The Environmental Protection Agency and Data Center Energy Efficiency

	Jan 13, 2010
	Approximately one hour
	Patrick McLaughlin, Chief Editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance

For several years the United States Environmental Protection Agency has observed with interest the amount of energy that data centers consume. Beginning with its report to Congress in 2007, the EPA has recommended certain actions that data centers can take to improve their energy efficiency. In the years since that report was issued, the EPA has initiated three EnergyStar programs specifically aimed at data centers.

This webcast seminar, produced and delivered by the editorial staff of Cabling Installation & Maintenance, will provide information on the EPA’s current and anticipated future actions to encourage energy efficiency in data centers. Specific areas of focus will include the following.

EnergyStar rating for servers – Issued in May 2009, the EPA’s “Tier 1” EnergyStar program for servers is already well into its second iteration. Information in this webcast will update the status of the EPA’s “Tier 2” version of the program, which seeks to pinpoint servers’ active-mode efficiency.

EnergyStar-rated data center facilities – What will it take for data center managers to proudly proclaim their facilities are among the most energy-efficient in the land? Find out through this webcast what information the EPA will take into consideration when determining the best of the best in data center efficiency, including the use of PDUs versus UPSs for evaluation and the EPA’s consideration of using an Energy Usage Effectiveness (EUE) formula as opposed to Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

Enterprise storage – The EPA’s latest data center-related EnergyStar initiative relates to storage. This webcast will update its audience on the initial efforts being made with storage-industry participants to establish a rating system.

Best practices – The EPA’s report to Congress included recommended practices for efficiency gains through data center operations. During this webcast, we will discuss how the agency is applying these practices to its EnergyStar programs as well as what, if any, additional recommendations it has made since the report was issued.

 

This webcast seminar will provide information on the EPA’s current and anticipated future actions to encourage energy efficiency in data centers.

Patrick McLaughlin Chief Editor Cabling Installation & Maintenance

Chatsworth Products, Inc. :
Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI) is a leading manufacturer of systems designed to organize, store and secure IT infrastructure equipment. As an industry leader, CPI products set the benchmark by delivering superior structural support exceeding customer expectations through innovation, function and performance. Our extensive product line includes Rack, Cabinet and Enclosure Systems, Thermal Management, Zone Cabling and Wireless Enclosures, Wall-Mount Systems, Cable Management, Cable Runway and Tray, Power Management, Electronics, Monitoring and Security, Grounding and Bonding and Seismic Protection Systems. Unequalled customer service and technical support, and a global network of industry-leading distributors, assures customers that CPI is dedicated to delivering solutions designed to meet their needs.

Graybar :

Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, communications and networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of more than 240 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products from thousands of manufacturers, serving as the vital link to hundreds of thousands of customers. For more information, visit http://www.graybar.com or call 1-800-GRAYBAR.

 

Server Technology, Inc. :

Server Technology, Inc., designs and manufactures intelligent power distribution products for enterprise data centers, service providers and branch office locations. Founded in 1984, Server Technology is recognized as a leader in innovative Remote Power Management solutions.  The company’s line of Sentry™ power products eliminates unnecessary trips to remote locations and minimizes the impact of locked-up internetworking equipment on business critical networks, combining intelligent power distribution, remote power monitoring and management and power measurement.  Per Outlet Power Sensing products combined with the Sentry Power Manager software tool allow for capacity planning, efficiency monitoring for metrics like PUE and DCiE, ability to identify comatose servers and other power monitoring and management solutions.  Server Technology is headquartered in Reno, Nevada with worldwide distribution and regional offices in the United Kingdom, Germany and Singapore and can be reached at (775) 284-2000, or on the Web at http://www.servertech.com