Pesquisa de eficiência do data center

ServerLIFT^® LLC conducted an anonymous survey at a large technology trade show to determine data center efficiency specific to equipment handling practices.
Os entrevistados foram solicitados a preencher um questionário composto por seis perguntas relacionadas às operações diárias em seu data center. Todas as informações da pesquisa eram anônimas para incentivar a honestidade dos participantes e minimizar o viés.

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The data indicated that using ServerLIFT^® products was far more efficient method of handling IT equipment than using generic warehouse lifts; translating into significant cost savings for data centers. For the purpose of this survey, data center efficiency was defined as the number of man-hours required to install a server in a rack. Data centers using generic warehouse lifts are losing approximately 1 man-hour per equipment move, resulting in higher operating costs. Results are illustrated in the graphs below¹.

Largura = 906 px Altura = 266 px

Equipamento com peso superior a 50 libras:

1. Tempos de instalação 70% mais rápidos com um ServerLIFT^® vs. um elevador de armazém genérico
2. Necessário, em média, aproximadamente 1 hora-homem (58,13 minutos) a menos com um ServerLIFT^®

¹ Savings were calculated strictly from the results of the survey and based solely on estimated lost man – hours. Other differentiators such as ease of use, risk reduction, suitability for the task and improved handling safety were not evaluated as part of these results. A VMWare survey of customers’ operational efficiency citing the company’s internal cost calculations specified the fully-burdened cost of system administrators to be $75 per hour. This number was used to project the cost savings achievable with a ServerLIFT^®.