by Shane Henson — October 29, 2012—Businesses and organizations that have worked to improve the energy efficiency of their data centers operating in Japan were recently honored for their efforts by The Green Grid, the information technology (IT) industry’s voice for advancing resource efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.
Judging criteria for the “Japan Most-Improved Data Centre Energy Efficiency Award for 2012” emphasized ongoing overall efforts to improve data center energy efficiency, including continuity of measurement, analysis, recommendation and implementation—in addition to focusing on energy efficiency metrics such as power usage effectiveness, says The Green Grid.
NTT Communications Inc./NTT Facilities Inc. (Joint Project) won the Grand Prix Award for continuous improvement activities and contributions to raising energy-efficiency levels of their data center in Japan by utilizing a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) system with innovative artificial intelligence. Using the DCIM, improvements were achieved in the air-conditioning system, while improvements to the thermal environment in the server room were also achieved simultaneously, meaning improvements were made in a balanced way across both areas, notes The Green Grid. In addition, the project met its investment recovery objectives, which has reportedly proven difficult for most companies due to cost-effectiveness.
SCSK Corporation received the Performance Award for streamlining energy consumption in its data center through a comprehensive audit of the thermal environment in the server room and outdoor unit yard. This includes assessments of energy consumed by the server and air-conditioning systems, plus the room and outside air temperatures.
