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Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters

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Overview Power availability is one of the most important challenges facing datacenters today. In the past, datacenter floor space has always loomed as the primary issue. Now, more and more datacenters run out of power availability before they run out of floor space. In addition, cooling requirements for dense servers are driving power demand and taxing the normal datacenter operational procedures. This paper provides a framework for improving the energy efficiency of both new and existing datacenters. The nature of datacenter energy consumption is reviewed and best practices are suggested that can significantly impact operational efficiencies.

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Publisher	The Green Grid	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Data Center

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