2019 OCP Regional Summit

It is well recognised that the OCP style of data center is both energy and resource efficient with many operational advantages over traditional data center arrangements. This workshop highlights many aspects of the build and operation of a data center that is inspired by OCP, which uses OCP IT hardware. It will touch upon the operational energy savings of using direct fresh air in a climate that has a very large range of temperatures from -30 degC to 25 degC and no centralised UPS all at a scale that would be suitable for containers. The IT resources are operated and monitored using a complete suit of opensource tools and environments all of which enables this workshop to run an interactive demonstration of the capabilities of Opensource on OCP IT hardware at the small scale. The workshop will also introduce the research and development that RISE has undertaken with partners to create holistic thermal management control.