A Message From Data Center Managers to CIOs: Floor Space, Power and Cooling Will Limit Our Growth

A three-page article aimed at helping chief information officers understand that constraints on data center space, power and cooling abilities could limit future company growth.

This piece examines the trade-off between data center space and the cost of the energy necessary to power and cool the technology. It offers recommendations that include improving the use of existing equipment to delay the need for new systems that require more energy or cooling, and suggestions on how to improve data center configuration.