On September 15th, Green IT Amsterdam and Paris Region Entreprises invited you to join them in Paris and get some insight into European knowledge and expertise on datacenters, especially on the sustainability issues. WE learned more about the PEDCA project and How to reorganize computer rooms and data centers in an energy efficient way !

1. Project:
Pan-European Data Centre Academy
Esther van Bergen

2. Agenda
• Overview and Background of PEDCA
• Aims and Objectives
• Consortium Members
• Research methodology
• The JAP “Steer” thus far
• Next steps

3. EU Data Centres: Strategic Issues
Six issues raised at Digital Agenda Europe
• Huge growth
• Critical for the Digital Economy
• Pressure on Energy Efficiency
• Pressure on tighter SLAs and regulation
• Still an emerging and fragmented landscape
• A skills problem
• Changing global competition

4. About the project
• The first strategic Research & Development FP7
grant dedicated to addressing the data centre
sector
• Strategic EU investment of €1.7 Million Euros
• 18 month duration from 1st July 2013
• A result of a collaborative initiative between UK,
Netherlands and Germany
• The first partnership between Academia, Regional
Government and industry for the sector

5. Consortium Structure

6. The Aims and Objectives
• To leverage the expertise and skills starting with three of EU’s
data centre “hotspots”
• Widen participation across EU
• Identify the research requirements of the data centre industry
• Develop an independent sustainable research platform to
meet the industry future needs
• Identify the skills, education and training requirements of the
data centre industry
• Develop a Joint Action Plan (JAP) to provide an agenda for
Europe’s data centre sector

7. Methodology
WP1
•Regional Analysis
WP2
•Training &
Research
Requirements
WP3
•Widening
Participation
WP4
•JAP
WP5
•Jap
Implementation
WP6
•Dissemination
WP7
•Economic Impact
Analysis
Widening
Participation &
Dissemination
Phase 1 –
Regional Analysis,
Research
Phase 2 –
Analysis, defining
requirements
Phase 3: Joint
Action Plan (JAP)

8. Phase 1: Regional Analysis, Research
Surveys
Face-to-face interviews
Workshops
Existing Research and
Training provision
Seminars and events
Building the network

9. Phase 2: Analysis
Economic Impact metrics
Requirements & findings
Collaboration actions
Focus panels
Validation
Endorsement

10. Phase 3: JAP (Initial Steer) and Vision

11. Building the facilitating platform
Strategy
• Setting the
Research Agenda
• Coordination
• Representation
• Basic R&D /
Idea Generation
• Proof of Concept
• Independent
Review
• Trusted
Information
Business Innovation
• Early Stage
Technology
Development
(ESTD)
• Development of
Standards &
Policies
• Commercialization
Support
• IPR Framework
Skills
• Gap and Regional
Analysis
• Skills identification
and mapping (e.g.
SFIA)
• Application of
Standards &
Policies
• Cultural Change
Education, Training &
Awareness
• Programme
Development
(defining learning
outcomes, etc.)
• Programme
Accreditation (e.g.
BCS role)
• Awareness
Programmes (e.g.
policy makers and
stakeholders,
awareness events)
• Quality Assurance
and Processes

12. 2014 Actions
• “Academy Requirements” End Feb
• “DCA Bootcamps” UK (Aug), Netherlands (April) and Germany (May)
• “Focus Panels” x 4 (Validation of PEDCA vision for JAP)
 London July 15
 Warsaw September 9
 Amsterdam October 16
 Frankfurt November 11
• Working in “new” regions – Poland in September
• Sustainable model for JAP (Oct)
• Final JAP (December)

13. Discussion

14. Your thoughts on 1 & 2
Strategy
• Setting the
Research Agenda
• Coordination
• Representation
• Basic R&D /
Idea Generation
• Proof of Concept
• Independent
Review
• Trusted
Information
Business Innovation
• Early Stage
Technology
Development
(ESTD)
• Development of
Standards &
Policies
• Commercialization
Support
• IPR Framework
• Plusses
• Potentials
• Concerns

15. Your thoughts on 3 & 4
Skills
• Gap and Regional
Analysis
• Skills identification
and mapping (e.g.
SFIA)
• Application of
Standards &
Policies
• Cultural Change
Education, Training &
Awareness
• Programme
Development
(defining learning
outcomes, etc.)
• Programme
Accreditation (e.g.
BCS role)
• Awareness
Programmes (e.g.
policy makers and
stakeholders,
awareness events)
• Quality Assurance
and Processes
• Plusses
• Potentials
• Concerns

16. Additional thoughts to share
• Some of the best
ideas or thoughts
pop up later
• Or perhaps
colleagues also want
to participate
Click here or copy/paste:
http://www.data-central.org/default.asp?page=PEDCAJAP

17. More information and ways to connect
www.PEDCA.eu
www.data-central.org/PEDCA
@projectpedca
Project PEDCA group