Data Centers Want an MPG Rating for Energy Efficiency

Productivity Ratings

We at Emerson Network Power delighted to see a greater focus on server efficiency. Maximizing data center efficiency can only be achieved by optimizing the productivity of the IT assets. To that end we support the recent efforts by the Green Grid to establish a set of proxies for useful work within a server. This needs to be the core focus of the server community as power supplies today are nearing 94% efficiency – a point of diminishing returns. We encourage readers to become familiar with the Green Grid proxies, download the white paper, Proxy Proposals for Measuring Data Center Efficiency, and provide feedback and recommendations to the Green Grid via the on-line survey tool. They should also review the related CUPS proxy white paper that provides useful tools to immediately improve data center efficiency.

Finally, at the individual device level we are encouraged with the industry’s collaboration with the US EPA to drive a unified standard that creates an ENERGY STAR ® rating for servers. With the ENERGY STAR power profile IT professionals will be able to better understand their expected performance at the device level. The data center building’s performance is a given often well outside their control.


Regards

Jack Pouchet
Director Energy Initiatives
Emerson Network Power

http://www.efficientdatacenter.com
http://www.emerson.com/edc/docs/EnergyLogicMetricPaper.pdf

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