EC awards IBM for energy-efficient data centres

siliconrepublic.com (Jan 5 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

1. The European Commission has awarded 27 data centres of technology giant IBM for energy efficiency, based on the European Union (EU) Code of Conduct for Data Centres. The honour represents the largest portfolio of data centres from a single company to receive the recognition, IBM said. Increasing energy consumption led to the creation of the EU Code of Conduct. The EU aims to inform and encourage data centre operators on reducing energy consumption in an cost-effective manner that doesn't negatively impact mission-critical data centre functions. The assessment is made against a set of best practices to reduce energy losses, which include the usage of energy-efficient hardware, installing free cooling and cold aisle containment, IBM added. (Read Full Article)

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