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Copyright © 2011 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Planning a TechRefresh with the Right InformationMike Tresh, Director of Product Management, Viridity Software
The Leader in Data Center Infrastructure Management SoftwareEnergy Center connects equipment utilization and business value to power consumptionTime-to-value in hours, not monthsDeploys in minutes, not weeksNo additional hardware requiredNo server agents required Copyright © 2011 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2
Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 3Drivers of a Tech RefreshMachine Age:Many data center managers schedule a technology-refresh project based on machine age, 3-5 years.
Increase Resiliency:Servers with many operating hours are at more of a risk for failure.
Reduce Cost: Reducing power consumption, cooling costs.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Where to start:Utilization – Orphans – Retirement – Power Curves.
Know the UtilizationCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 5Machine age is only part of the picture, monitoring utilization is indispensible.
Understand the average and peak utilization ranges of servers and racks.
Are your most expensive servers the most business useful?Get Rid of Orphaned Equipment30% of Servers on the data center floor may not be performing useful work for the business.Consider a technology refresh as an opportunity to purge machines from the floor that are no longer running applications.Orphaned hardware is generally older and has no energy-saving mode.New equipment can cut the power demand by as much as 25- 33% when idle.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 6
Follow Through on the Retirement PlanExperiencing resistance from IT personnel? Leaving servers powered on “Just in case?”If the IT group needs nudging, make any relevant management objectives (MBO) dependant on equipment retired.Take baby steps. A multi-staged retirement plan may be in order. Keep the equipment online but inaccessible. With no complaints, power off.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 7
Know the Power CurvesCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8The fluctuation of power consumption under different utilization rates is often flat with older equipment.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Consider Constraints:Space – Power – Cooling.
DetermineAvailable SpaceCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 10Floor space can be a critical factor that get’s less attention than it needs. Determine Available PowerCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 11Industry analysts predict that most data centers will run out of power within the next few years.
Many data centers leave the servers they are retiring running for 4-6 weeks. Do you have available power to do so?
Running out of street power usually means expansion, and millions of dollars.Consider the Cooling InfrastructureCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 12Cooling is the largest power consumer in the data center.Insufficient cooling may justify a tech-refresh initiative. Newer systems generate less heat.The larger your tech refresh project, the more you will need to revisit your cooling designs. Installing new equipment creates new and different hot spots.
Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Consider the Options:Virtualization – Clouds.
Consolidation and VirtualizationCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 14Applications stored in a virtual container more manageable, accessible, easier to move and migrate, and better for backup and monitoring.
The cost analysis on a project that includes a consolidation plan of 25 or 50% might be enough to sway reluctant business units.Take Advantage of CloudsCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 15Private Clouds:Cloud computing improves the operating costs and the resiliency of the data center. Once implemented, a private cloud can become a base-level comparison model for future deployments.
Public Clouds: Implementing public clouds as part of a tech-refresh project can provide insights about the cost differentials between in-house applications and out-sourced options.Cost Justify the ProjectCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 16A tech-refresh project can impact the budget at so many levels. Leverage them all. Make sure the cost analysis includes the following points:Improvements in resiliencyEquipment-support costsUtility & protected-power savingsCooling-capacity savingsFloor-space capacity
Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved EnergyCenter“The only Data Center Energy Management solution that provides detailed understanding of power consumption within hours of beginning deployment”-- Andy Lawrence – The 451 Group17
Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Q & A

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Planning a Tech Refresh with the Right Information

