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Make The Case - Server Efficiency

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Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 29 May 2007 17:29 BST

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IBM is using the "room within a room within a room" method for controlling the environment of the data centre. It is becoming a fashionable method and helps to control the environment around the computer facility.

The entire data centre is a room which is sealed from the outside world and has a glass roof. This is the anteroom where the data storage and other facilities not dedicated to data processing are housed. In this room, the atmosphere is fully air-conditioned to an ambient temperature.

All of the cabling is kept within the body of the data centre; nothing is left running under the floor. It is more than just cosmetic. Leaving the floor clear allows the air from the air conditioners to flow freely, which results in greater efficiency and less power being needed. IBM says some companies have cut their electricity bills by 20 percent or more, just through some simple cleaning.

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