Subject

Energy Efficiency in Virtual Environments

Course Title

Energy Efficiency in Virtual Environments
Energy efficiency in virtual environments

Code

m23_s_010

Study Programme

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Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

Second cycle

Academic year / semester

10 / Summer

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Anastas Mishov, Dejan Spasov, Sonja Filiposka

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

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10.

Objectives of the course programme (competences)

This course will introduce students to the needs and techniques for reducing consumption.
on energy and harmful gas emissions in modern IT environments. The student will be able to
Designs efficient and cost-effective virtual environments and data centers.

11.

Course content

Energy-saving solutions. Methodologies for measuring energy efficiency. Measures and
Energy efficiency metrics. Thermal and energy monitoring. Energy efficiency.
on the hard drive.
Managing power consumption of servers in a data center.
Cloud computing as an ecological and cost-effective future for IT. Drawbacks of the cloud.
Energy-efficient resource allocation.
Optimization of IT equipment through server virtualization. Advantages and challenges of
Virtualization for a „green“ data center.
Environment, air, and cooling optimization. Modern cooling methods. Modeling and
Design of an energy-efficient data center.
Development of a business plan for ecological virtualization.

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Learning methods

Lectures, exercises, independent work, project assignments, seminar papers

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of available time

30 + 15 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	15 hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	0 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	0 hours
16.3.	Home study	0 hours

17.

Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	0 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	0 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	0 points
17.4.	Final exam	0 points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

completed activities 15.1 and 15.2

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

22.

Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Greg Schulz \| The Green and Virtual Data Center \| CRC Press \| 2009 2. Mickey Iqbal, Mithkal Smadi, Chris Molloy, Jim Rymarczyk \| IT Virtualization Best Practices: A Lean, Green Virtualized Data Center Approach \| MC Press Online \| 2010
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year