Open compute and future of data centers
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The document discusses the Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on open source hardware that aims to innovate and improve data centers. It highlights principles such as openness, efficiency, and collaboration, which drive technological advancements and cost savings within the industry. The OCP has gained significant adoption and transformed traditional data center designs by emphasizing modular systems and reducing waste.
Open compute and future of data centers
- 1. Open Compute and future of Data Centres 1John Laban 4 October 2018
- 2. John Laban Reset Catalyst OCP Foundation john.laban@opencompute.org @rumperedis +44 7710 124487 2
- 3. What is OCP ? The Open Compute Project Foundation is a non profit open source hardware community which since its formation in 2011 has been disrupting the 20th Century Data Century Industry www.opencompute.org
- 4. Member makes a contribution Including technical documents Reviewed by community Voted by incubation committee Posted on opencompute.org Available to the public Technology Contribution Process
- 5. OCP Technology Principles Scale out - Tool-less design, OCP compliant management tools and documentation Openness - Open Source, Open Interface, OCP Compatible Efficiency - performance, cost, conversion & cooling Impact - Efficiency gains, new technology, leverage/empower prior contributions and enhance supply chain
- 6. 6 What do minds have in common with parachutes? …they work better when they are open
- 7. 7 recommended reading to help reset intuitive mindsets
- 8. openness always innovates bigger in the beginning 8
- 9. openness always innovates bigger in the beginning 9
- 10. Openness & collaboration is in the human genome - we are social animals 10
- 11. Academic study of open innovation 11
- 12. 12 In 2015 in the 50th anniversary year of Moore’s Law Intel engineers did a rough calculation of what would happen had a 1971 Volkswagen Beetle improved at the same rate as microchips did under Moore’s law. These are the numbers: Today, that Beetle would be able to go about 300,000 miles per hour. It would get two million miles per gallon of gas, and it would cost four cents!”
- 13. 13 Genomics = Moore’s Law on steroids
- 14. openness always wins in the end 14
- 15. 15 Open Source - a game won story
- 16. Fastest growing manufacturer in the USA 16 How Adafruit grew over 700% for 3 years in a row making open source hardware
- 17. Open Source @ Danish Design Centre “The concept of open source is spreading like a wildfire in the world’s leading tech companies’ business models.”
- 18. Open Collaboration 18 “Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” Elon Musk 2014 : open source collaborative communities innovate more and develop products and solutions faster than closed secretive groups
- 19. 19 OCP gear hits the tornado phase of adoption
- 20. 20 OCP Foundation hits the tornado phase of adoption
- 21. Linux Foundation & Data Centre Open Source Software Adoption 21 2000 2018 >90%
- 22. OCP Foundation & Data Centre Hardware Adoption 22 2011 2025 >80% 2016 20% 50% 2020
- 23. The trickle down effect of vanity free open source OCP gear 23 OTT’s Telcos Enterprises**
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- 27. 27 OCP Gear
- 29. Building a better mouse trap 29 OCP Modular Data Centre 66% reduction in CAPX Compared to traditional 20ft containers
- 30. What does OCP kill in Data Centres ? Centralised UPS and Batteries and those rooms that house them Access Floors Intelligent Power Strips Tools Power Supply Units in ICT gear 20th Century Stupidity Complexity Hardware redundancy Support Technicians Money, energy and material waste Low quality – open source provides better products Proprietary hardware and user lock-in
- 31. Resetting Intuitive Mindsets Why 19 inch racks ? Why cabling interfaces on the rear of servers ? Why access false floors in computer rooms ? Why tight control on relative humidity and temperature ? Why centralised UPS and battery rooms and mechanical chillers ? Why rapid break fix and hardware redundancy ? 31
- 32. Why 19 inch relay racks ? 32 Module Container
- 33. Why 19 inch racks… are not sacrosanct 33 Module Container
- 34. This human design makes sense 34 Module Container
- 35. 35 TOS = Terms Of Service
- 36. 3636 40 mm Fans EIA “U” 80 mm Fans OCP “OU” Open Rack Unit innovations - Server fans “Cube Law”
- 37. 3737 Open Rack Unit innovations – large CPU heat sinks
- 38. Why are cabling interfaces on the rear of servers ? 38 LAN on front
- 39. Why accessible false floors in computer rooms ? 39
- 40. Why tight control on relative humidity and temperature ? 40
- 41. 20th Century Dross removed by OCP : 2 x TOR Switches 4 x Pluggable optics 86 x PSU’s 208 x 40mm Fans 4 x AC Power Strips 86 x IEC rear power cords 120 x RJ45 rear patch cords N+1 CRAC units Access Floor Cables in floor
- 42. Kubler-Ross Change Curve Resetting Intuitive Mindsets
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- 45. 45 For more information ask John Laban European Representative OCP Foundation +44 7710 124487 john.laban@opencompute.org @rumperedis Website www.opencompute.org/ Wiki www.opencompute.org/wiki Mailing Lists www.opencompute.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists
- 46. Extras
- 47. 47 One OCP server node & 45 nodes per OCP Open Rack Four OCP server nodes & 180 nodes per OCP Open Rack
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- 49. NORDIC Data Centre Industry Growth Synergy with OCP 49
- 50. OPEX Cost Pie for OCP optimised Data Centres % energy1 % energy2 Traditional Data Centre OCP optimised Data Centre Note: for same application workload energy1 > energy2
- 51. OCP Design and Operations Philosophy 51
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- 54. 5454 OCP servers are streets ahead of EU Energy Legislation
- 55. Note : CERN OCP energy study showed a 29% reduction in energy at 80% server utilisation oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo