Journal Post 10

The data has all been collected for the repurposed machines! Last week was the start of the testing using the thin clients. So far 4 users have used the thin clients and and data has been collected for two of the users. Following up with the to do list from the last post I have accomplished most of what is on the list:

• Submitted abstract for UMCUR presentation
• Revised spreadsheet with all new data gathered and also separated the data in to more relevant categories. The spreadsheet can be found (here). There are also some preliminary graphs and calculations on it. 
• I found a conversion method from electricity used to Metric tons of CO2 emitted from the EPA website (here)

• The revision of the questionnaire has proved more challenging than I originally thought it would. The problem I am having is how to word questions that have to do with performance of a machine and what the user experience was like.
• I have combined the repurposed user data and the server data including average kWh with 1,2,5,10 users on the same server.

•  I also received a rough estimate of how many computers the university has on campus. The number is actually the number of active network ports but it was the most reliable data that could be provided by the IT department. 
•  That number was then used to extrapolate the data that had been gathered to the entire campus. (This process is not yet complete and the numbers will change from what is one the spreadsheet at the current moment)

Now that we are almost done collecting the data it is time to get down to putting it all together and figuring out the poster layout.  I will be using Adobe Illustrator to design the poster and will use the university printing center to produce it. What I still need to accomplish is:

• Figure out a way to show the carbon footprint reduction (if any) for the repurposed machines.
• make an appointment with Lisa
• Create survey and have the users respond to it
• Work more on extrapolating data so that it is more realistic 
• 8 year plan for roll out
• What is the end result and how do I show it on the poster presentation
• Get more familiar with Illustrator
• Create layout for poster presentation (sans data and text for now)
• Look into information on energy output per calculation speed (joules per bits)
• Take pictures of thin-client and regular workstation for all users.

That is all I have for now but I will post with an update soon.