Data Center Energy Audit

Avoid the High Cost of Inefficiency

• According to American Power Conversion (APC), a 1MW high availability data center can consume $20,000,000 of electricity over its lifetime. Recent articles suggest that for some customers the cost of electricity is greater than the cost of IT hardware.
• A study by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab revealed that in a typical data center installation an average of 33% of the total power is utilized by IT Equipment. The rest is consumed by cooling (50%), the power system (9%), and lighting (8%).
• With more focus on the environment, many companies are beginning to track and/or control their carbon footprint.
• Our experience has shown that many data centers operate far below their achievable efficiency.
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is likely to clasify carbon dioxide (CO2) as a "dangerous pollutant" and move to regulate it. Companies emitting more than 250 tons of CO2 (roughly equivalent to 960 desktop computers) might have to pay financial penalities and comply with additional regulations.

Do More with No or Low Cost Improvements

With limited budgets, investment is not always an option. We prioritize recommendations based on the following parameters giving you the right information to make effective decisions:

• C riticality: Critical, Important, Helpful
• L ead-Time for Implementation: Quick Hits (within 60 days), Short-Term (within 6 months), Long-Term (more than 6 months)
• E stimate of Savings: Power usage reductions, cost savings, reduction in carbon footprint
• E fficiency: Impact to data center efficiency metrics and how it compares to other organizations
• N o Cost /Cost: Low Improvements, Investments with proven ROI, Investments not justified by ROI

Data Center Energy Audit

Our Energy Audit quickly establishes a baseline of all energy related items in the data center. We then forecast usage and costs based on the “as-is” variables. Then, we draft our set of recommendations based on a balance of what produces the greatest savings and requires the least up-front investment.

• Baseline Inventory and Metrics
• Projected Forecast
• Recommendations and Roadmap
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• General Building
• IT Infrastructure
• Servers
• Network
• Storage
• Backup

Our $avings Guarantee = No Risk

If we do not deliver recommendations that can lead to more cost savings in your data center then the cost of the Data Center Energy Audit is free. This applies to all data centers with over 5,000 square feet of space or over 150 servers in operation. Our vendor-agnostic approach and experience across facilities, infrastructure, and applications guarantees you success.