[LINK] Data Centre Green Technology Conference in Melbourne

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Tom Worthington wrote:
> Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>   
>> On Fri Feb  5  8:47 , Tom Worthington <tom.worthington at tomw.net.au> 
>> sent:
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>>> ... speaking on "Training Green Technologists" ... Energy saving - 
>>> Data Centres ... Seven steps ...
>>>       
>> ... The seven steps, above, takes a very simplistic approach to data 
>> centre optimisation. ...
>>     
>
> Yes, I have to keep it simple for CIOs.
Unfortunately, simple explanations give the impression that things are 
simple, which, in the case of data centres, they aren't.

The complexity of data centres lies, not in what's inside a data centre, 
but in the non-functional requirements they support, their relationships 
with other data centres, the rest of the ICT environment, and with the 
wider environment in general. None of which you mention.

> Seven steps is as many as will 
> fit on one slide and I was tempted to trim these down to five. The seven 
> steps are from Michael H. Smith's "Natural Edge Project": 
> <http://www.naturaledgeproject.net/SustainableIT.aspx>.
>   
An HP sponsored project and in which you are cited as a contributor. All 
a bit circular really.

> I look forward to hearing what the government is planning to do and 
> assume that the strategy will be released at some stage, so it can be 
> implemented.
>   
Not a good assumption. I doubt that it will be released outside the 
public service and its release is not a necessary condition for its 
implementation, which has already started.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au