Viridity Chats with IDC About the Future of the Data Center
Posted on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 @ 01:51 PM
Today, Michael Rowan, CTO and Co-founder, Viridity and Michelle Bailey, Research VP, Data Center Trends and Strategies, IDC spoke about The Future of Energy Efficiency in the Data Center.
According to IDC Research, running out of power and the rising cost of energy are primary drivers behind the heightened need to measure power consumption in the data center. Yet, surveys indicate that less than half of all enterprises measure their power usage. Why is this? It's because many IT managers don't know where to start when it comes to dynamically measuring their power usage or equipment utilization.
Michelle Bailey said that research across both existing enterprise data centers and new, emerging data centers shows that energy management remains the biggest challenge. She presented a Top Ten list of Data Center Efficiency Strategies which are:
1. Virtualization
2. Site Rationalization
3. Operational Best Practices
4. Automation Tools and Software
5. Data Center Redesign
6. Application Rationalization
7. Modular Data Center Construction
8. Lifecycle Management and Planning
9. Rack-based Power and Cooling Retrofit
10. Architectural and Technology Refresh
Both Mike and Michelle discussed how energy resource management (ERM) software like Viridity EnergyCenter ensures greater data center efficiency whether you are extending the life of your data center or building a new one. As Michelle said "It's hard to fix a data center problem when you can't grasp the size of the problem." Mike demoed EnergyCenter to show how it provides a detailed understanding of power consumption and equipment utilization within hours of deploying the software.
Stay tuned to view a recorded version of this webinar which will be posted shortly on both the Viridity website and on the TechTarget site.