New practice brief presents guidlines for improving data center operations and reducing energy costs

Denver, CO - Broomfield, CO - January 10, 2008 -- IT environments have undergone significant changes as server densities have risen dramatically over the past decade. Servers require increasingly high levels of power and cooling resources, and IT managers and personnel need new metrics for measuring and improving data center efficiency.

Calculating your data center’s Coefficient of Efficiency (CoE) offers a valuable baseline and provides insight into your facility’s power usage which can help you:

- Make the best use of existing cooling resources
- Increase cooling capacity
- Allow for data center growth and accommodate new IT equipment
- Improve equipment reliability by reducing data center hot spots
- Reduce energy bills and operating costs
- Please complete the form below to download the complete best practice brief.


To download this best pratice brief, go to: http://www.42u.com/data-center-power-requirements.htm.

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DirectNET (http://www.directnet.us), founded in 1995, is comprised of three independent companies/business units: 42U (www.42u.com), the leading value-added reseller (VAR) of enterprise KVM Switch Solutions; KVM Switches Online (www.kvm-switches-online.com), the largest KVM Switch e-commerce store in the US; and Server Racks Online (www.server-racks-online.com), the largest “click and build” online rack superstore.