Tag Archives: PUE

How to Calculate Data Center PUE

How to Calculate Data Center PUE

By - September 19, 2018

PUE, which stands for Power Usage Effectiveness, is a ratio used to measure data center energy consumption. This ratio was first released in 2007 via The Green Grid, which is a nonprofit consortium of data center end-users, tech professionals, utility providers, and policy makers dedicated to ‘greening’ modern data centers. Data Center PUE: What’s the…

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DCIM PUE and alternative facts

DCIM PUE and alternative facts

By - September 10, 2018

Before we deconstruct the loaded title of this blog — ‘DCIM PUE and alternative facts’ — let’s first remove any mutual mystification around these two acronyms: PUE and DCIM. Or at least, let’s try… PUE stands for ‘Power Usage Effectiveness’. It measures the total amount of energy used by a data center to the total…

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Does Data Center Automation Pay Off?  Federal Agencies Release ROI Reports

Does Data Center Automation Pay Off? Federal Agencies Release ROI Reports

By - December 3, 2017

Recently, I stumbled upon the current DCOI optimization dashboard — which is an overall look at how data centers in federal agencies are performing across different categories. If you’re not familiar with the DCOI yet, here’s some background: DCOI is short for the Data Center Optimization Initiative. It’s a federal initiative that falls under the…

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Stop Wasting Money on Data Center Power

Stop Wasting Money on Data Center Power

By - November 8, 2017

Federal government data centers are now required to install DCIM and achieve a power usage effectiveness rate (PUE) of 1.5 or lower thanks to the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI). Why? What’s the push behind this? Data centers use a whole bunch of power (we know, we know: this isn’t a news flash to you)….

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