Mining for Power-Saving Gold

First thing to look at is the energy efficiency of the servers and storage you are already planning to buy. Typically, IT hardware procurement has focused on speeds and initial cost with little attention paid to energy consumption. Failure to do so omits a very important variable from the procurement decision. Every 50-watt reduction in energy consumption converts to at least an operational expenditure saving of $280 over four years. That same 50-watt saving also defers at least $1,400 in power