Uptime Institute Releases Second Annual Server Roundup Contest Rules
The Uptime Institute has released the rules for its second annual Server Roundup contest. The contestwas introduced in October 2011 to encourage the removal and recycling of obsolete IT equipment in an effort to decrease data center energy use. Last year’s first place winner, AOL, rounded up close to 10,000 servers and saved its organization over $5 million. According to the Uptime Institute, decommissioning a single 1U rack server can result in a savings of $500 per year in energy costs, an additional $500 in operating system licenses, and $1,500 in hardware maintenance costs.
“This contest is designed to engage the IT community to get serious about asset utilization and energy efficiency,” said Matt Stansberry, director of content and publications, Uptime Institute.