What is this?

This github page documents the implementation of carbon monitoring in the Ada platform.

You can view the Ada website here: https://ada.stfc.ac.uk/

What is carbon monitoring?

Carbon Monitoring refers to systems that:

1. Determine how much Co2 (or Co2 equivalent) was released by the platform that you are monitoring.
2. Collect that data over a time period.
3. Display that data to the user.

What is the Ada Platform?

The Ada platform is a service available to members of STFC (https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/). It allows users to create and use virtual machines that are powered by the R86 data centre at STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

Who uses the Ada platform?

The platform is used by scientists. At the time of writing, the service is used by members of ISIS, CLF and Diamond.

What are these virtual machines used for?

These virtual machines are used to:

• Run workloads that would be too computationally intensive for the user’s usual workstation
• Access a specific set of software that has been preinstalled.

What is STFC?

STFC stands for the Science and Technology Facilities Council, a UK government agency at the forefront of scientific and engineering research.