Protecting Your Data Center from Brownouts with Viridity EnergyCenter

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A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather that often comes with high humidity.  A very persistent heat wave, like the one we're having in the Northeast this week, can cause widespread power outages due to electricity spikes due to increased air conditioning use, which can lead to power outages.

If you're managing a data center, then you know that computer systems and other electronic storage devices are susceptible to data loss or hardware damage that can be caused by the sudden loss of power.

Protection from Brownouts 

Running Viridity EnergyCenter in preparation a brownout will help you know how much power the equipment in your data center is actually consuming. With this information, you can determine the actual power requirements that need be protected by the uninterruptible power system (UPS).  You can use this information to:

• Inventory data center assets including servers, power distribution units (PDUs), branch circuit monitors (BCMs) so that you know what you need to protect.
• Identify best placement for equipment. Efficiently place hardware based on rack space, rack power capacity, and server dimensions so that nothing overheats.
• Track top power consumers.  Know which equipment is consuming the most power so that you ensure that there is enough power to run them. 
• Determine how much battery runtime you need. During an outage, you'll need enough battery runtime to shut down systems or switch to backup generators.

With advanced planning and energy resource management software, you can reduce costs and downtime while resolving the most common threats to IT systems due to brownouts.