Capacity Planning for Green Data Center Sustainability

Abstract

Business demands for powerful computing resources are increasing the workload in data centers, hence raising the complexity of managing the data center. What the impact of data centers on the environment is now a particular concern. Although there are now efforts to realize Green data centers through harnessing Green technologies, their sustainability remains an issue. Data center management includes planning its capacity. However, capacity planning for data center efficiency has only focused on measurements of power and cooling (part of infrastructure operation), which are insufficient to ensure the sustainability of the data center. In fact, a more thorough set of components must be considered. Therefore, this study proposes a capacity planning framework to derive practical solutions for Green data center management and thus ensure the sustainability of the Green data center. To this end, the components for Green data center sustainability and capacity planning were determined using Content Analysis and the findings verified by Green data center experts.

Enabling Practical Decision Making For Sustainable Green Data Center Planning

“…Moreover, it takes into account the environmental, economic, and corporate perspectives, making it a valuable reference for developing practical solutions in the strategic management and operations of a sustainable geen data center. This research acknowledges the significance of adopting sustainable practices in data centers and draws upon a framework proposed by Ramli and Jambari (2018) that comprises seven key components of Green Data Centers. These components are ICT Governance, Infrastructure, Energy, Equipment Lifecycle, Green Technology, Benchmarking, and Business Continuity.…”

“…Source: (Ramli and Jambari, 2018) Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a valuable decision-making technique utilized by individuals or groups to navigate complex decision scenarios.…”

“…Finally, Business Continuity involves implementing measures to ensure the data center's resilience and continuity in the face of disruptions. All those components are based on the sustainability concept, which considers the environmental, corporate, and economic aspects of the data center's operation (Ramli and Jambari, 2018).…”

Analisis Pengukuran Beban Kerja Supervisor Dan Fireman PT Perta Arun Gas Menggunakan Metode Defence Research Agency Workload Scale

“…Kapasitas ini dapat diukur dari kondisi fisik maupun mental seseorang. Beban kerja yang dimaksud adalah ukuran (porsi) dari kapasitas operator yang terbatas yang dibutuhkan untuk melakukan kerja tertentu [12].…”