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The Denser the Data Center, the Greater the Efficiency
A dense data center does not inherently mean that it will have greater efficiency (typically, quite the opposite is true).
A dense data center does not inherently mean that it will have greater efficiency (typically, quite the opposite is true).
The data center industry’s ability to improve energy efficiency is massive. According to the latest U.S. Data Center Energy Usage Report published last year that examines data from 2014, data centers in the U.S. consumed an estimated 70 billion kWh.
Data center facilities of all types must monitor power and cooling data to be responsive when things go wrong, but they don’t often analyze combined data to obtain operational efficiencies.