Impact of a Data Center's Energy Cost on TCO
Jun 21, 2012
Like fuel cost to an airline, the cost of energy represents one of the most significant Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) components in the data center. Over the long term it is one of the most variable costs, and based...
Total Cost of Ownership: An Executive Overview
Jun 19, 2012
Total Cost of Ownership “TCO” is basic and easy to calculate; just ask any first year economics or business major. Nonetheless, the true TCO of the data center is somewhat more elusive to project accurately. There are...
Data Center Build or Buy: Factors to Consider
Mar 28, 2012
Decisions made in the design and build stages will not only affect the total CapEx of the data center, but forever impact its energy efficiency and long term operating costs, as well as limiting the functional life of...
Understanding “Uptime” and Data Center Tier Levels
Mar 21, 2012
The data center industry is laden with inter-related terms such as Uptime, Tier Levels, Availability, Redundancy and Reliability. In order to make an informed decision it is important to understand what they mean and...
Keys to Successful Data Center Operations
Mar 08, 2012
Besides the level of infrastructure redundancy within your data center, consistency of procedures for operations, maintenance and support of the critical infrastructure systems are key to ensuring continuous...
Data Center Site Selection Factors
Mar 06, 2012
It takes a very knowledgeable team to fully evaluate the suitability of a location to build a new data center. Many factors come into play, such as the cost and availability of sufficient and diverse sources of power ...
Data Center Expansion: Build or Buy?
Feb 29, 2012
To build or buy your next data center is an age-old question for many business executives. This article series is designed to help C level business executives better understand the strategic implications and questions...
PUE 2: The Sequel (Continued)
Jun 01, 2011
Going a step beyond the basic information provided by The Green Grid on "PUE 2," here are various additional insights and comments from some of the Task Force organizations that collaborated on the document.
Power Usage Effectiveness 2 - The Sequel
Jun 01, 2011
The Data Center Efficiency Task Force recently issued "Version 2 – Measuring PUE for Data Centers," better known as PUE 2. The updated PUE version is meant to clarify and reiterate the updated measurement requirements...