Energy Efficient Servers

The Gartner Group estimates that, to stay competitive, data centers will eventually need to support workloads 300% higher than current levels. Large enterprise data centers often pay utility bills exceeding $10+ million per month, and even smaller facilities will achieve significant savings with more efficient power usage. The return on investment payback period for energy improvements is often less than 2 years. Power-hungry IT systems have become a major concern, and governments and private industry agree they must find ways to control and reduce energy demand through more efficient server design.