Presenters: Mark Monroe, Sun Microsystems
Jon Haas, Intel
John Pflueger, Dell
Jack Pouchet, Emerson
While the DCeP metric is well defined, it can sometimes be difficult to implement. The Green Grid (TGG) recognizes that there is a need for something that is simpler to implement than the DCeP metric, and that can be used to make comparisons of the work done within a data center. TGG is proposing that a simple indicator, or proxy, while less accurate than a metric such as DCeP, can be useful because it will be easier to implement. The goal is to find a proxy that will substitute for a difficult measurement, but that still gives a good enough indication of useful work completed. Eight potential proxies are proposed in this session, with instructions on how to give feedback to TGG and what future work may be undertaken.