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10 IT Power-Saving Myths Debunked

Posted by timothy on from the replace-all-leds-with-cfls dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld examines 10 power-saving assumptions IT has been operating under in its quest to rein in energy costs vs. the permanent energy crisis. Under scrutiny, most such assumptions wither. From true CPU efficiency, to the life span effect of power-down frequency on servers, to SSD power consumption, to switching to DC in the datacenter, get the facts before setting your IT energy strategy."

3 of 359 comments (clear)

  1. Single Page Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Link to 1 page version. Anonymous so as not to be a karma whore.

  2. Re:Some things conveniently left out by modmans2ndcoming · · Score: 0, Redundant

    SATA drives are designed to spin up and down.

    Server and NAS drives are not designed to spin up and down, but then, those are redundant srive systems so a drive failure there is not catastrophic.

  3. True Energy Conservation Techniques by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I've discovered that leaving our 200+ workstations turned on at night actually uses less power than turning them off at the end of the workday. The process of starting them up uses more energy than leaving them on, but most people are too lazy to do the research and take the measurements themselves.