EasyVirt - IT Press Tour #59 Dec. 2024

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1. EasyVirt Expert since 2011 in measuring and optimizing the environmental footprint of IT IT Press Tour 2024 - Malte François Machacek – Dec 3rd 2024
2. 2 François Machacek Sustainable IT ambassador Business Developer francois.machacek@easyvirt.com
3. Sustainable IT context The impact of digital technology worsens 3
4. Digital technology currently represents 4 of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide Les idées reçues sur l’aviation et le climat, Carbone4, 2022 Calculs Statista, Commission européenne, 2021 L’Empreinte environnementale du numérique, ARCEP, 2023
5. If nothing is done to reduce the digital footprint, its GHG emissions could increase significantly 5 by 2040 ARCEP, juillet 2024 pré-rapport de la mission d’information sur l’empreinte environnementale du numérique du Sénat
6. The electricity consumption of Datacenters will 6 between 2022 and 2026 worldwide x IEA (Global electricity demand rose moderately in 2023 but is set to grow faster through 2026)
7. 7 2009 2010 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2022 Regulations for sustainable IT are intensifying 2024 Ecodesign European regulations Eco-design requirement for servers and data storage RGAA Digital accessibility Statement GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) European regulatory text Supervises data processing in an equal manner throughout EU territory Tertiary decree Tertiary energy efficiency system Buildings > 1000m2 (incl. Datacenters) AGEC law Anti-Waste law for a Circular Economy Energy efficiency directive European directive Objectives for improving energy efficiency at European level (data center scope) REEN law Footprint Reduction Digital Environmental Decision n°2022-2149 Concerns operators of electronic communications, data centers and terminal manufacturers ARCEP decision on the annual collection of environmental data RGAA Ordinance 2023 Strengthening sanctions CSRD Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (remplace NFRD) ESG assessment included carbon criterion ESPR European regulation on eco-design sustainable products IA Act European regulation on artificial intelligence artificielle PACTE law Taking into account the social and µenvironmental issues of the activity CSRD
8. EasyVirt Expert since 2011 in measuring and optimizing the environmental footprint of IT 8
9. 9 ✓ Innovation catalyst ✓ IT efficiency specialist ✓ IT measurement experts, physical and virtual servers, containers, on-prem and in the cloud RECOGNIZED EXPERTISE Since 2011 IT infrastructure Virtualization Green IT FinOps & CloudOps 3 solutions 1 M€ + in 2024 30% growth since 2023 10% export turnover 100+ satisfied customers
10. 10 2011 Creation of EasyVirt Martin Dargent & Jean-Marc Menaud 2012 2015 Study « electricity consumption of IT equipments » White paper with ADEME 2013 Launch of DC Scope Immediate success ! 2019 2020 2021 Cloud features Launch of DC Netscope Launch of CO2 Scope Expert since 2011 in measuring and optimizing the environmental footprint of IT
11. 11 More than 100 satisfied customers ! Hosters, communities, universities, industry, banks, supply chain, retail…
12. 12 Real measurement • To manage actions and see the results of actions • To understand uses • To have adjusted prerequisites Strong environmental issue Our clients want to move forward but don't know how to get there Numerous R&D and “fields” projects Since its creation in 2011 EasyVirt's mission is to reduce the negative environmental impacts caused by digital services in France and abroad Agnostic, pragmatic, simple solution, with a very interesting TCO Unique expertise, particularly on the server and datacenter side it is necessary to provide innovative solutions to IS teams to improve the environmental impact of IS These solutions must be in line with the numerous constraints linked to the IS (level of service, security, low availability of teams, etc.) Know-how rewarded with various labels and prizes for solutions Customer infrastructure is hybrid - in techno - on prem/cloud Strong convictions Recognized assets Optimise IT, sustain the future Combining digital performance and respect for the environment for a sustainable future Scalable technology Our mission
