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Per-service Cost & Energy Accounting

Sat, 15/08/2009 - 07:36 — romonet

Romonet Research Policy Director (Liam Newcombe) recently presented at the DCD energy efficiency event on metrics and measurement for energy efficiency. Liam described the approach needed to move to a 'per-service' accounting model in ICT



Code of Conduct for Data Centres

Sat, 15/08/2009 - 07:36 — romonet

Almost one year on Liam Newcombe (chair of the best practice working group) prepares to hold the first annual review of the codes practices, Liam's view is that the first year of the code has been a successful one and the challenge now will be to negotiate the update the practices



CRC Risk or Opportunity?

Sat, 15/08/2009 - 07:23 — romonet

The UK Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is due to come into effect as a new carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010. This will impact many data centre owners and operators....



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  • My PUE is bigger than yours
    There seems to be an endless comparison of the size of different data centres’ PUE. Whilst on the one hand this is encouraging as it demonstrates that the industry is facing up to the energy cost or environmental issues facing data centres, it is also a little depressing as the numbers are, in many cases pretty meaningless and not comparable. Why is this so, and what might we be able to do about it?

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Romonet CTO gives warning on UK Govt Energy Policy
Liam Newcombe, CTO of Romonet, warns that "the combination of rising cost and complex regulatory burdens may well be the tipping factor for operators building in the UK versus elsewhere.”