Training

webinar

The SNIA Emerald™ Program provides a variety of training materials addressing the SNIA Emerald™ Power Efficiency Measurement Specification, performing tests based on the Measurement Specification, and preparing and submitting test results to the SNIA Emerald™ Program. 

NEW: July 20-21, 2015 6-hour Webinar

A webinar of 2 3-hour sessions was conducted on July 20-21, 2015. Slides and materials from this sessions are available. The first session covered the technical details of the SNIA Emerald v2.1 Specification and supporting test tools. The second session covered the program details for SNIA Emerald Programs, USA EPA EnergyStar Program, and supplementary information on testing services and certifying body services. 

July 2014 4-Day Training Event

Slides and videos of presentations from Emerald training provided at the SNIA Technology Center in Colorado Springs, CO USA during the week of July 14, 2014 are available. The event was attended by Storage vendor companies' test and measurement engineers, independent industry labs participating in the USA EPA Energy Star Data Center Program and offering SNIA Emerald™ testing services, and EPA recognized certifying bodies for the Data Center Program.

June 2013 4-Day Training Event Materials

Slides and other materials from the 4-day training event offered June 24-27, 2013 at the SNIA Technology Center in Colorado Springs, CO are available. This training addressed using the Measurement Specification to measure the energy efficiency of storage products for submission to the SNIA Emerald Program and/or for use the EPA ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage program.

January 2012 2-Hour Training Session Materials

Materials and recordings of a 2 hour training session offered at the January 2012 SNIA Winter Symposium for those planning and preparing to test according to the Measurement Specification are available here.

References on Computer Storage Systems

Textbooks

  1. Smith, Hubert. Data Center Storage: Cost-Effective Strategies, Implementation, and Management. Boca Raton, Florida: Auerbach Publications, 2011.
  2. EMC Education Services. Information Storage and Mangement: Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information in Classic, Virtualized, and Cloud Environments 2nd Edition. Indianapolis, Indiana: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012.
  3. Hitachi Data Systems Academy. Storage Concepts: Storing and Managing Digital Data (Volume 1). Santa Clara, California: Hitachi Data Systems, 2012.