Data Center Efficiency – It's in the Design

Relocate (Sep 2 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

1. Most companies undergoing data center projects have the mindset of cutting costs rather than helping the environment, however, they may want to adjust their focus. With data center greenhouse emissions set to overtake the airline industry in the next five to ten years, quadrupling by 2020, it has never been more critical for organizations to optimize their data center. If the cost savings are half as great for data centers as they have been for the airline industry, we will need to fasten our seatbelts. Data centers have always been power hogs, but the problem has accelerated in recent years. Ultimately, it boils down to design, equipment selection and operation of which measurement is an important part. The first step on an existing Datacenter to achieve high(er) efficiencies is through the improvement of a data center’s Power Usage Effectiveness (PUEenergy)† ratio PUEenergy ratios can be used as a ... (Read Full Article)

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