Nowadays, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 is a topic that has taken on great relevance in society. Its impact is reflected in different areas of daily life, from politics to popular culture. In this article, we will explore the implications and meaning of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39, analyzing its evolution over time and its influence on the contemporary world. Additionally, we will examine how ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 has shaped the way we interact with the environment and with other people, as well as its role in shaping our individual and collective experiences. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 is a phenomenon that is not limited to a single sphere of society, but crosses borders and barriers, generating discussions and debates at all levels.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 was formed in November 2011 during the 26th Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1 in San Diego, California, with the intent of continuing ISO/IEC JTC 1's work in energy efficiency issues. The subcommittee was established after Resolution 27 was approved by ISO/IEC JTC 1, which outlined the new subcommittee's terms of reference, proposed working groups (WGs), and expected liaison activity. A working group on Energy Efficient Date Centres and its terms of reference were proposed in this document, though the title of the working group was later changed to Resource Efficient Data Centres. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 held its first plenary meeting in Redwood Shores, California in June 2012. The meeting concluded with the appointment of a chairperson to the subcommittee: director of global standards, codes, and environment at Schneider Electric, Jay Taylor.
Scope and mission
The scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 is "Standardization related to the intersection of resource efficiency and IT which supports environmentally and economically viable development, application, operation, and management aspects."
The mission of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 is to use standardization related to the efficient use of resources to propel and sustain the economically and environmentally viable development of Information Technology.
Structure
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 is made up of two working groups (WGs), each of which carries out specific tasks in standards development within the field of sustainability for and by Information Technology. The focus of each working group is described in the group's terms of reference. Working groups of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 are:
Prepare guidance for the development of energy efficient ICT
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 also has the Study Group on Gap Analysis which performs gap analyses for assessment methodology for quantifying green effects of ICT functions for education, and guidelines for the adoption of green technologies by other industry sectors through IT.
Collaborations
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 works in close collaboration with a number of other organizations or subcommittees, both internal and external to ISO or IEC, in order to avoid conflicting or duplicative work. Organizations internal to ISO or IEC that collaborate with or are in liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 include:
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36, Information technology for learning, education and training
ISO/TC 257, General technical rules for determination of energy savings in renovation projects, industrial enterprises and regions
IEC TC 8, Systems aspects for electrical energy supply
IEC TC 57/WG 21, Power systems management and associated information exchange – Interfaces and protocol profiles relevant to systems connected to the electrical grid
IEC TC 100, Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
IEC TC 108, Safety of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication technology
IEC TC 111, Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems
Countries pay a fee to ISO to be members of subcommittees.
The 17 "P" (participating) members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 are: Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
The 10 "O" (observing) members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland.
Standards and Technical Reports
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 has one published standard, ISO/IEC 19395 and is currently working on developing a number of standards within the field of sustainability for and by Information Technology. Some standards within this field currently under development by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 include:
ISO/IEC Standard
Title
Status
Description
WG
ISO/IEC 19395:2015
Information technology—Sustainability for and by information technology—Smart data centre resource monitoring and control
Published (2015)
This standards models IT and facility equipment, systems and components in Smart Data Centre as resources, organizes the resource in a graph, and specifies the semantics – but not the syntax – of messages for commands, responses and events.
ISO/IEC NP 30131
Information technology – Data Centres – Taxonomy and Maturity Model
Under development
Provides the foundation for energy/resource efficiency and environmental and economic viability assessments through the specification of a taxonomy and maturity model.
1
ISO/IEC PDTR 30132
Information technology – IT Sustainability – Guidance for the development, evaluation and application of energy efficient computing systems
Under development
Studies and develops guidance for the development of energy efficient ICT products, including goods, networks, and services.
2
ISO/IEC AWI TR 30133
Information technology – Data centres – Guidelines for resource efficient data centres
Under development
Provides guidelines to improve the resource efficiency of data centres by addressing:
Data centre classification and taxonomy
Application of the data centre maturity model
Utilization, management and planning
ICT equipment services
1
ISO/IEC DIS 30134-1
Information technology – Data Centres – Key Performance Indicators – Part 1: Overview and general requirements
Under development
Provides definitions of terms used in data centre KPIS
Defines the need of scope of KPIs for resource efficiency in data centres
Defines the areas of KPIs and applications
Defines the guidelines and applicability in establishing a data centre KPI
Provides a structure of document in series of KPIs
Describes a holistic view of resource efficiency
1
ISO/IEC DIS 30134-2
Information technology – Data Centres – Key Performance Indicators – Part 2: Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)
Under development - International Standard Publication Limit Date 2017-01-17
Defines the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of a data centre
Introduces PUE measurement categories
Describes the relationship of this KPI to a data centre's: infrastructure, IT equipment and IT operations
Defines the measurement, the calculation and reporting of the KPI
Provides information on the correct interpretation of the KPI
The following topics are outside the scope of this International Standard: Other data centre resource focused KPIs such as water or carbon, IT KPIs and IT Operations KPIs
1
ISO/IEC DIS 30134-3
Information technology - Data Centres - Key Performance Indicators - Part 3: Renewable Energy Factor (REF)
Under development - International Standard Publication Limit Date 2017-01-17
This International Standard specifies the Renewable Energy Factor
(REF) as a KPI to quantify the use of renewable energy managed by owner/operator for their data centre. Renewable energy here is in the form of electricity.
The REF is defined as the ratio of renewable energy use to all the energy use of the data centre
REF does not include usage of water or other resources, and assessment of carbon footprint of the data centre
Energy savings required to the data centre is out of scope
Embedded energy for building and manufacturing as a whole is out of scope
ISO/IEC CD 30134-4
Information Technology - Data Centres - Key Performance Indicators - Part 4: IT Equipment Energy Efficiency for Servers (ITEE)
Under development - Draft International Standard Limit Date 2016-05-20 International Standard Publication Limit Date 2017-05-02
This International Standard specifies the process of deriving ITEE as a KPI which quantifies the energy efficiency capacity (maximum capability of work per unit energy) of the servers in a data centre. This document specifies a process by which server effectiveness relative to energy be calculated using a choice of pre-existing or context specific performance benchmarks.
The following topics are outside the scope of this project:
Energy efficiency KPIs for other types of IT equipment such as storage systems and network equipment;
Other data centre resource focused KPIs such as water and carbon
KPIs for energy efficiency of data centre facilities
ISO/IEC CD 30134-5
Information Technology - Data Centres - Key Performance Indicators - Part 5: IT Equipment for Utilization of Servers (ITEU_SV)
Under development - Draft International Standard Limit Date 2017-04-17 International Standard Publication Limit Date 2018-04-17
This International Standard
Describes the purposes of ITEU_SC,
Defines ITEU_SV in a conceptual manner,
Describes how to use ITEU_SV,
Describes reporting of ITEU_SV,
Presents usage examples of ITEU_SV
The following topics are outside of the scope of this project:
Energy efficiency of KPIs for other types of IT equipment such as storage systems and network equipment,
Other data centre resources focused KPIs such as water and carbon,
KPIs for energy efficiency of data centre facility
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