| 2008 Initiative |
Achievement |
| Review options for second data centre |
ITS have investigated two options for a second data centre.
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An onsite data centre located at Caulfield Campus
2. An outsorced joint venture which has proceeded to RFP
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| Continue initiative for a shared Data Centre with CSIRO at Clayton- planning, funding etc. |
Negotiations are on hold pending the decision from above. |
| Implement energy saving measures within current data centres e.g., lighting, air handling. |
During 2008 the lighting was replaced in the Clayton data centre with more energy effecient models |
| Server consolidation within physical ITS Data Centres- track and report progress |
The business case within Shared Service initiative has been agreed upon.
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| Further the plans to implement server virtualisation across the University |
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| Student environment- Review and implement power saving measures in computer laboratories and pilot "model" green labs. |
For first semester 2009 one student computer lab at each Caulfield and Clayton will be fitted out with Gold rated EPEAT computers as well as having duplex printing as a default for all computers
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| Create metrics and baseline data to assess and monitor Monash's energy consumption. |
KPGM won the tender and in their final report recommended 14 'must have' KPIs across the areas of; energy consumption, purchasing, data centre management and e-waste disposal, for Monash to consider adopting.
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| Conduct an education campaign to encourage computer users to implement personal power saving measures (e.g.. turn off screen savers). |
- A green logout message from my.monash was deployed in 2008, asking students to switch off their computers if no longer in use
- The wallpaper on ITS student lab computers was alos changed to an environmental message
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