Data centers revisited: Assessment of the energy impact of retrofits and technology trends in a high-density computing facility

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 98-104

  Blazek, Michele ^a   Chong, Huimin ^b   Loh, Woonsien ^c   Koomey, Jonathan G ^d  

^a AT and T Corporation   (United States)

^b Singapore Computer Society   (Singapore)

^c Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore   (Singapore)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FACILITIES; FLOORS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RETROFITTING;

DATA CENTERS; ENERGY DEMANDS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INFRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 4444266445     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2004)10:3(105)     Document Type: Article

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