In 2006, businesses world-wide spent about $55.4 billion on new servers according to market-research firm IDC. To power and cool those machines, they spent $26 billion, almost half the cost of the equipment itself -- and that number is rising.

On July 20, 2007, ENERGY STAR Version 4.0 went into effect. This new version specifies the requirements for desktop and notebook computers, workstations, integrated computers, desktop servers, and game consoles.

According to current surveys, 58% of datacenter operators do not enable or exploit the Energy Savings which can be readily derived from Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling features implemented in all modern servers powered by AMD and Intel processors.

The Uptime Institute projects that the lifecycle cost of energy to power and cool new servers will reach up to three times the cost of new servers by the year 2010.

Trilliant Group's Energy Management services are designed to provide you with powerful decision-making information detailing the energy consumption, thermal signatures, and carbon footprint, of your IT assets, and implement solutions which reduce costs by improving these metrics.

Trilliant Group's Server Energy Assessment provides detailed, quantitative information describing each server in the datacenter, with particular attention to the capabilities of each server to achieve reduced energy usage through the Dynamic Voltage Scaling ("DVS") features of modern microprocessors.

Energy/Thermal Reduction projects are undertaken to formulate and implement recommendations which reduce costs, energy usage, thermal output, and carbon footprint.

Storage Consolidation projects are undertaken for many reasons; yet their ability to contribute significantly to reduced energy usage is often overlooked.

Server Energy Assessment

Trilliant Group's Server Energy Assessment provides practical, quantitative data that enables you to make informed decisions regarding your existing IT assets and forthcoming procurements.

The Server Energy Assessment is a semi-automated process designed to discover and compile extensive technical detail characterizing the energy consumption of processors and cores in each of your target servers.

In the first phase of a Server Energy Assessment, the information compiled serves as the input to a series of calculations which document the processor energy usage of each server, the consequent thermal output, cooling energy burden, conditioned power overheads, carbon footprint¹, and the projected energy use from the grid. Additional calculations are then performed, based on the DVS capabilities of each server, to project the potential energy savings that may be achieved for each target server under a range of operating conditions. Results may be reported by group, business sector, application class, server function (e.g. Mission Critical, Software Development, etc), or other appropriate method.

You may also elect for Trilliant Group to conduct a second phase of Server Energy Assessment, during which we instrument target servers or racks with high quality integrating power meters and measure the

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actual power and energy usage of each target server under an appropriate load condition. We have employed a variety of loads including the TPC-C, specJBB, and other benchmarks, as well as actual production applications. Server power and energy measurements are collected both with DVFS off to establish a precise 'baseline', and DVFS enabled with a suitable software power governor. This empirical approach provides deeper insight into the potential energy reduction and cost savings within the framework of an executing application.

For more detail on Trilliant Group's Energy Assessment process, please click here.

Energy and Thermal Reduction Projects

Based on the server capabilities discovered and documented during the Server Energy Assessment process, Trilliant Group will design and implement a solution which provides a reduction in the energy consumed by target servers. A typical implementation project begins by establishing a comprehensive goal set, with particular attention to the objectives of different classes of servers such as Mission Critical, Production, Development, Test & QA, each of which offers different opportunities for conserving energy. We then document the processes which will be required for enabling DVFS capabilities on each server type. Upon mutual agreement to a project plan and schedule, the solution may be implemented by Trilliant Group, by the client, or jointly as may be required to conform to deployment policies, security requirements, and other considerations.

As with the assessment process, you may also elect to have Trilliant Group instrument one or more server classes with integrating power meters, collect baseline and impact measurements, and report on the results obtained

Contact us to discuss your requirements and learn how Trilliant Group can contribute to the success of your energy management goals.

¹ 'Carbon Footprint' describes the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to support a given set of human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) produced over the period of one year. In the case of IT assets, carbon emissions derive directly from the production of electrical energy you purchased from public utilities to power your datacenter(s).

