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1. 5 Ways to Improve Data Center  Energy Efficiency with PDUs  How can you tame runaway IT energy costs – the biggest operating expense in your               data center? Several factors impact data center energy use: cooling and           temperature levels, water consumption, lighting, IT equipment efficiency, etc. In         future blogs, we’ll focus in more detail on each of these factors. Today, however,               we’re uncovering ways to use ​power distribution units (PDUs) to improve data center energy efficiency.                                                                                  Calculate effectiveness (PUE):    energy   metrics,   such   as   power   usage   We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again (and again): You can’t manage what you                 don’t measure. PUE is a widely accepted benchmarking standard from Green Grid               that helps data center managers determine energy efficiency by measuring how           effectively data centers use input power. It provides insights into efficiency           efforts, and can also help determine when something has gone awry.                                                     

2.   Monitor Energy-Usage Trends:   If you’re not monitoring energy usage, how will you ever know consumption gets out             of hand? Manually or physically monitoring each of your PDUs individually would be           extremely difficult; collecting the information in a database allows you to monitor         rack-level power information, store the data, trend it and then use it to make           decisions about your data center.                                                                    Improve capacity planning:   Is your data center at power capacity? At surface level, it may appear to be – but               when you employ intelligent PDUs to perform outlet-level monitoring, you can             pinpoint areas within the data center where simple equipment rearrangement may             free up power or improve safety by moving equipment that is close to circuit limit.  Optimize device-level performance:                                          When you can calculate operating costs for each device on your network – from             servers to storage equipment – and know how much power each device uses, you can               easily identify the energy hogs. You can also use ​device-level performance metrics to determine whether a more efficient device would be worth the investment by             comparing how much “work” you receive from the device in relationship to the           amount of power it consumes.                                                                                       

3. Quickly correct environmental changes:  Failed power supply, temperature increases, a sudden surge in power usage … these         changes can all be identified by an intelligent PDU. When PDUs alert you to these               types of environmental or performance changes via E-mail or text, you’ll learn           about – and be able to act upon – the changes before they turn into a major issue                     that causes downtime and lost revenue.                                                                    Datacommxpress  62 Lapwing Way , Four Marks, Alton GU34 5FD   44 1420 561 502  www.​datacommxpress.com