{"id":1330,"date":"2015-03-06T14:07:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T14:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2024-01-15T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:56:12","slug":"how-to-optimize-data-center-energy-efficiency-whitepaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/how-to-optimize-data-center-energy-efficiency-whitepaper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Optimize Data Center Energy Efficiency [Whitepaper]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/activo-services\/ip-infrastructure\/data-centres.html\">data centers<\/a> face ongoing challenges as technology changes and demand soars. Keeping up with big data, cloud computing, and the need for increased energy efficiency are all crucial to data center success.<\/p>\n<p>According to the IDC, <strong>energy consumption per server is growing by 9% per year globally.<\/strong> More customers are relying more often on data centers to handle more data. Furthermore, cloud computing and big data both require a large amount of processing power.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Panduit-Energy-Efficiency-June2013-FINAL0-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"Database Energy Efficiency\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" \/>These pressures will only become more pronounced as the demands on data centers grow. To remain competitive, they must <strong>invest in long term optimizations and efficiency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Panduit, a leader in Data Center solutions, provides a whitepaper that thoroughly explores these issues. The whitepaper also offers a solution for managing and optimizing the modern data center.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/adobe-pdf1-300x300.png\" alt=\"download-PDF\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0Click here to download the whitepaper: Optimizing the Energy Efficiency of the Modern Data Center.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>SmartZone\u2122 Solutions from Panduit<\/h2>\n<p>Panduit\u2019s SmartZone\u2122 is a software suite that monitors data center infrastructure metrics in real-time and makes sure users and user access are complaint with regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Once sources of energy inefficiencies are identified and corrected, this software ensures that the data center maintains those improvements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With its intelligent software and devices, SmartZone\u2122 provides direct visibility into:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Process documentation of IT assets, moves, adds, and changes (MACs)<\/li>\n<li>Power consumption, temperature, and humidity measurement of active equipment<\/li>\n<li>Precise location and utilization data for assets and connections<\/li>\n<li>Centralized monitoring of IT assets through a single platform<\/li>\n<li>Underutilized assets and resources<\/li>\n<li>Unauthorized patch field changes<\/li>\n<li>Potential physical network security breaches<\/li>\n<li>Root cause analysis of physical network problems<\/li>\n<li>Capacity limits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Data centers that consume less power and optimize the power they are using will reduce energy costs and be able to keep up with demand over the long term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; Activo is a Panduit partner with the expertise to help improve data center infrastructure. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/contact.html\"><strong>Contact us to get started!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More from Activo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Activo Helps Columbia International College Improve Communication between Students, Parents, and Faculty [Case Study]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/activo-helps-columbia-international-college-improve-communication-between-students-parents-and-faculty\/\">Activo Helps Columbia International College Improve Communication between Students, Parents, and Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/cat6a-cabling-significantly-improves-video-quality-video\/\">Cat6A Cabling Significantly Improves Video Quality [Video]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/commscope-imvision-makes-infrastructure-management-easy-whitepaper\/\">CommScope imVision\u2122 Makes Infrastructure Management Easy [Whitepaper]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret \u2013 data centers face ongoing challenges as technology changes and demand soars. 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