13. The GreenOps / FinOps approach of 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗢𝗽𝘀 and 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗢𝗽𝘀 have this common goal of optimizing resources – less usage translates into both lower costs and a reduced environmental impact. GreenOps provides a complementary way of optimizing IT infrastructure. Benefits of GreenOps : ✓ Reduced material costs ✓ Reduction of energy costs ✓ Mandatory compliance with standards ✓ Managing decarbonization ✓ Reduction of environmental impact ✓ Differentiating on the market and employer brand vector ✓ Give meaning to action, encourage team commitment Our approach - - - Reduce environmental footprint Reduce carbon footprint Increase productivity More time for business Optimize IT infrastructure Reduce costs
14. 14 3 main challenges Measure Optimise Manage Industrialize the measurement Continuous measurement Real measurement of electricity consumption and usage Fine granularity: up-to-the- minute data and data precision Ability to manage hybrid IS Automatic and targeted analyzes through our powerful algorithms Optimizations dedicated to each type of IS asset Recommendations that do not degrade the level of service 80% oversized VM 5 to 10% useless VM 25% densification without risk Long term management Manage the optimization of CO2 footprint in continuous improvement mode Reporting assistance Address both management and technical teams Project simulation Provide data for CSRD and high-level management tools
15. Solutions and services • DC Scope is an intuitive and non-intrusive solution for the management, optimization, performance, cost and Capacity Planning analysis of virtualized on premise and Cloud infrastructures • DC NetScope is an intuitive and non-intrusive solution for traffic monitoring and analysis, network mapping of virtualized infrastructures • CO2 Scope is an IT Carbon measurement platform that supports your IT sustainaibility strategy by implementing solutions dedicated to measuring, analyzing and reducing the carbon footprint of your virtualized and physical IT services, on premise and Cloud. 15
16. What is the impact of my infrastructure ? DIRECT ENERGY EMBODIED / GREY ENERGY Extraction Manufacturing Recycling CO ²
17. 17 Impact of the infrastructure in the global IT consumption chain
18. Our differentiators • Simple and intuitive use, easy to install • Local and secure : no SaaS, agentless • Solutions based on real measurements • Continuous measurement, fine granularity of data • Dedicated optimisation algorithms • Adapted to management and technical teams • Proximity to infrastructure professions 18
19. 19 Why EasyVirt ? Solutions created in partnership with our clients Generate savings Master your IS Reduce environmental footprint GreenOps and FinOps Reduce costs and generate savings in € Simulate and manage financial gains Fight against waste Benefit from the precision of real measurements Use tangible results Simulate and implement the hardware roadmap Increase productivity : Save time Update the impact of IT and IS projects Sovereign, simple and intuitive solution Fueling the sustainable IT roadmap Be consistent with the CSR approach and strategy of the organization ➔ continuous improvement Act and respond to regulations Raise awareness and get teams on board
20. Case study 20 • Context • 33 agences • 2 Vmware clusters of 4 nodes 4 years old • 250 VM+ • CPU recurring alerts on prod up to 99% • Aggravation due to SOC implementation • « During the first years we didn’t count » • Infra renewal foreseen on 6th year • Benefits • 1 month data collection • More than 100 vCPU gained • No need to buy more equipments before renewal • Context • Project of own datacenters outsourcing • Need to be able to scale the new infrastructure • Need of a capacity planning and trouble shooting solution, independent of VMware • Implementation • VM Performance Analysis and Optimization • Project simulation • Benefits • Gain of 10% on CPU&RAM resources • After the migration (and realignment of resources), users noticed a significant performance gain • Context • 70 establishments, 6,000 employees and more than 900 independent healthcare professionals • 400 VM 20 ESX (Vmware), several clusters • Need of a capacity planning and trouble shooting • Benefits • Out of 400 VMs: 10 deleted, 15 turned off pending deletion • Considerable time savings for modeling the budget From 10 days to 2 + professional graphics to illustrate • Faster and more accurate qualification of Disaster Recovery Plan needs on second site ➔ improvement of the TCO of infrastructure Bank in New Caledonia