In 2006, businesses world-wide spent about $55.4 billion on new servers according to market-research firm IDC. To power and cool those machines, they spent $26 billion, almost half the cost of the equipment itself -- and that number is rising. On July 20, 2007, ENERGY STAR Version 4.0 went into effect. This new version specifies the requirements for desktop and notebook computers, workstations, integrated computers, desktop servers, and game consoles. According to current surveys, 58% of datacenter operators do not enable or exploit the Energy Savings which can be readily derived from Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling features implemented in all modern servers powered by AMD and Intel processors. The Uptime Institute projects that the lifecycle cost of energy to power and cool new servers will reach up to three times the cost of new servers by the year 2010.	Trilliant Group's Energy Management services are designed to provide you with powerful decision-making information detailing the energy consumption, thermal signatures, and carbon footprint, of your IT assets, and implement solutions which reduce costs by improving these metrics. Trilliant Group's Server Energy Assessment provides detailed, quantitative information describing each server in the datacenter, with particular attention to the capabilities of each server to achieve reduced energy usage through the Dynamic Voltage Scaling ("DVS") features of modern microprocessors. Energy/Thermal Reduction projects are undertaken to formulate and implement recommendations which reduce costs, energy usage, thermal output, and carbon footprint. Storage Consolidation projects are undertaken for many reasons; yet their ability to contribute significantly to reduced energy usage is often overlooked. Server Energy Assessment Trilliant Group's Server Energy Assessment provides practical, quantitative data that enables you to make informed decisions regarding your existing IT assets and forthcoming procurements. The Server Energy Assessment is a semi-automated process designed to discover and compile extensive technical detail characterizing the energy consumption of processors and cores in each of your target servers. In the first phase of a Server Energy Assessment, the information compiled serves as the input to a series of calculations which document the processor energy usage of each server, the consequent thermal output, cooling energy burden, conditioned power overheads, carbon footprint¹, and the projected energy use from the grid. Additional calculations are then performed, based on the DVS capabilities of each server, to project the potential energy savings that may be achieved for each target server under a range of operating conditions. Results may be reported by group, business sector, application class, server function (e.g. Mission Critical, Software Development, etc), or other appropriate method. You may also elect for Trilliant Group to conduct a second phase of Server Energy Assessment, during which we instrument target servers or racks with high quality integrating power meters and measure the Top of Page	actual power and energy usage of each target server under an appropriate load condition. We have employed a variety of loads including the TPC-C, specJBB, and other benchmarks, as well as actual production applications. Server power and energy measurements are collected both with DVFS off to establish a precise 'baseline', and DVFS enabled with a suitable software power governor. This empirical approach provides deeper insight into the potential energy reduction and cost savings within the framework of an executing application. For more detail on Trilliant Group's Energy Assessment process, please click here. Energy and Thermal Reduction Projects Based on the server capabilities discovered and documented during the Server Energy Assessment process, Trilliant Group will design and implement a solution which provides a reduction in the energy consumed by target servers. A typical implementation project begins by establishing a comprehensive goal set, with particular attention to the objectives of different classes of servers such as Mission Critical, Production, Development, Test & QA, each of which offers different opportunities for conserving energy. We then document the processes which will be required for enabling DVFS capabilities on each server type. Upon mutual agreement to a project plan and schedule, the solution may be implemented by Trilliant Group, by the client, or jointly as may be required to conform to deployment policies, security requirements, and other considerations. As with the assessment process, you may also elect to have Trilliant Group instrument one or more server classes with integrating power meters, collect baseline and impact measurements, and report on the results obtained Contact us to discuss your requirements and learn how Trilliant Group can contribute to the success of your energy management goals. ¹ 'Carbon Footprint' describes the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to support a given set of human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) produced over the period of one year. In the case of IT assets, carbon emissions derive directly from the production of electrical energy you purchased from public utilities to power your datacenter(s).
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