Data Center White Papers
Selecting an Industry-Standard Metric for Data Center Efficiency
Overview The development of standards for the measurement and specification of data center efficiency is an essential step in the global effort to reduce the environmental impact of data centers. This paper explains some of the metrics that have been used to describe the efficiency of data center physical infrastructure and suggests which metric is the most effective.
| Publisher | American Power Conversion (APC) | File Format | |
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| Date Published | January 2008 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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