Dell Article Sample

Gartner believes that a data center's green IT strategy should include metrics, measurement and modeling. Data center and IT managers can immediately implement the following recommendations:

• Raise the temperature at the server inlet point up to 24 degrees Celsius but use sensors to monitor potential hot spots.
• Develop a dashboard of data center energy-efficient metrics that provides appropriate data to different levels of IT and financial management.
• Use the SPECpower benchmark to evaluate the relative energy efficiencies of the servers.