Data centres and their management are under increasing
pressure; to increase the efficiency of their operations, to reduce
their carbon emiss
ions and to contribute to the bottom line by
reducing their costs. To help address these issues, IVI a
consortium of leading organizations from industry, the non
-
profit
sector, and academia has developed and tested a framework for
systematically assessing
and improving Energy Efficien
cy
capabilities within a mature Data Centre.
This paper describes IVI’s approach, by detailing the maturity
model which identifies current practices, targets achievable goals,
and develops an improvement roadmap so these targ
ets can be
achieved