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Eco Responsibility:What it means at SUN
Robin WilenskySystems Engineer
Better Can Be Cleaner.Cheaper Can Be Greener.Faster Can Be Cooler.
Is Computing Sustainable?
Two reasons to say “No” today>eWaste>Power consumption
Growing eWaste Problem 300 million computers already obsolete by 2004…
• Content problem: over 700 esoteric compounds in each PC
• Volume problem: 1 million computers amount to more than 25,000 tons of electronic junk
• Increasingly international problem
Power Loss
LocalGenerator Conversion and
Transfer Loss
Conversion Loss
UPSTransfer
LossTransfer
Loss
Data Center
Where Server Power Goes
• 5% to 40% lost in power conversion > See 80plus.org
• The rest gets distributed to components> Disks and fans spin> <1% used for “thinking”
• Approximately all of the power ultimately turns to heat
Eco friendly products and
services
INNOVATE ACT SHARE
Environmentally conscious operations
Transparency and open
source values and tools
Sun’s Comprehensive Eco Initiative
Innovation
Network.com
Software
Services Storage
SystemsVirtualization Energy
Efficiency
eWasteReduction
DatacenterArchitecture
Eco Leadership Through Innovation
Product Highlights
• Most efficient servers> Sun Fire T1000 and T2000> Efficient x64 servers
• Only server energy rebate – PG&E • Most energy efficient desktop – Sun Ray @ 4Watts• eWaste leadership – over 95% recycle/reuse• Eco-friendly storage – tape and tape/disk hybrid
Eco Product Leadership
• 2X the performance
• 1/3 the power consumption
• 1/2 the space
• Qualifies for PG&E energy rebate program
CMT
The Power of 32 Servers9600watts
Replaced with 7 servers
using 1900 watts
Sun Fire T1000
Break Out Innovation
Action
Being as Green as we can be
• OpenWork> Over 50% involvement> 30,000 tons per year of
CO2 emissions avoided
• More efficient datacenters
• Greener buildings• Alternate energy• Eco Responsibility
Program
Sun’s Open Work Program for Employees> A Global, Location-Independent Program Providing Technologies, Workspaces, and Best Practices> 2005 EPA Award: 4th in Nation for Commuter Friendliness
PARTICIPATION
Flex Location Workers>17,000 Participants55% of Work Force
Flexible Offices127 Locations Worldwide
Real Estate 6,600 Seats Saved/Avoided
in FY06 = $63.9M
Sun Ray - thin clientsOver $24M Saved Annually
No-Cost Moves & Energy Savings
Carbon Reduction 30,000 tons/year and growing
BENEFITS
Green Datacenters
• System upgrades and consolidation
• Advanced cooling• Eco-conscious site
selection • Green energy options
> Primary power> Backup generation
Environmental Impact
US Datacenters• 2006• 280B kWh• 180M tons of CO2
Sun's Example• 2006• 10.5M kWh• 10K tons of CO2
• > 50% enters remanufacturing
• All metal and plastic recovered
• Less than 5% enters waste stream
• Fully RoHS compliant• Ready for next regs
eWaste and HazMat Leadership
European WEEE Directive sets target that 65% of IT equipment must be recycled*
*(EC Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and EC Directive on the restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)
Sharing
Ecology Cannot Be Proprietary
• Public commitments > EPA Climate Leaders> 20% CO2 reduction by 2012, stretch goal of 2008
• Work on standards> EPA, SPEC, etc.> Green Grid
• Transparency and sharing> Per building and per datacenter energy use on
www.sun.com
• Spreading the word about OpenWork
http://sun.com/eco
Saving energyand reducing wasteis good for business, but more importantlyit is good for the environment.Something that we allhave to share!
Thank You.
Dainymar TapiaSystems Support Engineer
GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL PROGRAM 2007