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In many regions data centers are under increased pressure to track and report on their energy efficiency. There’s no doubt that operations teams will need to take steps to improve reporting processes if they are to keep pace with the growing range of energy efficiency and sustainability reporting regulations and initiatives.

Reporting has always presented challenges for data center teams. Today is even harder if you are having to gather data from multiple rooms, floors and sites, or across multiple customers.

Travis Talcott takes things back to basics in this latest Tech Update showing how easy it is to achieve the ‘single pane of glass’ for real-time operational decisions.

EkkoSense’s innovative 3D visualization and analytics capabilities already take capacity planning to the next level by allowing operations teams to run much ‘leaner’ data centers. However with the latest EkkoSoft Critical 8.0 release – and its ability to provide consolidated estate/enterprise dashboard views – you can now monitor potential capacity issues wherever they occur across the data center estate.

Data center teams are under constant pressure to balance increasing workload against ESG and sustainability targets. This requires the ability to track and manage data center power usage in real-time, as well as the ability to monitor energy efficiency across multiple sites.

With more pressure on data center teams to deliver against workload and sustainability targets, it is critical to understand exactly how their data center facilities are performing.

Increasingly organisations are looking to reduce energy usage and cut carbon as part of corporate ESG initiatives. As a result, data centers are also coming under increased pressure to report on their energy numbers. 

Thermal issues rank as the second largest cause of data center loss of service. While over-cooling has traditionally helped operations teams to hedge against potential thermal failures, this is simply not sustainable.