Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a way of determining how efficiently a data centre uses energy. PUE measures how much energy is used to power the IT equipment in a data centre in comparison with how much energy it takes to run the facility (i.e cooling, lighting etc.). PUE is determined by dividing the amount of power entering a data center by the power used to run the computer infrastructure within it. A PUE survey will give a data centre a PUE of 1 or above. According to the Uptime Institutes 2014 Data Centre Survey, the average PUE for respondents' largest data centres is 1.7.

PUEWhy have a PUE Survey?

Data centre managers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to reduce carbon emissions. This, alongside rising energy costs and an increased demand for servers to host more data, means finding out the efficiency of data centres is becoming a priority.

How we can help

Increasing the efficiency of your data centre can save you a huge amount of money. We can offer you a PUE survey to determine the efficiency of your data centre; we'll help you to identify areas which can be made more efficient and implement any recommendations to help make sure your data centre is as effective as possible. At UPS Systems, we can also design and build a bespoke data centre solution to fit your exact requirements. Contact us today to arrange a PUE survey or to find out more about how we can help you with all your data centre needs.
  

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