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How can green technology help us reduce data center costs?
Is there any technology out there that helps with reducing both the costs and the carbon footprint of data centers?
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I like this article from Treehugger: "Left unchecked, data centers could double their energy consumption over the next five years at a cost of $7.4 billion annually, according to a report [to the US Congress] issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. By 2011, the equivalent of 10 new power plants would be needed to supply 12 gigawatts of electricity unless the energy efficiency of data centers can be improved. That's bad news for the corporate bottom line and the environment. It's also a hit on taxpayers' wallets: federal government data centers alone consume about 10 percent of that electricity. The good news, say EPA's researchers, is that greening data centers through consolidating servers, energy-efficient equipment and tapping alternative energy sources could cut annual electricity costs by $1.6 billion to $5.1 billion by 2011 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 47 million metric tons a year. And boy we have work to do to keep our online viewing from contributing to climate catastrophe. Take a look below the fold for a map of US states that have yet to upgrade their commercial building code standards to even the bare minimum. How many "wired" nations in the world even have commercial building code standards that promote energy efficiency. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/the_problem_is_1.php/
Zach,
I have just posted a brief pdf document to my profile which will not necessarily promote a particular technology, but will give you some thoughts on improving the energy efficiency of your data center.
Cheers,
William
The technology is there, you just need to take a look at utilization of your servers to see if consolidation makes sense. Then look at what improvements can be made to the cooling of your data canter.
If you have more than just a few servers it makes sense to call in an expert who is up to date on the latest technology.
We do this on a regular basis and engage partners that manufacture the right equipment that makes sense to them.
There is some expense in converting to the latest technology, but most customers start seeing an immediate ROI.
They also feel better by knowing they actually did something that had a direct result in a reduced carbon footprint.
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