The creation of a circular economy-based cloud service New key takeaways and lessons learned.pdf

1、New key takeaways and lessons learnedThe creation of a circular economy-based cloud serviceNew key takeaways and lessons learnedRal lvarez,Lead Consultant,eisar.euChristoph Streit,CEO,ScaleUp TechnologiesThe creation of a circular economy-based cloud serviceThe creation of a circular economy-based c

2、loud serviceSUSTAINABILITY Managed Hosting,Cloud&Colocation provider in Germany Founded in 1998 Since 2015 OpenStack based cloud for IaaS offering,including a Managed Kubernetes platform DACH Focus:Teams located in Hamburg and Berlin,Germany Strong focus on Open Source and Sustainability We became a

3、n OCP community member and OCP Solution Provider in 2023About ScaleUp TechnologiesThe DACH RegionRegulatory Compliance and Security Standards:Strict adherence to GDPR and BDSG,alongside with certification and a strong security practice is essential for market operation.Energy Efficiency:Focus on ren

4、ewable energy,advanced cooling and heat reuse to minimize environmental impact.Localized Infrastructure:Preference for data centers in Germany for data sovereignty and compliance.Scalability and Flexibility:Demand for modular designs and cloud services to meet evolving needs.Hybrid and Multi-Cloud S

5、olutions:Integration of on-premises and cloud environments.Continuous Innovation:Investment in edge computing and AI-driven optimization.Efficiency:OCP deployments are more efficient than standard deployments,we can do better.Regulatory compliance:With Germanys stringent environmental regulations an

6、d sustainability targets,embracing circularity can help data center operators ensure compliance and avoid penalties,fostering long-term viability in the market.Market differentiation:Embracing circularity can serve as a unique selling point for data center providers,attracting environmentally consci

7、ous customers and investors who prioritize sustainability and corporate social responsibility.Innovation opportunities:The circularity approach fosters innovation in data center design,operation,and business models.Cost savings:New revenue streams for circular economy equipment.Lower procurement cos

8、ts.Why circularity?Full lifecycle,OCP-enabled circularity providers are scarce to find,good partnerships are essentialITAD-centric companies sometimes only have the hardware perspectiveEnabling additional requirements for a complete solution:Networking,Storage,firmware.Know the requirements,know you

9、r workloads,design for scalability.Not everything can be circular;the circular AI/ML challenge.The supply chain challengeThe circular AI/ML challengeBig Basin/Grand Teton-based systems with NVIDIA A100/V100s(extended VRAM)could still be attractive for GenAI/ML workloads.Why it works?Source:FlaxCompu

10、ting/Erik RiedelWhy it works?Extended operational life cycles enable an interesting circularity market for OCP equipment.Non intensive workloads can be enabled with previous generation equipment(ORv2)where the scale unit are whole racks with the same Rack Version standard.Portfolio integration:Scale

11、Up Open CloudCompletely integrated,compute,storage and accelerated computing(GPU/AI)Fully supported Solutions.80%of Circular Economy solution components available depending on workloads.Conclusions and future challengesCircularity is feasibleA supply chain must be enabled to deliver circular solutionsTheres a challenge on how to measure and report Scope 3 emission savingsReporting integration with OpenStack,Open Manager,SCS solutionsExpect more involvement on sustainability workstreams and updates from the Open Cloud solutions and SCS.Open Discussion