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Why/When Optimization ??

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Analysis of Optimization Strategy Framework

Upper Graph: Stable Requirements Environment

  • Characteristics: Predictable requirements with minimal fluctuation
  • 100% Optimization Results:
    • “Very Difficult” (high implementation cost)
    • “No Efficiency” (poor ROI)
  • Conclusion: Over-optimization is unnecessary in stable environments

Lower Graph: Volatile Requirements Environment

  • Characteristics: Frequent requirement changes with high uncertainty
  • Optimization Level Analysis:
    • Peak Support (Blue): Reactive approach handling only maximum loads
    • 60-80% Optimization (Green): “Easy & High Efficiency” ⭐
    • 100% Optimization (Red): “Very Difficult” + “Still No Efficiency”

Key Insights

1. 60-80% Optimization as the Sweet Spot

  • Easy to achieve with reasonable effort
  • High efficiency in terms of cost-benefit ratio
  • Realistic and practical range for most business contexts

2. Environment-Specific Optimization Strategy

Stable Environment → Minimal optimization sufficient
Volatile Environment → 60-80% optimization optimal

3. The 100% Optimization Trap

  • Universally inefficient across all environments
  • Very difficult to achieve with no efficiency gains
  • Classic example of over-engineering

Practical Application Guide

60% Level: Minimum Professional Standard

  • MVP releases
  • Time-constrained projects
  • Experimental features

70% Level: General Target

  • Standard business products
  • Most commercial services
  • Typical quality benchmarks

80% Level: High-Quality Standard

  • Core business functions
  • Customer-facing critical services
  • Brand-value related elements

Business Implementation Framework

For Stable Environments:

  • Focus on basic functionality
  • Avoid premature optimization
  • Maintain simplicity

For Volatile Environments:

  • Target 60-80% optimization range
  • Prioritize adaptability over perfection
  • Implement iterative improvements

Conclusion: Philosophy of Practical Optimization

This framework demonstrates that “good enough” often outperforms “perfect” in real-world scenarios. The 60-80% optimization zone represents the intersection of achievability, efficiency, and business value—particularly crucial in today’s rapidly changing business landscape. True optimization isn’t about reaching 100%; it’s about finding the right balance between effort invested and value delivered, while maintaining the agility to adapt when requirements inevitably change.
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Data Center Challenges

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This diagram illustrates “Data Center Challenges” by visually explaining the key challenges faced by data centers and their potential solutions.

The central red circle highlights the main challenges:

  • “No Error” – representing reliable operations
  • “Cost down” – representing economic efficiency
  • Between these two goals, there typically exists a “trade-off” relationship

The “Optimization” section on the right breaks down the cost structure:

  1. “Power Cost”:
    • “Working” – representing IT power that can be optimized through “Green Coding”
    • “Cooling” – can be significantly optimized with “Using water” (liquid cooling) technologies
  2. “Labor Cost”:
    • Personnel costs that can be reduced through automation

The middle “Digital Automation” section shows:

  • “by Data” decision-making approaches
  • “With AI” methodologies

At the bottom, the final outcome shows:

  • “win win” – upward arrows and “Optimization” indicating that both goals can be achieved simultaneously

This diagram demonstrates how digital automation leveraging data and AI can help data centers achieve the seemingly conflicting goals of reliable operations and cost reduction simultaneously.

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