Leveraging the Cloud for Green IT: Predicting the Energy, Cost and Performance of Cloud Computing

Session Date and Time: Day 3, March 25 2010, 17:30pm EST (2.30pm PST)- (1 hour)
Keywords: Cloud, Green, Capacity, Cost, Performance
Authors: Amy Spellmann, Optimal Innovations, Richard Gimarc, Hyperformix, Mark Preston, RS Performance.
Abstract: Cloud computing is maturing, becoming a viable alternative to classic on-premise IT. Cloud facilitates scalability, promising lower fixed and variable costs while supporting enterprise growth. The scalability benefits and cost savings can be achieved through on-demand infrastructure provisioning and reduced on-premise energy consumption. The benefits are compelling; however, a quantitative analysis is required. This paper describes and demonstrates a methodology for predicting performance, energy and cost for expanding on-premise IT into the Cloud.

Amy Spellmann has 20 years of hands on experience in IT Capacity Planning and Performance Engineering. She has worked with hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies assisting them in efficiently managing their IT infrastructure while improving end-user response times. One of her specialties is coordinating with IT and Business partners to ensure that IT services meet SLA’s cost effectively.  In 2008, Amy founded Optimal Innovations, a solutions company dedicated to saving Information Technology dollars by reducing IT and Data Center power consumption. Optimal Innovations focuses on Green Capacity Planning and Cloud computing, extending traditional Capacity Planning and Performance Engineering best practices to include power and cooling.

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