The rising cost of power combined with the pressure for Green IT strategies make it imperative that IT manager and facilities designer implement strategies for a green data center. Here are seven strategies for a more energy efficient data center from the system architecture Task Force at the Green Grid.
The task force set out to investigate and provide guidance on existing and emergent cooling technologies that can improve the efficiency of data center cooling architectures. The end result is an excellent white paper that provides insight on seven strategies—identified by the Task Force—that, when properly implemented, can have a significant effect on the cooling portion of your date center which is one of the primary factors in your data center’s power consumption.
The paper is intended to be used as a guide for individuals responsible for cooling architecture design and operations decisions, including facility engineers, data center architects, designers, managers, and facility owners. This white paper is a high-level, qualitative overview of the strategies. The seven identified strategies are:
- Developing an air management strategy
- Moving cooling systems closer to the load
- Operating at a higher delta-T
- Installing economizers
- Using higher-specification and performance equipment
- Using dynamic controls
- Maintaining higher operating temperatures
This is one of the better green data center white papers I have seen and I would highly recommend you down load this free PDF on seven strategies to improve data center cooling effieciency. For more information on the Green Grid, a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing go to www.thegreengrid.org. If you see other great articles or tip on building a green data center please post a comment below.
Posted under Data Center, Green IT, White Paper
This post was written by Kevin Normandeau on October 29, 2008
