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Managing power costs in the IT sector is like mud wrestling, it has been claimed.
According to the National Computing Centre, despite power management being a slippery business, there has never been a greater impetus to install green network equipment.
The obvious place to start improving energy efficiency is at the heart of many IT firms business – the data centre.
"In terms of energy consumption data centres can be like black holes, voraciously gobbling up huge quantities of power with a seemingly infinite appetite," the NCC states.
Simulating data centre airflow around server racks and server cabinets can show where improvements can be made – either in rack design itself or in air conditioning.
The website claims that using power saving software can also have a large impact on energy consumption by powering down idle hard drives.
In related news, Lockerbie in Scotland could end up housing Europe's largest data centre.
Last Updated: 02/03/2009 18:00
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