21. Case study 21 • Context • 330 agences • Regional IT for 2200 users • 2 DC, 350 VM (high sensibility) 6 clusters of 30 hosts • Infrastrcuture 5 years old • Vmware tools expensive (on a part of the perimeter) and complexe to administrate • Benefits • Results usable in 48 hours after start of data collection • 2 ESX shutdowns in just a few weeks (~15k€/ESX/year) • ROI < 1 year • Resizing recommendations with 0 incident • Vmware maintenance costs reduction • Saving time in monitoring and optimizing installations • Very reasonable TCO / other market tools • Context • Over the 5 last years : increase from 15% to 20% in the number of VMs • 300 Vmware VM • Teams iso • Use of excel to manage the IT assets • Need for a virtualized infrastructure management tool • Benefits • Installation within 15 minutes • First conclusive information 48h later • Intuitive handling • Save time in administration • 2TB storage recovery • Removing of 15 VM within a few weeks • Context • Mission-driven company • Managed Service Provider • Shared infrastructures • 4 datacenters + AWS and Azure • 10 000 assets monitored • 4000 VM • 2 CO2 Scope instances • Packaged service offering in consulting over 1 year • Benefits • Sigma manage continuously the carbon footprint of its own IS • Sigma allows its clients to have a continuous IS carbon footprit management • CSRD compliance • Adresses the needs of prospects and potential future customers • Acting for the environment • Market differentiator
22. Case study 22 • Context • Managed Service Provider • Shared infrastructures • VMWare shared clusters • 25 ESX, 1500 VM • Consulting services to clients in order to optimize their resources needs • Benefits • For a client with an average of 514 VM implementing 50% of the recommendations VPU+RAM, the gains are -90vCPU and -400Go RAM i.e. ~50k€ annual savings • otpimization of virtualization infrastructure ➔ fewer purchases of infra ➔ decrease in custumer sales • Trust and loyalty of clients • Acting for the environment • Market differentiator • Context • 1 vCenter with 6 ESXi • 300 VM (99,99% of the servers) • Need • identify large data flows between 2 VM • Proxy servers to be suppressed • Benefits • identifying unnecessary flows • Improved problem analysis process • Success of the project of removing old proxy servers (nos stress) Our customers talk about us ! Resizing according to DC Scope recommendations with 0 incidents! Easy-to-use product ! International MSP
23. EasyVirt relies on a partners network • Indirect sales strategy • Above all we rely on a network of partners : resellers, integrators, MSPs, consulting, etc • Development of our partners network in Europe • Our channels • Website, trade shows, partners, press, … • We offer our solutions as free downloads for a 30-day trial • To try is to adopt ! ➔ POC 23
24. A flexible pricing model • Purchasing + yearly maintenance or yearly subscription • DC Scope • DC Netscope • Suite DC Scope + DC Netscope • CO2 Scope • Volume-indexed price • On-demand model (monthly subscription) • Enables service providers to tool up their expertise services 24
25. 25 2011 Creation of EasyVirt 2012 2015 Study « electricity consumption of IT equipments » White paper with ADEME 2013 Launch of DC Scope Immediate success ! 2019 2020 2021 Cloud features Launch of DC Netscope Launch of CO2 Scope Product Roadmap 2024 2025 Other hypervisors : Proxmox, Nutanix AHV Containers Kubernetes (Openshift, Tanzu) Dev measure of GPU and AI (work with ADEME) Integration with third-party CSR tools, standards, … CO2 Scope Manager Integration of XCP-ng Multi-criteria mode (carbon, water use, eutrophication, minerals and metals use …) Automating the carbon weight of applications New regulations dashboarding
26. EasyVirt resources • Download of our solutions for free trial • https://www.easyvirt.com/telecharger/ • White paper with ADEME “Energy consumption of IT equipment in the workplace” • https://www.easyvirt.com/le-green-it/ • ROI calculator • https://www.easyvirt.com/en/roi-calculator/ • Eclyio “cloud pricing & environnemental impact solution” • https://cloudpricing.easyvirt.com/ • EasyVirt Youtube channel • https://www.youtube.com/@easyvirt • EasyVirt blog • https://www.easyvirt.com/notre-blog/ 26
27. Contact us www.easyvirt.com contact@easyvirt.com
28. Appendicies 28
29. Dashbord Report API Plug§Play Architecture diagram of CO2 Scope 29 Carbon measurement & optimization platform for IT infrastructure