ITRU Metrics Selected & Exhibited at 2023 OCP Global Summit & Future Technologies Symposium. San Jose, California.
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The “IT Room Utilization (ITRU)” - Conference Paper, was selected & exhibited as Poster, at the 2023 OCP Global Summit & Future Technologies Symposium, in San Jose, California.
The ITRU Metrics are a Set of Metrics and Methods, which standardizes the way Power Utilization, Space Occupancy and Power/Space usage are measured in Data Center facilities and Telco Hubs.
It helps in measuring the current state of the Data Room in terms of Utilization, Occupancy and Power/Space usage ratio, and also may assist to potentially optimize the Data Room with potential direct impact on Energy Efficiency and PUE.
These metrics are also useful, in order to project the maximum Design PUE value, during the Data Room growth process, and to determine the projected Site Infrastructure (UPS and IT Cooling) stranded capacity.
The ITRU metrics can be used for these main purposes:
Measuring the current state of the Data Room utilization and occupancy, at different levels: POD, Room, Data Center (Multi-Room).
Calculating the Potential utilization/optimization of the Data Room, with the current Occupancy.
Projecting the Rack/Room Potential Optimization, and calculating IT Space waste.
Projecting the Maximum Design PUE Value (*), and the projected stranded Site Infrastructure capacity.
(*) To determine the Design PUE Value, simulations need to be run.
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Photo of the "IT Room Utilization" Poster at 2023 OCP Global Summit & FTS.
About the OCP Global Summit & Future Technology Symposium
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Photo of 2023 FTS Results (Papers). The OCP Future Technologies Symposium (FTS), is part of the OCP Global Summit.
The OCP Summit is the premier event uniting the most forward-thinking minds in open IT Ecosystem development. The Summit presents a unique platform for our Community from around the globe to share their insights, foster partnerships and showcase cutting-edge advancements in open hardware and software.
OCP Summits are held twice each year - in the Spring the OCP Regional Summit is held in Europe, with a specific focus on the challenges and solutions unique to that region of the globe; while the OCP Global Summit is our largest, held in the Fall each year in San Jose, California.
The OCP Future Technologies Symposium (FTS) is intended to bring to the OCP Community a forward-looking funnel of ideas and talent, with a focus on solving future problems facing the industry, and accelerate productization through partnerships and collaborative R&D.
