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Sensing data centres for energy efficiency.

Jie Liu1, Andreas Terzis

  • 1Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA 98052, USA. jie.liu@microsoft.com

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Data centers consume significant energy, impacting costs and the environment. Implementing wireless sensor networks enhances operational visibility, enabling better energy efficiency and management.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Energy Systems
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Data centers are major energy consumers, with demand increasing due to cloud services.
  • High energy consumption leads to significant monetary costs and environmental concerns.
  • Current data center management is hindered by a lack of visibility into dynamic operating conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the need for improved energy utilization in data centers.
  • To propose wireless sensor networks (WSNs) as a solution for enhanced data center visibility.
  • To outline the essential parameters and challenges for data center sensing networks.

Main Methods:

  • Summarizing data center operations to identify key sensing parameters.
  • Describing the challenges faced by data center sensing networks.
  • Presenting technical approaches for data collection and management within WSNs.

Main Results:

  • WSNs can provide high-fidelity data on data center operating conditions.
  • Effective data collection and management strategies are crucial for WSNs.
  • The concept of a 'data center genome' as an end-to-end sensing system is introduced.

Conclusions:

  • Increased visibility through WSNs can address low-energy utilization in data centers.
  • Addressing WSN challenges is key to optimizing data center management.
  • An integrated sensing system can lead to more efficient and sustainable data center operations.