42U is proud to be a Green Grid Member
and join efforts with leading IT companies to improve energy efficiency in Data Centers

The Green Grid is a non-profit consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. 42U is the nation's largest, vendor-independent provider of data center efficiency solutions.  With 42U's large portfolio of solutions specifically designed to mitigate the growing power and cooling demands of today's data centers, 42U is closely aligned with The Green Grid's mission of defining user-centric models and metrics; developing standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve data center performance; and promoting the adoption of energy efficient standards, processes, measurements and technologies.

We believe the green effort can see significant benefits if we can encourage today's data centers to reduce power consumption by implementing energy efficiency best practices.  The teams of Data Center Efficiency Consultants at 42U works closely with customers to create a holistic view of their energy use and provide solutions that are best for the organization, and the environment. By partnering with The Green Grid, 42U is making the commitment to the green effort.

With the rising demand for high-performance computing, comes rising energy demands and rising energy costs. The EPA estimates that 10 more power plants will be needed before 2012, just to support IT growth. (Source, ENERGY STAR^® 2007: Server Efficiency Study). Despite the fact that power consumption is one of the most important issues facing IT today, there is a lack of vendor-neutral guidelines and resources available for those looking to drive a change. The Green Grid is working to change this by developing a unified voice around data center efficiency issues.

We've seen, first-hand, the energy, cost and white space saving that can be achieved by optimizing an existing environment.  Instituting a green effort does not require sacrificing application uptime or systems availability.

42U provides the following best practices services to help data center managers improve their efficiency and reduce their energy costs:

• On-site educational Seminar to help increase understanding of the science and issues behind effective data center cooling
• Diagnostic services of your data center infrastructure cooling and energy efficiency
• Remediation services - solving identified cooling-related problems, helping you improve the stability, reliability, and efficiency of the data center raised-floor environment.

Another leading organization on Green Data Center initiatives is the Uptime Institute.  Click below to view or download the Uptime Institute white paper on data center "greeness":

Four Metrics Define Data Center “ “Greenness”