  • 1. Copyright © 2011 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Planning a TechRefresh with the Right InformationMike Tresh, Director of Product Management, Viridity Software
  • 2. The Leader in Data Center Infrastructure Management SoftwareEnergy Center connects equipment utilization and business value to power consumptionTime-to-value in hours, not monthsDeploys in minutes, not weeksNo additional hardware requiredNo server agents required Copyright © 2011 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2
  • 3. Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 3Drivers of a Tech RefreshMachine Age:Many data center managers schedule a technology-refresh project based on machine age, 3-5 years.
  • 4. Increase Resiliency:Servers with many operating hours are at more of a risk for failure.
  • 5. Reduce Cost: Reducing power consumption, cooling costs.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Where to start:Utilization – Orphans – Retirement – Power Curves.
  • 6. Know the UtilizationCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 5Machine age is only part of the picture, monitoring utilization is indispensible.
  • 7. Understand the average and peak utilization ranges of servers and racks.
  • 8. Are your most expensive servers the most business useful?Get Rid of Orphaned Equipment30% of Servers on the data center floor may not be performing useful work for the business.Consider a technology refresh as an opportunity to purge machines from the floor that are no longer running applications.Orphaned hardware is generally older and has no energy-saving mode.New equipment can cut the power demand by as much as 25- 33% when idle.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 6
  • 9. Follow Through on the Retirement PlanExperiencing resistance from IT personnel? Leaving servers powered on “Just in case?”If the IT group needs nudging, make any relevant management objectives (MBO) dependant on equipment retired.Take baby steps. A multi-staged retirement plan may be in order. Keep the equipment online but inaccessible. With no complaints, power off.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 7
  • 10. Know the Power CurvesCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8The fluctuation of power consumption under different utilization rates is often flat with older equipment.Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Consider Constraints:Space – Power – Cooling.
  • 11. DetermineAvailable SpaceCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 10Floor space can be a critical factor that get’s less attention than it needs. Determine Available PowerCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 11Industry analysts predict that most data centers will run out of power within the next few years.
  • 12. Many data centers leave the servers they are retiring running for 4-6 weeks. Do you have available power to do so?
  • 13. Running out of street power usually means expansion, and millions of dollars.Consider the Cooling InfrastructureCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 12Cooling is the largest power consumer in the data center.Insufficient cooling may justify a tech-refresh initiative. Newer systems generate less heat.The larger your tech refresh project, the more you will need to revisit your cooling designs. Installing new equipment creates new and different hot spots.
  • 14. Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Consider the Options:Virtualization – Clouds.
  • 15. Consolidation and VirtualizationCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 14Applications stored in a virtual container more manageable, accessible, easier to move and migrate, and better for backup and monitoring.
  • 16. The cost analysis on a project that includes a consolidation plan of 25 or 50% might be enough to sway reluctant business units.Take Advantage of CloudsCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 15Private Clouds:Cloud computing improves the operating costs and the resiliency of the data center. Once implemented, a private cloud can become a base-level comparison model for future deployments.
  • 17. Public Clouds: Implementing public clouds as part of a tech-refresh project can provide insights about the cost differentials between in-house applications and out-sourced options.Cost Justify the ProjectCopyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 16A tech-refresh project can impact the budget at so many levels. Leverage them all. Make sure the cost analysis includes the following points:Improvements in resiliencyEquipment-support costsUtility & protected-power savingsCooling-capacity savingsFloor-space capacity
  • 18. Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved EnergyCenter“The only Data Center Energy Management solution that provides detailed understanding of power consumption within hours of beginning deployment”-- Andy Lawrence – The 451 Group17
  • 19. Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved Q & A
  • 20. Register for a Live DemoDiscover the full power of the EnergyCenter EnergyCenter Free TrialRun EnergyCenter in your data center!Download EnergyCheck Free energy health-check in your data center!Copyright © 2010 Viridity Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved 19VIRIDITY.COM

Editor's Notes

  • #3: Who are we? Viridity Software is the leader in Data Center Infrastructure Management Software. Our software connects equipment utilization and business value to power consumption in the data center.Customers are finding time to value in hours, not months.And, because we are a software solution, there is no additional hardware or agents required.
  • #4: Machine Age is not enough.- Many companies actually save significantly more money in energy reduction than they spend in new equipment purchases. Sometimes the results are staggering. - Last year, for instance, Intel reported that its equipment replacement plan had saved the company $250 million. These kinds of results can occur only when the company is committed to a strong energy management strategy.
  • #6: System configuration and usage are clearly the determining factors in power consumption, and their financial impact requires some scrutiny. Understanding the average and peak utilization ranges of servers and racks is critical in determining which systems are the most expensive to run. Their cost may have little to do with their age.
  • #7: Data centers tend to maintain a number of servers that no longer do any useful work for the organization. That number can be quite large: typically 10 – 15%, but often as high as 30%.Orphaned hardware is generally older and has no energy-saving mode when idle. It burns power at a maximum level, even when it does nothing. New equipment, on the other hand, can cut its power demand by as much as 25 – 33% when idle. The resulting power savings can be substantial. Converting large servers to virtual machines can yield up to $4,000 per machine annually.
  • #8: Other best practices…
  • #9: Knowing your power curve is key. Newer are dynamic, adjusting their power consumption according to the ebb and flow of their activity level. Operating costs accurately reflect the amount of work being accomplished.System-configuration details are necessary at this point. The CPU is a main indicator of a system’s power curve. Which CPUs are involved?How many cores exist? How fast are the chips? What about memory? What drives are installed? What chassis and fan setup is used? Keeping track of all these details can be daunting.Even a single-vendor system can have so many variables. Most systems have upwards of 50 different CPU options alone.That’s where we come in.
  • #13: - The right equipment-replacement project may not only reduce the expense of air conditioning, it will also limit heat-related outages. - If a cooling plant is already running at full capacity, it can put off the need for a costly plant upgrade.
  • #16: Data centers often adopt an all-or-nothing approach about application sources, when their best option might be to house less critical applications outside the data center, and focus on the most critical operations.
  • #17: --- Improvements in resiliency, which are really more significant than just cost; they are necessary for the health of the business. Equipment-support costs, including new-equipment costs spread over three years as well the projected support costs of the old equipment. Estimated utility savings, both in terms of cost and infrastructure capacity. Estimated protected-power savings. Cooling-capacity savings, again, both in terms of cost and infrastructure capacity. Floor-space capacity, including consolidation benefits, rack-unit calculations, and the advantages of virtual technology and cloud computing.
  • #18: Key Points:EnergyCenter is Viridity’s Core PlatformIt provides end-to-end capabilities to understand actual power consumption and utilization at the IT asset levelIt further provides actionable reporting literally within a few hours of beginning deploymentPrevious Notes:Frictionless DeploymentDeploys in minutesNo hardware sensorsImmediate ResultsActionable reports within hours of first DiscoveryInsights across IT and Facilities infrastructureDirect ROI