White Papers
Power, cooling, and floor space are top-of-mind issues these days for IT and facilities executives and staff struggling with dwindling resources increasing costs, growing demands from the business, and concern for the environment. Adding new hardware and growing the data center to accommodate individual business needs and requests is no longer a viable response. Organizations must find ways to manage today’s energy demands against ever-growing constraints – as well as have a plan in place for the future.
The 2008 Aberdeen Report, based on a survey of more than 4,500 companies worldwide, found that 47% of all organizations had a green strategy. The reasons for going green varied among companies, but social responsibility was the most frequently stated reason. However, a green corporate initiative is even better when it is accompanied by efficiencies or productivity gains.
Factors like cost and availability of energy for the data center are rapidly gaining in importance as both usage and costs increase. This white paper looks at electrical power, the ways that it’s measured, and the design and configuration factors involved in developing efficient systems.
The analysis shows that while energy consumption in data centers nearly doubled in the last five years, data center compute output increased seven-fold, and data center efficiency increased eight-fold over the same period.
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The cooling system accounts for 38 percent of data center energy consumption and is a primary target for energy efficiency improvements. In this white paper, Emerson Network Power looks at cooling system technologies that can substantially reduce the data center electricity bill.
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As electricity prices and IT power consumption continue to rise, IT-related energy costs are getting increased scrutiny. This white paper presents five strategies for increasing data center cooling efficiency and reducing IT energy costs.
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Strategies for enhancing data center energy efficiency cover everything from facility lighting to cooling system design, but most organizations still lack a cohesive, holistic approach for reducing data center energy use. In this white paper, Emerson Network Power introduces Energy Logic, a 10-step roadmap to achieving a 50 percent reduction in data center energy consumption.
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Data center, IT and facility professionals find themselves battling increasing IT power needs at a time of rising energy costs. This paper describes how real-time, historical and predictive information—combined with server virtualization, a service-oriented architecture and digital power and operating system controls—can optimize operating efficiencies.
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