Open Data Center Alliance Releases Carbon Footprint And Energy Efficiency Usage Model
ODCA members from across the cloud ecosystem collaborate to advance the deployment of cleaner and more energy efficient enterprise cloud services
Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) has released a new PoC (proof of concept) paper designed to test and validate the concepts outlined in the ODCA Carbon Footprint and Energy Efficiency Usage Model. The PoC is based on a study conducted with ODCA members from BMW, Datapipe and Verne Global to demonstrate how organizations from across the cloud ecosystem can use ODCA's Carbon Footprint and Energy Usage Model today to compare, measure and ultimately optimize enterprise cloud CO2 emissions. ODCA will hold a public flash webinar at 10:00am US PT on Tuesday, December 17 to review findings outlined in the PoC. Anyone interested in attending the webinar may register on the ODCA BrightTALK Channel page.
The PoC details testing scenarios, results, and benefits achieved by measuring the carbon footprint of cloud IT operations from the perspective of a data center operator (Verne Global), a cloud service provider (Datapipe), and a consumer of cloud services (BMW). In conjunction with the ODCA Carbon Footprint and Energy Efficiency Usage Model, the PoC provides companies with a comprehensive framework for comparing the CO2 emissions of products from cloud IT vendors and cloud solution providers in a consistent, equitable, and transparent manner. This makes it easier for any organization to specify and manage cloud services that are green and energy efficient.