by James Parker, PE, CEM, CMVP; Bill Brown, P.E.; & Hugh Lindsay

Energy consumption is a growing concern for data centers as advances in server equipment technologies and increased demand for computing power have increased load densities in the computer room, causing corresponding increases in data center power consumption. Energy efficiency measures are thus of high importance for data center designers, operators, and owners. This paper outlines a software-based approach to the data gathering, trending, and analysis that are necessary to apply successful energy efficiency measures in data center environments.