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integrating people – process – place
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4, 2008 DECEMBER–FEBRUARY
Official magazine of the Facility Management Association of Australia Ltd
Print Post Approved 340742 00155 $9.95 inc GST
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facility
 
During the last five years, virtually every sizebusiness has experienced growth in thenumber and density of its IT systems as day-to-day operations become more dependenton server, storage and communicationstechnology. As a result, today’s data centrefacilities must support more devices,consuming more power and generating moreheat. This is becoming increasingly difficult asthe availability of power – especially inmetropolitan areas – diminishes, and the priceof power continues to rise.In many cases, large organisations withmature facilities have been forced to deal withthese changes by overhauling theirinfrastructure or developing new facilitiessooner than expected. For smaller, fast-growing businesses, these same issues posean even greater challenge. Not only must theyaccommodate the same growth in technologyutilisation as larger companies, but also planfor technology growth dictated by the growthof the business. A recent survey of more than 2,000professionals across Asia identified availabilityand energy efficiency as the top twochallenges the facility management industryfaces in the region. This closely matched thefindings in Australia, where high-densitycooling was also cited as a major priority. Thesurvey was conducted by data centreinfrastructure specialist Emerson NetworkPower in 15 Asian cities as part of its EnergyLogic Symposium Series from April to July thisyear.
 Achieving efficiency
 Approximately 50 per cent of the power to acomputer room or large data centre facility isfor the IT load, with the remainder being forthe support infrastructure (cooling, UPS,power distribution, lighting, etc). This is for awell-designed and maintained computer roomusing typical IT equipment and power/coolinginfrastructure.However, the average IT server power supplyis 80 per cent efficient but the typical serverutilisation is only 15 per cent. Using thisexample, if a server draws six megawatts fromthe utility, three megawatts is for the IT load. At $0.10 per kilowatt-hour the electricity bill ismore than $5 million per year. An improvement in the server utilisation ratevia virtualisation to 30 per cent will result in anannual savings of over $2 million per yearprovided the unused servers are turned off. A10 per cent improvement in the averageserver power supply to 88 per cent (92 percent efficient power supplies are available)results in over $500,000 per year in savings. To attain the same savings by improving thecooling system efficiency requires a 30 percent efficiency improvement, which can beachieved with a next-generation supplementalcooling system.
Solutions for now and tomorrow
Emerson Network Power is the global leaderin enabling business-critical continuity fromgrid to chip for telecommunication networks,data centres, health care and industrialfacilities. Emerson provides innovativesolutions and expertise in areas including ACand DC power and precision cooling systems,embedded computing and power, integratedracks and enclosures, power switching andcontrols, monitoring, and connectivity. To achieve the optimal balance of energyefficiency, availability and high-density cooling,Emerson complements its extensive solutionsportfolio with business-critical servicecapabilities that include site monitoring,precision environmental control systems,water treatment programs, 24 houremergency service, project design andinstallation services, performance reviews, lifecycle analysis, specialist cleaning solutions,fire protection, thermographic photographyand tenancy fitouts.While growing businesses manage a highdegree of change with limited resources, anew generation of infrastructure technologieshas emerged that make it easier to achieveenergy consumption and efficiency targets,reduce environmentally damaging emissions,and improve the overall availability of a criticalfacility.Speak to Emerson today to find out just howachievable your goals can be.
For more information visit EmersonNetwork Power Australia atwww.emersonnetwork.com.au or call1800 065 345
CLIENT FEATURE
Optimising energy efficiency, availabilityand high-density cooling in facility design
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