Published on 06 August 2009
All IT professionals are struggling with the issues
regarding power and real estate requirements associated with where
to locate and how to power and cool their data centers. As a result,
most new data centers are now being located based upon the cost
of energy, or said another way, the cost of cooling. However, many
existing data centers must try to optimize and live within the boundaries
of their current facilities.
Regardless of the scenario, and although cost is certainly
an issue, it is not enough to think only of the corporate "pocket
book". All power sources have some type of detrimental effect on
the environment, and therefore, it is incumbent upon everyone to
minimize the negative impact on the environment while maintaining
alignment with corporate objectives. There are a number of ways
these issues can be addressed including software as well as improved
hardware implementations. These include virtualization, upgrading
to higher networking speeds in the data center, and optimizing for
the cost/performance associated with these higher speeds relative
to the usage requirements of the given data center.
To read further, please visit the Data Center Journal
website:
http://datacenterjournal.com/content/view/3073/41/
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