White Paper - Reducing Energy Costs Solutions

Energy consumption is a critical issue for IT organisations today. Computing equipment has become increasingly dense, energy costs are on the rise and many datacenters simply lack the power or space IT services require. Industry analysts estimate the annual cost of powering a server will soon exceed its acquisition cost.

Underutilised desktop and server hardware is at the root of the problem. Desktops and servers run at average utilisation rates of only 5-15% yet while idle consume nearly as much power as when active. Hardware capacity is typically over-provisioned because it is hard to adjust dynamically. The result is too much hardware that is highly inefficient at delivering IT services.

Consequently, many IT organisations are looking for solutions that can help them reduce their energy costs and consumption while at least maintaining service levels and responsiveness to the business.

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