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Increased power consumption concerns BCS |
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 00:00 |
The British Computer Society (BCS) is calling on data centres and operators to address growing power consumption and increased carbon emissions, in a white paper it has published. The paper aims to develop understanding, methods and tools for the IT profession to address the cost and environmental impact of data centres.
Bob Harvey, chair of the BCS Carbon Footprint working group explains: "The BCS believes that it is important to develop an effective understanding of IT energy use and best practice to improve efficiency. This white paper forms part of the BCS’ drive to stimulate discussion about the impact the industry is having on the environment and offer solutions to help reduce the carbon footprint. Our objective is, over time, to develop a series of best practice guides for the profession.”
The white paper was produced through consultation with the BCS Data Centre specialist group members and other external industry experts. It explains in simple terms the complex subject of data centre metrics and reviews why they are needed. It compares current data centre efficiency metrics in terms of what they are useful for, what information they offer and what metrics are going to be needed in the future in order for businesses to gain effective understanding and control of energy and cost efficiency in their data centre. The paper also proposes a set of analysis methods and metrics for operators to complement the existing industry reporting metrics.
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