Data centers in the U.S. consumed roughly 70 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2014, according to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy and researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University, and Stanford University. While data centers draw a substantial amount of power to run their servers, switches, directors, storage devices, and other equipment, the study revealed that energy consumption in 2014 would have neared 110 billion kWh of electricity had it not been for energy efficiency improvements that have emerged in recent years.
These days, a heightened awareness of data center infrastructure operations has led to engineers designing new products that perform at greater rates but are more energy efficient. While these innovations play a key role in lessening a data centerβs carbon footprint, theyβre only part of what makes a data center more environmentally friendlyβstructuredΒ cabling is a part of the equation organizations might be missing.
Cabling can be difficult to manage and can impede hot air pathways meant to disperse heat. As a result, data center managers must find ways to improve the efficiency of hot and cold air distribution. Luckily, the simple steps below can help data center managers do just that.
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