Save Money with an Energy Monitoring System
Your energy costs are likely going up. It's an unavoidable expense because you need electricity to do business. How can you reign this in? The first...
You won't be surprised to learn that those of us at Packet Power are big advocates of data center power and temperature monitoring. After all, it is what we do.
But how much monitoring do you need to do? There are plenty of options, from monitoring every device to no monitoring whatsoever. We believe the right answer depends on what you want to get out of it -- and may involve fewer monitoring points than you might think.
Start with what you want to do with the monitoring data. Here are a few of the more typical options:
Now for the easy question. How often do you need to gather data? Given the range of monitoring options available today, there is no reason to implement any type of monitoring that does not provide automated real-time collection and analysis of data. Thankfully, the days of taking meter readings by hand are rapidly fading.
The bottom line: Knowing in advance how you will use energy usage information will help minimize your monitoring costs. Get the ball rolling by picking a focus area, starting small and growing from there.
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