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Data Center Energy Forcast Report

Co-Sponsored by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Accenture

Presented at the Data Center Energy Summit 2008, this consolidated report is the first of its kind to evaluate the EPA's data center energy growth scenarios using the real results of energy savings as measured from the case studies from industry leaders.

For full details on the report, visit the Accenture Data Center Energy Forecast Report website.


Video from Data Center Energy Summit 2008


Presentations from Data Center Energy Summit 2008

Roundtable 1 - It Computing Resource Optimization [PDF 121KB]

Synopsys uses dynamic resource optimization to dramatically maximize utilization of existing compute equipment.


Sriram Sitaraman, Synopsys
Kenneth Oestreich, Cassatt
Host Data Center: Synopsys
Roundtable 2 - IT Computing/Storage Consolidation [PDF 1.18MB]

Sun Microsystems and Symantec reduce IT demands by consolidating and virtualizing compute and storage equipment in an R&D and a production environment respectively.


Dean Nelson, Sun Microsystems
Sal Caruso, Symantec
Host Data Center: Sun Microsystems & Symantec
Roundtable 3 - Data Center Air Flow Management [PDF 455KB]

LBNL and Oracle quantify the impact of implementing air flow management improvements including blanking plates and hot aisle containment.


William Tschudi, LBNL
Mukesh Khattar, Oracle
Host Data Center: LBNL, Oracle
Roundtable 4 - High Efficiency Power Transformation [PDF 288KB]

USPS limits energy loss by upgrading to high efficiency power delivery units.


Les Kapaun, USPS
Cyril Eldridge, Powersmiths
Host Data Center: USPS
Technology Partner: Powersmiths
Roundtable 5 - Server Power Characterization & Power Modeling [PDF 853KB]

Sun demonstrates the improved energy efficiency of its next generation servers using Power Assure to measure energy use as a function of load.


Kevin Ravo, Underwriters Laboratories
Clemens Pfeiffer, Power Assure
Host Data Center: Sun Microsystems
Technology Partner: Power Assure
Modular Cooling Systems Energy Efficiency Performance Testing [PDF 1.11MB]

Sun hosts a side-by-side comparison of performance and energy efficiency of new modular cooling systems from APC, Liebert, IBM, Rittal, Spraycool.


Dean Nelson, Sun Microsystems
Tim Xu, LBNL
Host Data Center: Sun Microsystems
Technology Partners: APC, IBM, Liebert, Rittal, Spraycool, Power Assure, Modius
Wireless Sensor Network Adaptive Cooling [PDF 1.01MB]

Yahoo! demonstrates the real energy efficiency gains possible in a high-density data center through improved air flow management and a wireless sensor based monitoring and control system that dynamically matches cooling to the IT load.


Chris Page, Yahoo!
Troy Mitchell, SynapSense
Host Data Center: Yahoo!
Technology Partner: SynapSense
Roundtable 6 - Free Cooling in Large Scale Data Centers [PDF 36KB]

These data center operators quantify the savings from outside air freecooling in large scale data centers and discuss why contamination has not impacted IT equipment reliability.


Dave Shroyer, NetApp
Ray Pfeifer, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Host Data Center: Digital Realty Trust, NetApp, Yahoo!
Roundtable 7 - High Voltage AC Power [PDF 273KB]

Yahoo! benchmarks the IT power loss in traditional datacenter power distribution systems, comapring against the power loss savings achievable by using 600 VAC power distribution.


Chris Page, Yahoo!
Ray Pfeifer, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Host Data Center: Yahoo!
Roundtable 8 - High Efficiency Chilled Water Systems [PDF 225KB]

LBNL benchmarks several high efficiency chilled water plants and reports on the real kW/ton efficiency with best in class technology.


KC Mares, MegaWatt Consulting
Host Data Center: Sun Microsystems
Technology Partner: LBNL
Accenture/Leadership Group Data Center Energy Forecast [PDF 279KB]

Accenture consolidates the case study findings to quantify the EPA growth scenarios with measured results.


Rockwell Bonecutter, Accenture
Teresa Tung, Accenture

 

 

 

 

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