Energy policies for data-center monolithic schedulers

Cloud computing and data centers that support this paradigm are rapidly evolving in order to satisfy new demands. These ever-growing needs represent an energy-related challenge to achieve sustainability and cost reduction. In this paper, we define an expert and intelligent system that applies variou...

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Authors: Fernández Cerero, Damián, Fernández Montes González, Alejandro, Ortega Ramírez, Juan Antonio
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/130703
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/130703
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.06.007
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Energy policies
Efficiency
Data centre
Simulation software
Decision Making
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Summary:Cloud computing and data centers that support this paradigm are rapidly evolving in order to satisfy new demands. These ever-growing needs represent an energy-related challenge to achieve sustainability and cost reduction. In this paper, we define an expert and intelligent system that applies various en ergy policies. These policies are employed to maximize the energy-efficiency of data-center resources by simulating a realistic environment and heterogeneous workload in a trustworthy tool. An environmental and economic impact of around 20% of energy consumption can be saved in high-utilization scenarios without exerting any noticeable impact on data-center performance if an adequate policy is applied.