CISCO ONLINE VIDEO BROADCAST: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE DATA CENTRE

Posted on: 21/08/2008

Cisco has announced a new video broadcast titled Energy Efficiency In the Data Centre which views for the first time today (10–11 a.m. Pacific Time, 1–2 p.m. Eastern Time) and will be available until 21 February 2009.

Call it the dirty little secret of the digital age. When it comes to energy waste, data centers are among the world's biggest offenders. Most physical servers run at only about 10 to 15 percent utilization, yet can consume almost as much energy as at peak usage. Every watt of data center electricity consumption requires an additional watt just for cooling. And right now, the unutilized servers in the United States alone emit more carbon dioxide each year than the entire country of Thailand.

In addition to the environmental effects, saving energy in your data center can provide substantial green benefits in the form of significant cost savings. And, with data centers projected to continue expanding and the cost of energy increasing rapidly, this is becoming a critical priority for today's IT professionals.

Learn the five practical steps you can take right now to reduce your energy consumption. Discover the tools you need to monitor, measure, and manage your data center energy usage more efficiently at the new Cisco Efficiency Assurance Program (EAP) website. Find out how much energy you can actually save with consolidation and virtualization plus the added benefits these solutions offer. This 60-minute video broadcast will also provide:

• Methods for assessing energy usage and corresponding emissions
• Interactive calculators for estimating power costs, capacity, and utilization rates
• Standard metrics to quantify power requirements at the systems level
• Shared learning from IT, facilities, and environmental professionals in the industry

The session will also feature an online Q&A facility where Cisco's expert guests will be available to answer your data center energy questions during the broadcast.

Agenda

Segment 1: Identify and measure the true offenders
Segment 2: Mr. Green, Rob Aldrich, "Whiteboarding the Innovation"
Segment 3: Special guest EMC illustrates the greener side of storage
Segment 4: VMware serves up new efficiency gains from your servers

You will need to register your details for this free event which you can do so be visiting here and completing the online form.