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Why Going Green Is Golden: 5 Benefits Of A Green Data Center

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Going green is a hot topic in data centers around the world&period; While it is hard to deny that our technological advances are moving at the speed of light&comma; it is also difficult &lpar;if not impossible&rpar; to ignore that we are also expending a lot of energy and consuming a growing number of valuable natural resources in the process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Thankfully&comma; this problem can be remedied&period; Many companies are catching the vision for a greener data center and are creating strategies&&num;8211&semi;such as improving their server cooling systems and practices&&num;8211&semi;to reduce and conserve&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It should be noted that peace of mind is not the only reward for the energy-conscious&period; Consider the following five benefits of creating an energy efficient data center&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>By going Green you can&colon; <&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>1&period; Save Money<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Many companies assume that saving the planet means spending more money&comma; when in fact&comma; this isn&&num;8217&semi;t necessarily the case&period; Budgets of all size can employ green solutions&period; One simple strategy for going green &lpar;and saving green&excl;&rpar; is raising the temperature set point in the server room&period; Servers today are more heat-tolerant than they were even a few years ago&comma; meaning the server room need not double as a walk-in freezer&period; Raise the temp and watch the energy bill shrink&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>2&period; Improve your public Image<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Technology has done a lot to curb our printing&sol;paper obsession&comma; but it has also contributed heavily to energy expense&period; Specifically&comma; data centers are viewed as pollution powerhouses&period; More than ever before&comma; corporations should take responsibility for their role in environmental protection&period; Surveys show that clients are inclined to do business with eco-friendly companies over their competitors and are even willing to pay a bit more for conscious-friendly products&period; Take a few steps to go green and don&&num;8217&semi;t be shy about sharing it&period; Loyal consumers want to know&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-441" alt&equals;"Why Going Green Is Golden 5 Benefits Of A Green Data Center" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;09&sol;Why-Going-Green-Is-Golden-5-Benefits-Of-A-Green-Data-Center&period;jpg" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"335" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>3&period; Consolidate Resources<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Once you determine what you really need vs&period; what you are currently using&comma; consolidation is the next natural step&period; By profiling storage and user data&comma; for example&comma; you can cut down on inefficiencies&comma; thereby streamlining your business and saving time and energy&period; A consolidated data center is an efficient data center&period; Turn off unused servers and cut back on unnecessary extra storage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>4&period; Delay &lpar;or avoid&rpar; Major Expenditures<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">By cutting down on excess and consolidating space and energy&comma; capital expenditures can be postponed or even avoided&period; The U&period;S&period; Department of Energy maintains a database of local and federal incentives that green-conscious companies can use when beginning a green initiative&period; Browse the list and see what your company can take advantage of&period; You may be surprised what you discover&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>5&period; Enjoy the Satisfaction that comes with Taking Steps to Improve the Environment<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">No matter how you look at it&comma; going green is a good decision for you&comma; your clients&comma; and your planet&period; Whether you have the funds to begin an alternative-energy project or are simply able to invest in rack solutions that improve cooling&comma; making any difference at any level is still making a difference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Those of us who are interested in keeping the planet around a little longer applaud you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&plus;Katrina is a product specialist for rack solutions solving issues for your computer server and power needs at Racksolutions&period;com<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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