The Tulix Green Data Center Initiatives | |
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Energy efficiency/green (environmentally sound) considerations: in an effort to promote environmentally sound policies in line with recent policy adopted by the Federal Government, Tulix's ATLDC is able to submit to its customers and prospective customers a Green Initiative Performance Program for their operations. This program addresses the recommendations of the Green Electronics Council and Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. All servers and equipment meet requirements of the 80 + power guidelines. Green Initiatives address the Seven Step program including Consolidation, Power Management, Energy Efficiency, Power Supplies, Internal Barriers, EPA Standards and Environmental Advocacy. They are: |
Point 1
Our Data Centers use power ware managed distribution units (PDU's) which control power usage on an individual circuit basis.
Our Data Centers have retired previous generation servers and upgraded to the latest Super Micro technology. This technology includes multi core XEON processors for more efficient information processing.
This also speaks to Point 3 as Super Micro power supplies operate at 85% efficiency at low load. |
Point 5
Each one of our Data Centers is separately metered for cost accountability. Through the PDU's, each circuit is monitored.
Our Data Centers follow 80 Plus hardware recommendations as well as The Uptime Institute's Green recommendations. These include moving high voltage distribution panels and transformers on to the Data Center floor as opposed to placing them in a separate electrical room. This provides a far more efficient use of air conditioning and a longer presence of more efficient high voltage feeds.
In all that we have listed above, we strongly believe that we are an active advocate for change. |