FOCUS DATA CENTER OPERATION
Issue 2, February 2009
ARUP – AN ENGINEERING VIEW OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT DATA EXCHANGE AT
Do the EC Code of Conduct (COC) and Best Practice Guide provide a suitable framework for data center operation? The EC COC version 1.0 has been reviewed recently by Arup. There is a clear need to address energy efficiency within data centers and Arup believes the EC COC provides a framework for this across the industry.
This document largely formalises work that Arup would carry out as a matter of course as part of its due diligence relating to data centers. However, the strength in the COC lies in formalising these ideas for both data center owner-operators (ie, Participants) with vendors, consultancies, utilities, government, standard bodies and educational institutions (ie, Endorsers) under a single EU document.
Is it detailed enough to affect energy use within the data center? There are countless opportunities to make improvements to energy consumption within data centers, but to include these all in the first version of the code would risk reducing its uptake across the industry.
Arup believes the code is a step in the right direction and is likely to encourage improvements in energy utilisation if not facilitate it directly.
What conditions within the code are most relevant to your market? Consultants fall under Section b – Endorsers. Therefore, the direct commitments would be to: Offer energy advisory services; Calculate and present energy efficiency benefits and power demand options; and
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We would typically include these conditions as part of our work already. The increased awareness that the code may generate throughout the industry is anticipated to be beneficial for many businesses.
What in the Best Practice Guide is the most relevant to your market? The Best Practice Guide is targeted at owner/operators of data centers. The code serves to formalise these recommendations and, furthermore, to provide guidance with respect to monitoring and maintaining data centers during their term of operation. The Best Practice Guide is felt to be of greatest value to smaller data center operators, with limited experience of data center management, since it prescribes the experience and learnings of the industry in an easy to follow format.
Will the costs of working to the code be the same across the whole of Europe? The cost to Arup of working to the code would not vary considerably across Europe.
What benefits will working to the code bring to data center operators? There is a real cost benefit in designing and running a data center energy efficiently. The code provides a suggested approach by which to do this.
Do you think the EC COC will be widely adopted in the UK? Yes. In particular, we believe that mature operators, who are already operating with good practice, will find it trivial to adopt the code, with others following their good example.
It really depends on which way you think the wind is blowing. ONLINE
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www.datacenterdynamics.com to see how others have reacted to the European Union Code of Conduct, and to download the COC and the Best Practice Guide.
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