Analytics Gallery: 2010 Data Center Operational Trends Report
Highlights of exclusive InformationWeek Analytics research as it appears in "Tipping the Scales: 2010 Data Center Operational Trends," an analysis of the approaches for boosting data center efficiency and technological capabilities amid ongoing budgetary pressures.
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Nearly half the 370 survey respondents manage data centers that measure less than 2,000 sq. ft. (only 11% run operations of 25,000 sq. ft. or more); this makes consolidation, virtualization and other space-saving techniques a priority.
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More than one-third of survey respondents said a single rack in their data centers can support power demands of 26 kW or higher, but only 7% said a single rack can handle demand for more than 50 kW. And buyer beware: Data center managers told us rack power doesn't always measure up to the numbers advertised.
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Just over a third of respondents estimated their data center power usage efficiency between 1.3 and 2.0; only 4% claimed PUE of more than 2.0. A more critical concern: Another third of respondents said they don't measure PUE, and nearly a quarter told us they don't know their PUE. How can you improve efficiency without metrics for comparison?
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Disturbing if not alarming, more than half of all survey respondents said they've made little or no effort to manage their data center power. Is this despite cost concerns, or because of them?
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Regular old room air conditioning is still the most common method of keeping things cool in the data center, followed by hot aisle/cold aisle containment and in-row air cooling. Fewer than 10% of survey respondents said they make significant use of other technologies-yet.
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Nearly 40% of respondents said the business side is pushing them to move some or all data center functions to the public or private cloud, and another 40% told us they're exploring cloud options even in the absence of corporate pressure. Still, nearly 40% have nixed the public cloud altogether, and nearly a quarter have said no to the private cloud.
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Nearly 40% of respondents said the business side is pushing them to move some or all data center functions to the public or private cloud, and another 40% told us they're exploring cloud options even in the absence of corporate pressure. Still, nearly 40% have nixed the public cloud altogether, and nearly a quarter have said no to the private cloud.
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Nearly half the 370 survey respondents manage data centers that measure less than 2,000 sq. ft. (only 11% run operations of 25,000 sq. ft. or more); this makes consolidation, virtualization and other space-saving techniques a priority.
Learn more about InformationWeek Analytics' Tipping the Scales: 2010 Data Center Operational Trends (paid subscription required)
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