Power Assure CTO Provides Insights into Data Center Energy Efficiency Rating ...

MyHostNews (Aug 23 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. Companies are now paying very close attention to power consumption throughout their data centers. To support this growing need, the industry has created both the metrics and tools required to measure and manage power utilization effectively. Clemens Pfeiffer, CTO of Power Assure, Inc., has outlined the various rating systems available, and recommends how each can be used to improve energy efficiency throughout any data center. Data center energy efficiency rating systems include: Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating system. PUE, created by the Green Grid, is the ratio of total power consumed to the power used by the IT equipment. The real challenge exists in getting accurate measurements for Total Facility Power and IT Equipment Power, especially if the data center is part of a mixed-use building. Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE) rating. DCiE, is the reciprocal of PUE: the ratio of the power used by the IT equipment to the ... (Read Full Article)

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