unisys greening of it in higher education cloud computing

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

© 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

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…



The Carbon Impact of PCs In F&HE


4.7 million* of These…


"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


What if All Students Carried iPads?


More than two-thirds less – save >1.0 Mt CO2e!

I Carry Three “Computers”


That’s My Inconvenient Truth….


Is this the future?


Maybe if Steve Jobs would make it worth having?


Queue the Choir…

Mobile Devices Increasingly Get Their Data & Services from Clouds


First, What Is Cloud Computing?(obligatory level set)


But, Are Clouds Green?


It Depends…


Are Cloud Data Centers Greener than Traditional Data Centers?


Average Server Utilization


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.”



But Do We Need More Servers?


30% Utilization=

½ The Servers

A Simple Example of How Cloud Computing Promotes Consolidation


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


http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accenture_Sustainability_Cloud_ Computing_TheEnvironmentalBenefitsofMovingtotheCloud.pdf

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Case Study – University Private Cloud


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


Larger Cloud Data Centers Can Create Green Economies of Scale


Who is this?PUE1.07

What’s Missing In This Picture?


Applying Mobile Technology to Data Center Servers to Reduce CO2e


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.

Thank You

John Treadway, Global Director Cloud SolutionsUnisys CorporationApril 27, [email protected]

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