• Executive Summary 14 pages
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Data Center Power and Cooling Quick Links

Foundational Areas for Power and Cooling Concepts

Data Center Energy Management - Excellent resource hosted Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Case Studies, tools, and information to help design a new data center or retrofit existing data centers.

Wikipedia article on Electrical power. Gives a starting frame of reference for discussion on the topic.

Average Price for Electrical Power in the US. Compares price increases.

EPA Enterprise Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiatives - The EPA is working with all interested parties to identify ways in which energy efficiency can be measured, documented, and implemented in data centers and the equipment they house, especially servers.

Estimating Total Power Consumption By Servers In the U.S. and the World - Jonathan G. Koomey, Ph.D

Dell Initiatives

Dell Energy Smart Power Calculator - Calculator to compare energy cost savings of Energy Smart versions of Dell PowerEdge servers versus standard Dell PowerEdge servers. Inputs include, number of servers, power cost in your area, and server lifecycle.

Dell Energy Efficiency - Dell corporate strategy and initiatives on energy and the environement

Dell Power Solutions Magazine - Feb 2007 - Entire issue on Power and Cooling in the Datacenter.

Dell Datacenter Capacity Planner - Get configuration based estimates for power, cooling, airflow, and weight as well as other useful information about Dell Enterprise products.

Dell Podcasts on Datacenter Thermal Issues

• Improving Energy Efficiency in the Datacenter
• A Practical Overview Managing Thermals in a Datacenter: Part 1
• The Future of Thermals and Power in the Datacenter: Part 2
• Power & Thermal Management Innovation — Desktop to Datacenter
• A Practical Overview of Managing Thermals in a Datacenter: Part 2