Extending Lifetimes of SCEColocation Opportunities

Mark DietrichJuly 2020

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Extending the Lifetime of Scientific Computing Equipment (BoF @ PEARC)

Operating Models for Extended Life

● Low-cost, Green Colocation -- carbon free power○ Environmental Impact○ Economic Viability

● Reliable Green Colocation (RGC)● Intermittent Green Colocation (IGC)

○ IGC1: attractive $/kWh○ IGC2: creative deals, e.g. price tied to University Datacenter Power Cost○ IGC3: no-cash deals, In-kind (compute cycles) exchange

Reliable Power Green Co-location (RGC)

Secure Connection

Campus Facility Reliable Green Co-location Facility

Management Nodes

Worker Nodes

● Carbon-emissions free ● Low-cost operation

Intermittent Power Green Co-location (IGC)

Mgmt Nodes

Secure Connection

Campus Facility Intermittent Green Co-location Facility

Reliable Power Zone

Mgmt Nodes

Worker Nodes

Power Availability

● Carbon-emissions free ● Low-cost operation

Extending the Lifetime of Scientific Computing Equipment (BoF @ PEARC)

Interested Partners, Current OfferingsModel Vendor Offerings

ReliableGreen Colocation

Soluna.io RGC: attractive $/kWh“Standard colo”

IntermittentGreen Colocation

Lancium IGC1: attractive $/kWhIGC3: no-cash deals, In-kind exchange,

Company overviews and specific offers are available at: http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~aachien/lssg/research/zccloud/lifetime/bof-index.html

Extending the Lifetime of Scientific Computing Equipment (BoF @ PEARC)

SummaryGrowing Tangible Opportunities to Extend SCE Lifetime

● Growing ecosystem of Vendors● Emerging Models

⇒ Need your engagement to shape and take advantage of them

⇒ Upcoming Team Workshop to Refine Models July 31, 12-2 Pacific Time

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