Data center infrastructure efficiency
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Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE), is a performance improvement
metric used to calculate the energy efficiency of a data center
. DCIE is the percentage value derived, by dividing information technology
equipment power by total facility power.
Performance improvement
Performance improvement is the concept of measuring the output of a particular process or procedure, then modifying the process or procedure to increase the output, increase efficiency, or increase the effectiveness of the process or procedure...
metric used to calculate the energy efficiency of a data center
Data center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
. DCIE is the percentage value derived, by dividing information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
equipment power by total facility power.
See also
- Power usage effectivenessPower usage effectivenessPower usage effectiveness is a measure of how efficiently a computer data center uses its power; specifically, how much of the power is actually used by the computing equipment ....
- Performance per wattPerformance per wattIn computing, performance per watt is a measure of the energy efficiency of a particular computer architecture or computer hardware. Literally, it measures the rate of computation that can be delivered by a computer for every watt of power consumed....
- Green computingGreen computingGreen computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. In the article Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices, San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers,...
- Data center infrastructure managementData center infrastructure managementData center infrastructure management is the integration of information technology and facility management disciplines to centralize monitoring, management and intelligent capacity planning of a data center's critical systems...
- IT energy managementIT energy managementIT energy management is the analysis and management of energy demand within the information technology arena. IT energy demand accounts for approximately 2% of global CO2 emissions, approximately the same level as aviation...