1. Advanced research computing
EU code of conduct workshop
Alan Real
22nd November 2012

2. Welcome from Leeds
• Background in High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Research computing capability gives datacentre challenges
• Local economic hosting solution.
• Host regional HPC capability – on top500 list.
• All about ‘productivity’
• Efficient output from the modern factory.
• Energy minimisation & utilisation are key, however so are:
• Effective software, skilled people, high-impact applications
• Monitoring, metrics & relationships important at all levels.

3. Funky facts – of (un)reliable sources
• 1. in 3 of the world’s population now use data centres, with a growth rate of
around 15%.
• 2. The total power draw of the world’s data centres is 31GW, which would
require 8 times the power provided by the UK’s largest power station.
• 3. The UK has 7.6 million square metres of data centre floor space, which is
20% of the data centre floor space in Europe.
• 4. Between 2008 and 2020 the data centre carbon emissions are set to
quadruple.
• 5. As of 2012, the number of mobile internet devices is estimated to exceed the
world’s population
1. http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
2. http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/research/energy-demand-2011-12 - Drax
3. http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/research/uk-market-report, for 20% floor space use Telecoms Pricing, Premium data centre
Europe - 2012: pricing, business model & services. London, UK. 2011. Website:
http://www.telecomspricing.com/product.cfm?prod=5532&dept=304
4. Kaplan, J.M., Forrest, W., et al., Revolutionizing Data Center Energy Efficiency. 2008. Page 3 of
http://www.ecobaun.com/images/Revolutionizing_Data_Center_Efficiency.pdf
5. http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/14/the-number-of-mobile-devices-will-exceed-worlds-population-by-2012-other-shocking-figures/

4. Overview
Agenda:
•Welcome – Alan Real
•The EU code of conduct background – Peter James
•An overview of the EU code of conduct – Sophia Flucker
•Monitoring and Metrics – Simon Allen
•Sharing experiences from the EU code of conduct – Jon Summers
•Datacentres: The backbone of the UK economy – James Harbridge