Chong

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COMPUTING: ENABLING THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF INTERNET SERVICES Fred Chong Director, Greenscale Center for Energy-Efficient Computing Director, Computer Engineering Program Professor, Department of Computer Science

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Internet Growth Content.

EPA report, Public Law 109-231, 2007

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Server = SUV = •  More precisely: –  80 billion terawatt-hr / yr = 6 million SUVs in carbon production (10 mpg, 11K miles/yr) •  Computing is the fastest growing segment of carbon production

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Energy-Efficient Computing at UCSB •  Brings together world-class research in: –  Large-scale computing and data –  Smart buildings –  Computer systems and architecture –  Networking and sensors –  Energy-efficient electronics –  Life-cycle Analysis and Policy

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“More than Moore” •  Exponential gains in energy efficiency: –  1000X more efficient computation in 10 yrs –  100X more efficient cooling in 10 yrs

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Goal 1 •  10X more efficient datacenters by making energy use proportional to load. •  Resources: $5 million •  Timeline: 5 years •  Pathway: virtualization and consolidation software/algorithms, energy-aware data management and network protocols, new server architectures

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Goal 2 •  100X more efficient servers and datacenters with new computing and communication technologies –  Resources: $10 million –  Timeline: 10X in 5 years, 100X in 10 years –  Pathway: optical signaling, nanoscale devices, new computing architectures

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Goal 3 •  100X more efficient cooling of datacenters –  Resources: $10 million –  Timeline: 10X in 5 years, 100X in 10 years –  Pathway: Precise airflow management, new sensors and control, integrated scheduling of computations, liquid/vapor cooling technologies

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•  Luiz Barroso (Google) - Efficiency Opportunities in Large Data Centers •  Feng Zhao (Microsoft) - Energy efficient computing: from milliwatts to megawatts energy.cs.ucsb.edu

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