328 The Green and Virtual Data Center
11.3 How We Can Get There—Best Practices and Tips
Use different tiers of technology to address various needs and issues,
depending on cost and service requirements. This is similar to a common
approach to managing energy and the environment in general. Simply
building more power plants is similar to building more data centers; how-
ever, both require time, money, approvals, and various other resources.
Diversity and leveraging of tiered resources is an alternative approach that
aligns the right resource to the task at hand, leveraging best practices and
managing use and productivity.
General tips on how to address PCFE and related issues as well as
improve the efficiency and productivity of IT data centers include ...