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tandard measures of data center efficiency focus exclusively on how a computing infrastructure uses the power flowing into it. Given that many data centers are reaching the limits of their power and cooling capabilities, these are important metrics. However, a second and equally important consideration can also affect the balance sheets: server utilization. To unlock the true potential of the data center, enterprises must shift their focus from power consumption patterns to the overall productivity of their IT environments.

Operational policies designed to increase server utilization and advance overall performance and efficiency can lead to dramatic improvements in data center productivity without increasing power consumption. Adopting these policies enables administrators to support compute demands for growing business requirements within their existing data centers—instead of having to build a new capital intensive facility to process the required workload.