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October 21, 2009
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Blog The data centre is quickly being recognized as a problem area for IT departments’ sustainability plans. To combat this, many tools and tips are cropping up to help create a greener data centre. One recent article, Six Tips for Green (and Greenwash-Free) Data Center Storage, details how you can create a more sustainable data centre. The following are the six guidelines summarized:
1. Control Redundant Data. Use efficient back-up operations and delete duplicate files.
2. Change Corporate Behavior. Simple tasks like data compression can minimize data storage.
3. Put Data Where it Belongs. Use a tiered structure and look for cost efficiency when deciding on storage.
4. Virtualize Storage. Virtualizing storage will better distribute storage between servers and increase efficiency.
5. Virtualize Servers. If storage is already virtualized, continuing with servers can greatly reduce your environmental impact.
6. Upgrade Equipment. New equipment will have better energy efficiency (50 to 80 per cent lower than legacy equipment) for the energy guzzling data centre.
To learn more about how you can move your data centre into a greener future, read the full article by Steve Visconti on greenercomputing.com.
Tessa Goodwin is a marketing and research assistant for Terrabytes, a consulting firm that helps businesses measure and reduce the impact of their IT operations.
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