Data centers are huge consumers of electricity in the U.S., consuming
billions and billions of kilowatt-hours of electricity in the US every year,
with a fair percentage of that squandered. Wasted energy results from a variety
of reasons, including less-than-optimized utilization of existing servers; inefficient
cooling practices; running redundant cooling systems at full capacity 24/7/365;
and maintaining a status quo infrastructure rather than upgrading the
infrastructure to reduce inefficiencies.
The National Resources Defense Council, on its energy main
page, notes that many small, medium, corporate, and multi-tenant data centers
are much less efficient than some ultra-efficient large server farms operated
by well-known Internet brands.
Where does management at your facility stand on energy-usage
assessments, upgrades, and incentives internally and among customers that
reward efficiency best practices?
Does your facility take advantage of DCIM, CPMS, or some
particular combination of hardware and software for power and infrastructure
management? Care to share?
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