Data center infrastructure efficiency explained

Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE), is a performance improvement metric used to calculate the energy efficiency of a data center. DCIE is the percentage value derived, by dividing information technology equipment power by total facility power.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• Power usage effectiveness
• Performance per watt
• Green computing
• Data center infrastructure management
• IT energy management

Notes and References

1. SearchdataCenter.com - data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE)
2. Web site: The Green Grid - The Green Grid Data Center Power Efficiency Metrics: PUE and DCiE . 2009-05-09 . 2009-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217182325/http://thegreengrid.org/sitecore/content/Global/Content/white-papers/The-Green-Grid-Data-Center-Power-Efficiency-Metrics-PUE-and-DCiE.aspx . dead .
3. DatacenterDynamics FOCUS - Data Center Efficiency: If you can't measure it, you can't improve it