Increased power efficiency alone won't be sufficient to turn data centers truly "green," Gartner said last week in advance of a major data center conference. "If 'greening' the data center is the goal, power efficiency is the starting point but not sufficient on its own," Gartner analyst Rakesh Kumar said in a short research note." 'Green' requires an end-to-end, integrated view of the data center, including the building, energy efficiency, waste management, asset management, capacity management, technology architecture, support services, energy sources and operations." Legacy data centers are becoming obsolete, particularly when it comes to addressing environmental problems, Gartner said. More advanced power and cooling capabilities are needed to support data center equipment that is increasingly dense and power hungry.
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