
{"id":2427,"date":"2013-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otava.test\/lets-save-the-planet-by-filling-up-the-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:33:37","slug":"lets-save-the-planet-by-filling-up-the-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/lets-save-the-planet-by-filling-up-the-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Save the Planet by Filling Up the Data Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2013, the biggest trend for <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/operations\/locations\/michigan-cloud-and-data-centers\/\">data centers<\/a> is making them more energy efficient. There are very simple things companies can do like turning off the lights in the data center to more strategic plans like locating data centers in cool geographical areas like the state of Michigan. If interested in learning more, see the list of articles below.<\/p>\n<p>All of these individual ideas can make a difference. But what is that \u201cbig idea\u201d that could make a significant impact on the environment and drive innovation to create even more efficiencies?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2kxW906xZvE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing is to fill the data centers,\u201d says Yan Ness, Online Tech Co-CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Ness gives the example of how much energy resources are actually consumed by a mid-sized company to run their servers.<\/p>\n<p>A 100-employee company would typically have around 15 servers to manage their email, store files, and run their applications. Each server uses the same energy, equal to a 300-watt light bulb. If you add up 15 300-watt light bulbs, running 7X24, that\u2019s equivalent to driving a car 250,000 miles every year.<\/p>\n<p>It is very likely that these companies are not running as efficient as possible. The companies may not realize how much energy is being consumed or they are unable to financially justify investing in more efficient equipment. So, what would happen if we move the 15 servers into a specialty data center?<\/p>\n<p>We would automatically see more energy efficiencies just by moving this equipment out of the closet and into more efficient data centers. Then if we would move those 15 servers into a data center\u2019s cloud, 90% less energy would be consumed.<\/p>\n<p>Once all of the data centers are filled, something interesting will happen. All sorts of ingenuity around making data centers more efficient will grow even more because it makes financial sense to do so.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?\u00a0 Does Ness have the \u201cbig idea\u201d by filling up the data centers?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incorporating Energy Efficiencies in Data Centers<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/blog\/the-next-generation-data-center-how-michigan-data-centers-fit-the-bill\/\">The Next Generation Data Center:\u00a0 How Michigan Data Centers Fit the Bill<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/blog\/investing-in-data-center-efficiencies-part-one\/\">Investing in Data Center Efficiencies \u2013 Part One<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/blog\/michigan-the-next-cool-thing-for-data-centers\/http:\/resource.onlinetech.com\/investing-in-data-center-efficiencies-part-two\/\">Investing in Data Center Efficiencies \u2013 Part Two<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/blog\/michigan-the-next-cool-thing-for-data-centers\/\">Michigan \u2013 The Next Cool Thing for Data Centers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/blog\/could-wind-farms-power-michigan-data-centers\/\">Could Wind Farms Power Michigan Data Centers?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2013, the biggest trend for data centers is making them more energy efficient. There are very simple things companies can do like turning off the lights in the data center to more strategic plans like locating data centers in cool geographical areas like the state of Michigan. If interested in learning more, see the list of articles below. All of these individual ideas can make a difference. But what is that \u201cbig idea\u201d that could make a significant impact on the environment and drive innovation to create even more efficiencies? \u201cThe best thing is to fill the data centers,\u201d says Yan Ness, Online Tech Co-CEO. Ness gives the example of how much energy resources are actually consumed by a mid-sized company to run their servers. A 100-employee company would typically have around 15 servers to manage their email, store files, and run their applications. Each server uses the same energy, equal to a 300-watt light bulb. If you add up 15 300-watt light bulbs, running 7X24, that\u2019s equivalent to driving a car 250,000 miles every year. It is very likely that these companies are not running as efficient as possible. 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