Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a metric designed to evaluate the efficiency of a data center by comparing the total energy consumed by a data center or facility with the energy utilized by the facility’s IT equipment. PUE serves as a benchmark for assessing the efficiency of data ce...
Using this model helps drive energy-efficiency improvements and more effective use of capital. In this month's column, we're going to introduce metrics or key performance indicators developed by the data center industry, which have furthered the cause of energy ...
Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of adata center. PUE is determined by dividing the total amount of power entering a data center by the power used to run the IT equipment within it. PUE is expressed as a ratio, with overall efficiency impr...
Manage Data Center Power Usage at the Device, Rack, Row, and Site Levels The digital age has brought on a more complex data center power infrastructure. With the combination of certain economic drivers and technological innovations, there’s a lot more data and complex hardware to support, all...
A range of offerings can help you plan a sustainable energy-wise strategy and transition to more energy-efficient data center operations. Find out how your power usage compares to industry best practices with an HP Energy Efficiency Analysis. This new service provides a thorough assessment of your...
The average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of these data centers stands at 1.2 -- the closer the value is to 1, the better the energy efficiency, whereas, for most newly-built data centers in China, the average PUE is 1.73. Besides renting server racks, many Zhongwei-based companies are...
Power efficiency can be improved by decreasing the power usage effectiveness (PUE) ratio, so more of the electricity going into the data center is used for computing while less of it is used for cooling or lost in the power distribution infrastructure. It can also be improved by making server...
The Green Grid is an association of IT professionals seeking to dramatically raise the energy efficiency of datacenters through a series of short-term and long-term proposals. For the short term, The Green Grid is proposing the use of Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Datacenter Efficiency (...
Power usage effectiveness (PUE)A metric that measures the total power usage of the data center and compares it to the power used by IT equipment. Energy efficiency ratio (EER)The ratio of cooling output to power input; a higher EER indicates better cooling efficiency. ...
Implementing real time tools to measure power consumption across business cycles can allow you to see the peaks and valleys of consumption and get a true sense of your usage. With this information, you can establish KPIs that are based on real, measurable data. And in some countries, reporting...