Higher Education – Seeking Efficiency Without Compromise in IT Infrastructure August 2011
Situation Decentralized organizations – – – –
25% of IT funding and 19% of IT staff reside outside the central IT organization. Decisions driven by central CIO and CBO, and also program IT; extensive use of Advisory Committees. Has cost implications for integration Has marketing implications – 250 unique titles for head of IT
Academic technologies – –
Instructional – Classroom and online, multitude of access devices. Students as choosers, not users; mass personalization of instruction. Research – not just hard sciences, multi-institutional. – Pressure on the network, data management and storage, highperformance computing, specialized applications within departments and labs.
Key Pain Points Budget constraints – Tightening of budgets and heavy fixed costs – as
much as 75% of total IT budget. Rapidly changing user expectations – mass personalization of instruction Insufficient compute and storage capacity for innovative technologies and higher bandwidth usage Fragmented IT systems across departments and central IT Inefficiencies in IT performance, operations and productivity
Higher education business drivers Efficiency Without Compromise through technology is an overarching theme for business, department, and IT stakeholders. Business Cost containment – make better use of existing resources Cost avoidance – eliminate redundancies; non-standard technologies Productivity enhancement – streamline processes; consolidate resources
Departmental/Program Expansion of computing capabilities for instruction and research Operational control – improved visibility, processes, analytics Focus on higher service levels – instructional, administrative
IT Managing server and storage capacity growth through virtualization and the
cloud to support instructional and administrative needs Grappling with a surge in the number of information sources into and within the college or university Managing network expansion to accommodate higher bandwidth needs of newer, mostly mobile, devices Balancing centralized control (security, shared resources) with flexibility and autonomy at the department level
What they look for in infrastructure solutions Assistance with needs assessment to optimize for cost, operational
effectiveness and capacity build out Strong TCO and standardization of technologies to justify purchase and avoid unforeseen costs of implementation Support for significant data growth through virtualization, application consolidation, storage and higher densities Interoperability with existing infrastructure to avoid costs Streamlined and automated monitoring and management for higher productivity
Emerson Network Power solutions for higher education • •
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Used by colleges and universities throughout the world to achieve data center efficiencies Maximize the use of existing infrastructure to reduce the costs of implementing transformational instructional and research technologies in the face of tightening budgets Protect revenue streams by ensuring critical continuity of registration, collections, payment and other administrative systems Provide fast and affordable infrastructure scalability Reduce total cost of ownership by enabling infrastructure consolidation and scalability Increase IT control through integrated and remote data center infrastructure management technologies Provide support by local data center experts who can help colleges and universities identify the best-cost options and speed the procurement process Are supported by the industry’s largest teams of local engineers and service professionals
Value proposition for Higher Education Emerson Network Power solutions reduce the cost of IT implementations, protect institution revenue streams and ensure the critical continuity of instructional, research and administrative operations. They do this by improving the efficiency of power and cooling, freeing up IT capacity and extending the life of existing infrastructure. Backed by the largest network of local data center experts and service professionals, Emerson Network Power solutions for higher education provide an easy and affordable path for growth to colleges and universities of all sizes.
Unique benefits to IT Efficient
Economical
Interoperable
Controllable
• Utilize highest energy efficient technologies • Lower total cost of ownership v. alternative technologies
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Utilize less rack and floor space than conventional designs CAPEX lower than utilizing rack UPSs when IT load is above 60kW Frees up stranded capacity Utilize existing infrastructure Local data center experts reduce specification risks
• Compatible with existing infrastructure • Faster installation and servicing
•Streamlines IT productivity – eliminates manual infrastructure management • Provides significant visibility into infrastructure performance • Multiplies efficiencies by “ganging” infrastructure systems to operate at peak performance against loads
Proof points for delivered benefits High energy efficiency
Liebert NX UPS – 94% energy efficient across utilization curve Liebert CRV precision cooling – increase overall efficiency by 28% through the use of digital scroll compressors, EC fans and iCOM Controls
Reduce total cost of ownership
Liebert NX UPS – 22% lower cost of ownership when doubling capacity compared to using rack UPSs
Free up stranded capacity
Liebert NX UPS – economically scales for growing power densities Liebert CRV precision cooling– variable capacity up to 35kW per unit
Economical Liebert NX – Softscale technology to minimize up-front costs
Interoperable Liebert CRV – operates with existing infrastructure to increase rack density Liebert NX – fits in row or data center floor
Controllable Streamlines systems management – Liebert iCOM controls eliminate the need to
continually manage cooling capacity Liebert NX – utilizes data center infrastructure management software to monitoring and control UPS, provide predictive monitoring of battery performance and failure
Case Study: University of Maryland •
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Row-based cooling via Liebert CRV
Doubled capacity
Higher availability and redundancy
Improved flexibility
Reduced operating costs
Efficiency driven by: Directed airflow to support higher capacity
/ density per rack Use of EC (electronically commutated)
fans to reduce fan power consumption by 50% •
Interoperable – enhanced existing infrastructure
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Controllable - Advanced controls so cooling dynamically scales with the load
Higher Ed customers CUSTOMER SITE
Cooling Products
Power Products
Liebert CRV
Liebert NX UPS Racks and PDUs
Liebert CRV
Liebert NX, MPX PDU, MB Knurr DCM
Liebert Sitescan SmartAisle
Liebert MPX PDU
Liebert Nform, Avocent
Racks
Monitoring / Smart DCIM Solutions
Coppin State NY School of Visual Arts
SmartAisle
Rockefeller University, NY Liebert XD University of California Davis University of California San Diego Super Computing Western Michigan Univ.
Knurr hardcap, flex curtain HAC Liebert DS with free cooling
SmartAisle
Liebert FPC, PPC
University of Illinois Liebert XD University of Marquette
Liebert GXT UPS
University of Phoenix Liebert CRAC
Liebert UPS, Liebert PDUs
Liebert Sitescan
University of Wyoming Liebert GXT UPS University of Virginia Liebert XD
Racks
Smart Solutions – supporting higher education IT infrastructure Smart Solutions
SmartRowTM
SmartModTM
SmartAisleTM
Ideal Applications
Non-traditional space Disaster recovery
Non-traditional space Disaster recovery Auxiliary capacity
Data Center High Density Pod
20 kW
30-90 kW 200-400 kW
Most cost effective up to 400 kW
kW per Rack
2 to 4 kW / rack
5 to 14 kW / rack
5 to 30 kW / rack
Key Benefits
Fully integrated, standalone roomneutral system
All in one design, just add servers and network connection
Standardized solution building blocks
Capacity
Example Layout
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SmartAisle – High adoption by higher education TM
Approach which combines the many disparate
parts of the IT infrastructure… • • • •
Liebert CRV Knurr racks Liebert APM Cold Aisle Containment
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Liebert MPX Liebert MPH Liebert Nform / Site Scan Liebert MB Busway
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Avocent appliances Assessment services Liebert Installation / Startup Liebert PM services
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