In the data center business, asset utilization is a key component to success. Per outlet monitoring is the latest trend for progressive thinking owner/operators and this is helping them with strategic decisions. If you don’t know exactly what the cost of running an application is, you don’t know how much to charge customers.
The rise in energy prices over the last two decades has transformed the once inconsequential cost component of doing business into a critical part of data center planning and execution. An in-depth understanding of power availability and consumption patterns within the data center is necessary for truly effective capacity planning and cost allocation.