GCN Blog: How Power is Used in a Data Center

Interesting breakdown of power use reported in this GCN blog item…

Where the power flows

Here’s the power usage break down:

  • 60% IT Equipment (Servers use 56% of this, storage devices use 27%, and network equipment 19%)
  • 25% Cooling
  • 12% Air Movement
  • 3% Lighting (and misc.)

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