Data Centre Energy Efficiency

Data Centre Efficiences vs In-house Hosting

1. We retire old technology platforms and/or consolidate onto new servers, reducing our total server count.
   
   
2. Power management features are all enabled on our servers, reducing power consumption at times of computational load.
   
   
3. With any migration to a new server, we ensure the power consumption is at the same or less than the old server (we don't make the assumption that a move from a low density to a modern blade server equates to greater energy efficiency).
   
   Where applicable, we use Rasmussen's following migration strategies:
   • Use a 2-way server or a single processor dual core server to replace 2 or more old servers
   • Use a blade based on a low-voltage or mid-voltage processor to replace an old server
   • For servers with dedicated disk drives, use lower power enterprise class 2.5" drives instead of 3.5"
   • Use a single dual core processor server to replace a dual processor server
   • Use a 2-way dual core server in place of a 4-way server
   
   
4. We virtualise our servers; the most substantial way to avoid electricity consumption.
   
   
5. We standardise our energy efficient services.
   
   
6. We right-size our NCPI systems.
   
   
7. Our NCPI system is based on a standardised design, specifically to reduce avoidable wastages such as inefficient cooling design practices.