Using Efficient Data Storage and Processing Techniques to Reduce Power Consumption

June 5, 2007
Wendy Tate, Farida Ali


The Dynamic strategy for achieving better efficiency is simple: reduce the number of machines, reduce the number of disks, and therefore reduce the network's energy consumption. There is no reason to suffer a performance reduction to achieve these results; the same tactics used to increase energy efficiency can actually improve your network's performance. At the same time, these systems are designed to be easily adaptable, which increases your organization's overall agility in an era in which business moves at the speed of the IT infrastructure underneath. In short, these solutions are good for the environment, good for every company's competitive stance, and good for the bottom line.


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