This session covers a full spectrum of ways that energy efficiency can be improved in the data center. The workshop will start with a data and energy overview that will address specific technology changes that can be made including both hardware and software. The comprehensive list of discussion topics to be addressed in this session include:

How to determine exactly how much energy your data center is consuming

Energy efficient design

Cooling options

Electrical options

Retrofitting

TBA...

Solid State storage promises to transform the capabilities and economics of the "performance" segment of enterprise storage, and a myriad of different vendor implementations of solid state have arrived on the scene. Early implementations simply replace some HDDs in enterprise arrays with SSDs, but is one-for-one replacement of disks really the most effective way to utilize SSDs? New approaches for accelerating array performance with Solid State have arrived, ranging from SSD caching, SSD tiering, and/or creating entire Volumes/LUNs from Solid State. This tutorial will compare the performance, reliability, endurance, and cost properties of different SSD approaches, illustrate the impact of SSD properties on typical enterprise I/O workloads, and give users a roadmap for how to think about Solid State influencing their future storage architecture.

· Understand the similarities and differences between rotating magnetic disks and SSDs
· Understand the impact of SSD on enterprise workloads with today’s array designs
· Learn how disk arrays might better exploit the properties of SSDs in the future

The Green Data Center discussion is often times focused around the the technical. Cooling, Power, Ventilation and Virtualization are all important aspects to address, but much of the time little gets done to truly affect either the environment, or the bottom line. Within this workshop Michelle Erickson will outline the process of designing and executing a comprehensive IT efficiency program that intersects multiple different business functions and departments. This three hour interactive presentation will focus on the following aspects:

- Defining efficiency goals
- Implementing efficiency strategies within the data center
- Communicating the strategy throughout business functions