Energy, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability Specialist Thomas Loxley Rosenberg presented the following slides to the CSix Cloud Computing SIG during our regular Friday meeting 2-19-10.
Environmental Sustainability and Cloud Computing
Agenda
- What is environmental sustainability?
- The business case for environmental sustainability
- Sustainability and IT
- Sustainability and Cloud Computing
View and download presentation here.
The meeting notes taken by Taff contain some useful information discussed during the presentation.
Debra Evans comments on event
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- I met Thomas during a PinkSlipMixers.com event at B4Twelve Ultra Lounge in Palo Alto CA. I didn't see Google or Tesla Motors as promised, but I did meet someone interesting.
- We did the typical networking routine of introducing ourselves and talk about what we did or are interested in.
- I knew Thomas' area of expertise would be a good compliment to the Cloud Computing SIG
- Luckily, Thomas agreed to give an exciting and informative talk on Environmental Sustainability and Cloud Computing
- Even though Social Media and other Cloud based companies are considered green and environmentally friendly, that common wisdom isn't necessarily true
- Most IT hardware, upon which the Web depends, is not easily recyclable. In fact, some elements are toxic to humans.
- Data centers that online companies, such as Facebook, rely on coal power plants to run the servers.
- Most IT hardware, upon which the Web depends, is not easily recyclable. In fact, some elements are toxic to humans.
- Holistically managing the eco-efficiency (energy consumption, emissions) of ICT (information
and communication technologies), can reduce at least 15% of greenhouse gases produced by non IT sources.
- Discussed how the CLUMEQ Supercomputing Center convective air cooled data center, in collaboration with Sun, has rethought the whole concept of managing server farms.
An innovative, energy-efficient cooling enclosure leveraging a 3-level cylindrical floor plan with up to 1.5 megawatts of cooling capacity and space to host up to 56 standard-sized racks. Free cooling conditions the air inside the silo by using cooler outside ambient air, along with a system of water filled pipes and coils, drizzle humidifiers and very high-efficiency fans.
Photos from Old Saratoga Post Office Cloud Computing SIG Meeting
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