Data Center Power Management

Data Centers are the most important and most wasteful area in any IT department. Organizations information must be available at all times which equates to servers running 7x24x365. As technological demands increase so do environmental demands on datacenters and organizations in general. According to HP:

• Power and cooling costs now equal half of each dollar spent on new servers
• Cooling accounts for 50 percent of power costs — which means it costs the same to cool as to compute
• Server density has increased 10X over the past decade; the average server’s power consumption has quadrupled
• Higher density and the resultant higher operating temperatures spawn increased administration costs and premature systems failure
• Upwards of 60 percent of data center capacity can be wasted due to poorly designed layouts and airflow
• The EPA estimates that energy-management best practices combined with IT consolidation could reduce data center power consumption by as much as 45 percent

To address energy concerns the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has conducted multiple studies on the effect of data center power consumption. These studies have resulted in statics like those above. While no specific legislation has been passed, organizations of all sizes are feeling pressure to address their social obligation to the environment. With energy costs rising, this social responsibility will result in significant cost savings to organizations who adopt green policies.

ValCom offers specific solutions to address organizations data center power management concerns:

1. Data Center Optimization Services
   ValCom has the expertise in leveraging innovation to reduce cost in IT execution through workload consolidation and resource optimization. Our customers will tell you that their optimized data centers allow them to deliver high level of service at lower cost to their business users. Our solutions include virtualization, consolidation and data center management services.
2. Purchase Energy Star and EPEAT certified Equipment
   ValCom’s team of professionals understands the importance of recommending the proper equipment to meet our customers’ needs. We have been successful in recommending solutions that are technologically sound and environmentally conscience while reducing cost. This includes the recommendation of equipment that are both ENERGY STAR and EPEAT certified which will reduce the carbon footprint and energy costs of an organization greatly. Click here to find out more.
3. Proactively managing power and cooling systems
   A major component of data center equipment is the power and cooling management software. Improper or lack of use of this software can result in astronomical energy costs for organizations. ValCom leverages its relationships with manufacturers’ to consult, and implement power management solutions which yield immediate ROI.