EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres
Implementing Data Centre Best Practice
Adopt the Code for business benefit
The Code is aimed at promoting increased energy efficiency within the data centre in a cost effective manner without ‘hampering the critical function’. By signing up to the Code as a ‘Participant’, operators and consumers of data centre services can expect to benefit in ways that have a positive impact on the bottom line, for example;
• Financial – reduced energy consumption
• Operational – improved efficiency of IT assets
• Environmental – enhanced brand value
Establish independent and verifiable credibility
Organisations that achieve ‘Participant’ status under the Code have demonstrated a real, public and verifiable commitment to manage and improve their energy efficiency.
Take practical steps with tangible value
Romonet, whose founders played a leading role in the development of the Code, has developed a programme to assist data centre operators and tenants obtain ‘Participant’ status and quickly start realising its benefits.
Our assessment service provides:
• A vendor independent comprehensive assessment of your data centre operations
• Thorough preparation of the best practice work sheets for submission to the European Commission
• Detailed recommendations where your data centre falls short of a particular best practice
• Status tracking and management RAG tool for each data centre assessed
• Summary report of assessment findings which can be used with customers or internal stakeholders
Romonet can tailor its services to your specific circumstances if required. Our approach is to help you achieve the maximum benefits in the shortest time frame and give you the tools to build on and develop these benefits.
Are cost savings or sustainability your priority?
Romonet’s work on data centre energy metrics and leadership in the areas of research, policy and data centre analysis demonstrates our industry expertise. We can help you to get a ‘head start’ in this essential area, and start reaping the benefits of the Code more quickly. If you are serious about data centre energy efficiency and delivering sustainable bottom-line results, contact us for an initial discussion.
As use of the Code of Conduct as a procurement standard increases in both public and private sectors, ‘Participants’ who operate as data centre service or outsourcing providers will be better placed to compete.
Industry analysts suggest it may just be a matter of time before the Code, currently a voluntary guideline, becomes mandatory for data centre operators. The EC JCR has a direct influence on EU policy-making and there is a history of voluntary codes becoming more regulated to achieve EU targets.