Cool Tool to Measure Server Power Costs
By Jason Sherrill
Posted on Mar 6, 2008
Over the past couple of years, the InetSolution crew has become increasingly aware of our impact on the environment. We don't produce much traditional waste, such as paper or industrial byproducts, but we do operate a fleet of high-powered servers that drink electricity like it's free beer at a college party. Since we're adding several new servers to our bank and credit union hosting network next quarter, we've decided to configure our new servers using more energy efficient hardware that deliver more computing power with a smaller energy footprint. We found a nifty tool that helps us measure the exact energy usage of each device on our network and calculate that to actual dollar values based on our actual electricity costs.
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