Data Center Metrics Demystified

Processor.com (Jul 2 2010)

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  1. Data Center Metrics Demystified If You Don’t Measure, How Can You Manage? Data center efficiency goes beyond knowing if servers are still up. These days, data center managers are accountable for energy usage, energy efficiency, compliance, regulation, and the list goes on. Performance must be monitored and trends must be predicted to ensure that the data center is always up and ready for capacity increases at any time. For this to happen, a well-designed set of metrics must be enforced. But there’s plenty of confusion surrounding data center metrics, especially metrics such as PUE (power usage effectiveness) and DCiE (data center infrastructure efficiency). Here, ... (Read Full Article)

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