Global 2000 companies are telling us they are moving away from the legacy real estate-based data center model to next generation, Data Center 2.0 strategies; just-in-time, productized, scalable and software-optimized data center solutions.
The combination of CenturyLink's hosting and network assets with Savvis' proven solutions in colocation, managed hosting and cloud services substantially enhances CenturyLink's capabilities and immediately provides the company with a solid platform for future growth.
Energy management for data centers is at odds with their operational mandate. It is hard for them to describe their efficiency without being questioned about reliability. The data center, more than any other sector, suffers from the accountability issue.
By setting organizational boundaries at the enterprise level and involving roles such as the CFO and CEO in decision making around energy management, ISO 50001 takes decision making to a strategic level and breaks the siloed energy management approach.
We have ample evidence that price alone does not ensure non-energy intensive organisations implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures that are available to them..
The over-all concept is based loosely on the modular building concept, but it goes well beyond that because we are not limited to any one size, shape, or configuration.