*Unused Servers Survey Results Analysis - WP #28</h1> <article> <h1>*Unused Servers Survey Results Analysis - WP #28</h1> <p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT</p> <p>In December 2009, The Green Grid conducted a brief survey to learn more about the number and nature of unused servers currently running in data centers. Results showed that only one-fifth of data center operators attempt to identify unused servers as part of their regular day-to-day operations. Those respondents who do look have an average of 10 percent unused servers in their data centers. Knowing whether servers are being well-used for productive work, and turning off those that are not, will help data centers be more energy efficient, reduce redundant infrastructure, and avoid unnecessary spending and environmental impact.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Physical Infrastructure - WP #27</h1> <p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT</p> <p>Data center virtualization, which includes storage, desktop, and server virtualization, reduces overall IT equipment electrical load through consolidation of systems. The resulting energy savings can be further maximized if IT or facilities managers adjust the power and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the reduced loads.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Energy Measurement Survey Results Analysis - WP #26</h1> <p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</p> <p>In February 2009, The Green Grid conducted an online survey to better understand how data centers are measuring energy usage, the challenges they encounter, and the actions they take when they learn more about their energy efficiency.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Green Grid Energy Policy Research for Data Centres: France, Germany, The Netherlands, and The United Kingdom - WP #25</h1> <p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</p> <p>Climate change and fuel security have dramatically risen up the policy agenda, resulting in a comprehensive policy framework at both the European Union (EU) and national levels. The growth of data centres, and their energy intensity, means the industry will be particularly affected by the drive for energy efficiency of product design and building services.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Productivity Proxy Proposals Feedback: Interim Results - WP #24</h1> <p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</p> <p>In January 2009 The Green Grid (TGG) published a paper entitled, “Proxy Proposals for Measuring Data Center Productivity,” which proposed eight candidates for a simple proxy that would be useful for estimating DCeP, but significantly easier to calculate than the DCeP metric is. This paper reviews the results of the feedback from users that was gathered as to which of the proposed proxies they felt would be the most useful and worthy of further investigation.</p> </article> </main></body></html>