukhov R.R. How calculate the costs of data center /Network World/ #4, 2008.
HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA CENTERS, A Design Guidelines Sourcebook,
January 2006 by Rumsey Engineers, in part, based upon work by Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory supported by the California Energy Commission's Public Interest
Energy Research program.
. SP–3-0092 document: (TIA-942 standard, 7.0 edition, February 2005
The Invisible Crisis in the Data Center: The Economic Meltdown of Moore’s Law, By
Kenneth G. Brill, 2007
Belady, Christian L. “In the data center, power and cooling costs more than the IT
equipment it supports.” Electronics Cooling. February 2007. pp. 24-27.
The Green Grid. 2007. Green Grid Metrics: Describing Data Center Power Efficiency.
The Green Grid, Technical Committee.
Turner, W. Pitt, John H. Seader, and Kenneth G. Brill. 2006. Tier classifications
define site infrastructure performance. Santa Fe, NM: The Uptime Institute.
Turner, W. Pitt, and John H. Seader. 2006. Dollars per kW Plus Dollars Per Square
Foot are a Better Data Center Cost Model than Dollars Per Square Foot Alone. Santa
Fe, NM: Uptime Institute.
TIA/EIA-942. Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Center.
Topic 4. Establishing the 24/7 operation staff.
Theme contents:
DC operations Systems and services an operator’s view DC organizational structure overview DC operations orgchart Dispatching, Monitoring, Control 24/7 ready emergency staff 24x7 operation organizational structure and state requirements DC security operations
References
Zaetdinov R. Data center. «Banks and business world», № 1, 2006.
Basin I., Shurshalin S. DPC outsourcing // Connect! Connection world (Мир
Связи) № 8, 2008.
Pavlov А. Rules for current DPC operation // Magazine for network solutions
LAN, №7, 2007.
Topic 5. Modern approach of the datacenter design and operation. Modular
DCs
Theme contents:
DC development key factors Cost structure of DC operations DC technologies and expenses Modern technologies Modular technologies Modular approach
References
Ji-yong Shin , Bernard Wong , Emin Gün Sirer. Small-world Datacenters /
SOCC/, 2011
Massoud Pedram. Energy-efficient datacenters /IEEE/, 2012
Amzarakov M., Sukhov R., Isaev E. Modular datacenter: The holistic view
/Business informatics/ #3(29), 2014.
Topic 6. Datacenter in the market. DC services. DC market review.
Theme contents:
DC categorization by consumers and by providers Service triangle Services catalog Consumers and providers of DC services on the Russian market DC services consumers of today's life DC geography
References
Zaetdinov R. Data center. «Banks and business world», № 1, 2006.
Basina N. Data centres: Key factors. «CIO» №2, 2005.
Vasilyev R.B., Kalyanov G.N., Lyevochkina G.А. Development management of
information systems. –М.: hot line–Telekom, 2009.
Tsarev V.V., Kantarovich А.А., Chernish V.V. Competitiveness evaluation of
companies.-М.: YuNITI-DANA, 2008.
Fleisher К., Bensussan B. Strategin and competitive analysis. –М.: Binom.
Knowledge laboratiry, 2009.
Basin I., Shurshalin S. DPC outsourcing // Connect! Connection world (Мир
Связи) № 8, 2008.
Sukhov R.R., Amzarakov M.B. How much will my business the energy efficiency
/Bankovskie technologii/ #6, 2011.
Bullen, C.V. & Rockart, J.F. (1981). A primer on critical success factors.
Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of
Management, Centre for Information Systems Research. (CISR No. 69. Sloan WP No.
1220-81.)
Shifrin М.B. Strategic management –SPb.: Saint Petersburg, 2009.
Pavlov А. Rules for current DPC operation // Magazine for network solutions
LAN, №7, 2007.
Topic 7. DC economics. Design and build economics. Run and operations
economics.
Theme contents:
DC economics DC build economics DC operation economics Business plan and business case Financial plan Analytics and reporting Energy efficiency
General approach of assessment of DC. Costs for space and power. DC reliability and costs. Mass effect. DC cost structure Own land/building vs rent. Economical risks. DC cost evaluation DC costs examples. Small corporate and huge commercial DC operation cost structure DC outsourcing cost effect
References
Vasilyev R.B., Kalyanov G.N., Lyevochkina G.А. Development management of
information systems. –М.: hot line–Telekom, 2009.
Sukhov R.R., Amzarakov M.B. How much will my business the energy efficiency
/Bankovskie technologii/ #6, 2011.
Sukhov R.R. How calculate the costs of data center /Network World/ #4, 2008.
APC. 2007. Determining total cost of ownership for data center and network room
infrastructure. American Power Conversion. White paper #6, Revision 3
A Simple Model for Determining True Total Cost of Ownership for Data Centers,
Version 2.1, March 31, 2008, By Jonathan Koomey, Ph.D. with Kenneth Brill, Pitt
Turner, John Stanley, and Bruce Taylor
Belady, Christian L. “In the data center, power and cooling costs more than the IT
equipment it supports.” Electronics Cooling. February 2007. pp. 24-27.
The Green Grid. 2007. Green Grid Metrics: Describing Data Center Power
Efficiency. The Green Grid, Technical Committee.
Turner, W. Pitt, John H. Seader, and Kenneth G. Brill. 2006. Tier classifications
define site infrastructure performance. Santa Fe, NM: The Uptime Institute.
Turner, W. Pitt, and John H. Seader. 2006. Dollars per kW Plus Dollars Per
Square Foot are a Better Data Center Cost Model than Dollars Per Square Foot Alone.
Santa Fe, NM: Uptime Institute.
VIII. Test materials subjects
Topics to prepare the exam work
1. Uptime Institute datacenter topology classification. Classify the certain DC. 2. New DC costs assessment based on the source data and category. 3. DC operation costs based on the source data and category. Or outsourcing
efficiency estimation.
Questions to assess the quality of the understanding of the discipline
Define datacenter
Describe the DC categories based on consumers and providers
Describe main technology components of the DC
Describe basic services of the DC
Describe: reliability, availability, power capacity
Describe any methods of SLA calculation
How to assess the reliability of the high level service
Describe different technologies in the DC
Describe the approach in DC reliability category assessment
Describe requirement in certification and licensing for DC provider company
Describe main standard in the field of datacenter
Describe the TIA-942 classification
Describe coast structure of the DC build project
Descibe DC services
Analyse and calculate the TCO of the DC based on the basic DC parameters
Student record (Scoring)
Student record is performed in the oral form.
Program authors __________________ M. Amzarakov, E. Isaev, R. Sukhov