How IT Plans to Add More ‘Green’ to Data Centers
How IT Plans to Add More ‘Green’ to Data Centers
As IT managers experience power and cooling issues within their data centers, DCIM systems provide insight into running a more efficient data center.
Unplugged
44% of IT managers say they experience data center power issues at least weekly, and 8% of those managers say they do so daily.
Chilling Out
37% say they experience data center cooling issues at least weekly, and 7% of those managers do so daily.
Management Solution
53% say they use data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems.
Seasoned Response
62% of IT managers with at least 10 years of experience say they use DCIM systems, compared to just 44% of those with less than 10 years of experience.
Top DCIM Benefits
Lower costs: 75%, Allocation of more servers in the same amount of space: 65%, “Greener” data centers: 64%
Utility Function, Part I
62% deploy power-management tools for their data center operations, and 51% take advantage of detailed power monitoring solutions. Meanwhile, 54% plan to improve the monitoring of their power usage.
Utility Function, Part II
55% plan to reduce data center energy consumption via support infrastructure, and 45% are seeking to reduce idle resource energy usage.
Heat Is On
40% raise the ambient air temperatures of their data centers to save on cooling costs.
Power Play
36% want to add additional power capacity to address power issues.
Impact Assessment
56% measure and budget power and cooling capacity at the rack level in evaluating the power/cooling impact of adding servers.