Energy Drain by Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control

Autor/in	Keller, Josh
Titel	Energy Drain by Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 55 (2009) 18, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Energy Management; Cost Effectiveness; Information Services; Information Management; Information Policy; Power Technology; Energy Conservation; Conservation Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Energiehaushalt; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Informationstätigkeit; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Informationspolitik; Antriebstechnik; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung
Abstract	The high price of storing and processing data is hurting colleges and universities across the country. In response, some institutions are embracing greener technologies to keep costs down and help the environment. But compared with other industries, colleges and universities have been slow to understand the problem and to adopt energy-saving techniques, experts say. Decentralized colleges often lack a cohesive strategy to reduce energy use. Researchers often resist plans for centralization because they want their own servers just down the hall. As a result, many institutions spend millions of dollars per year powering inefficient machines, outdated cooling systems, and improvised clusters of servers stored in lab closets and back rooms. To reduce data center costs, experts recommend that college administrators: (1) Conduct an audit; (2) Establish a working group; (3) Consolidate; and (4) Outsource. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10