Conserving the Energy of Your Data Center
August 21, 2017 06:10
Countless business these days are relying their operational on data center. They run this establishment continuously without any interruption. Therefore, it consumes enormous amount of energy in form of electricity. As you probably notice, the power needs to be supplied to series of server, not to mention the cooling system used to cool down the temperature. The profits gained from its operational are mostly used to compensate with power cost. If you were business owner who rely on the same method, it would be wise if you consider green establishment. It means that the building is managed so that it uses low amount of power without affecting its operational.
Some people might say that it is almost impossible to manage. However, there is a chance where you can pull this energy conservation plan. Some equipment might be needed in order to customize the server into eco-friendly data center. The costly equipment will be paid off after they are reducing the amount of energy to power up the system. There are several ways to execute this plan. Installing eco-friendly thermostat is the initial stage. The cooling system will not be operated unless the temperature of each server is reaching certain level, which might put the system in danger.
Other than customization by installing thermostat, you can also turn off some of the servers. As you might expect, some servers are only operating when it is needed. When the servers are not needed, they still require power. By turning off unused server, the power wasted for powering unused resources can be significantly minimized. This will reduce the amount of energy required. It means that you can put the energy consumption to power up the system at low level. Conserving energy of your data center is definitely an efficient way of improving your profits.
Posted August 21, 2017 06:10
6 years, 9 months ago
Good post