Energy-Efficient datacenter Designs

Network Computing (Nov 17 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. Remember those green aspirations you had? How you'd do your bit to save the planet by re-engineering your IT operations for power efficiency? Don't worry, no one else remembers, either. But the fact remains, most data centers are still power-sucking cost centers and represent an opportunity for IT to save the company some cash. A 2007 Environmental Protection Agency report states that about half of electrical costs in data centers goes to powering environmentals like lights, fans, and compressors. That jibes with what Paul Jacobson, principal of data center consultancy Reliable Resources, is seeing. He says organizations typically spend between 45% and 55% of annual electrical expenses on cooling their data centers, making them prime targets for optimization and cost reduction. (Read Full Article)

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