Servers’ energy efficiency becoming issue

The energy efficiency of datacentres is becoming a big worry for some New Zealand companies, says the head of IBM’s server business in Australasia, as they find they can’t get enough power into their buildings to run and cool all the servers they need.

Traditionally companies have chosen servers that give the most bang for their buck, choosing faster processors without worrying much about energy efficiency.

But rising energy costs mean companies overseas are looking at a longer-term strategy to minimise rising energy costs with more efficient servers.

Information Week in the US has reported that companies are now spending more money powering and cooling servers than on acquiring the hardware in the first place.

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