2024.06.18

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2024.06.18 Agenda/Minutes

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Time 0800 (PT) / 1600 (BST) - See the time in your timezone

• Chair – Adrian Cockcroft
• Chair - Pindy Bhullar (UBS)
• Convener – Sean Mcilroy (Linux Foundation)

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Agenda

• [x] Approve agenda
• [x] Approve previous Meeting Minutes

Renewable Energy Percentage

• [ ] Completed defining language for the column headers Action Item: Members requested to assist in defining column headers GSF Real-Time Cloud Renewable Energy Percentage spreadsheet
• RTC Cloud Region Impact Framework Documentation
• miro dataflow in detail
  • Continue to review and approve the proposed Scope.

Discussion Board

• [ ] Develop a Data Set Specification.

Open Issues Project Board

Open Issues for review

• [x] #40
• [ ] #37
• [x] #31
• [x] #32
• [ ] #33
• [x] #34
• [x] #35
• [ ] #29
• [ ] #28
• [ ] #27
• [x] #20
• [ ] #19
• [ ] #12
• [ ] #4

AOB

• [ ] Topics added during the meeting

Next Meeting

• [ ] 02 July

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Action Items

• [ ] Sync up Adrian with Microsoft contact to discuss the forked dataset and gaps in their data
• [ ] Publish the initial dataset on GitHub for community input
• [ ] Investigate opportunities for Kepler models to be exposed and utilized more broadly
• [ ] Schedule a follow-up meeting between Adrian and Microsoft contact

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MoM Adrian opens the call at 0800 (PT) / 1600 (BST)

• Adrian provided an update on his conversation with Microsoft contact Thomas, who is looking into data centre information and annual reports that need updating. Adrian plans to incorporate 2023 numbers from upcoming sustainability reports.

• The group discussed missing data in a regional data table, GPU monitoring tools, carbon emissions reporting between cloud providers, and the process of releasing the real-time cloud data set on GitHub for community input and feedback.

• Sandro provided details on GPU energy consumption monitoring in Kubernetes using libraries like nvml and dcgm.

• Adrian summarized the next steps regarding cleaning data, analyzing sustainability reports, and socializing the data set specs with the GSF community.

Action Items

• [ ] Fill in missing regional data for locations like Taiwan and Indonesia.
• [ ] Add definitions and methodology references to the description document.
• [ ] Investigate GPU monitoring libraries and interfaces for different providers.
• [ ] Sit in on GSF standards meeting to report on the data set.
• [ ] Add carbon intensity sources like UN data for missing regions.

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