Data Center White Papers
Power In, Dollars Out: How to Stem the Flow in the Data Center - Server Power Considerations for IT Administrators
Overview This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the server power landscape for Information Technology (IT) administrators. It explains the effect of server power usage on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for IT organizations, shows the intricacies of the power-versus-performance tradeoff in the server realm, and describes in detail how the many Windows Server system configuration parameters that IT administrators choose can affect power efficiency. This information applies for the Windows Server 2008 operating system.
| Publisher | Microsoft | File Format | WORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Published | November 2008 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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