Energy Efficiency In The Data Center

Posted by Big Gav

This article discusses how to make data centres more energy efficient. I'm seeing some server consolidation projects here, but they seem to be rare and driven more by space constraints and administration and licencing costs than a need to be more energy efficient. No doubt that will change over time as energy costs rise. Obviously data centers aren't the only IT area where energy is wasted - turn your machine off when you go home and/or go to bed tonight...

(via PeakOil.com)

Q: How much of an impact does the green buildings movement have on energy efficiency in the data center?

Sawyer: Data centers tend to be the place of the highest power density in a building. It's only a matter of time before it gets on people's radar. We're pushing now to make people aware that energy efficiency in the data center has a much bigger impact on the building's overall efficiency than efficiency in the lighting system or the cooling system.

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1 comments

Clinton Lige says 8:27 AM

In the years since this article was written, energy has become an even more pressing issue globally, not just for data centers. Energy costs have increased over the past 7 years, which now raises a different question: are there other ways or sources of energy enough to power data centers? The smaller, container-type data centers might be a possible solution, since smaller things usually take less energy to run; but does this really stand for data centers? I think only time will tell.