Three steps to calculate total enterprise IT energy consumption using DCIM

Schneider Electric logo and branding pictured at the Schneider Electric SE stand at the Enlit energy conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Enterprise IT has a significant impact on our environment. The International Energy Agency reports that the estimated global data centre electricity consumption in 2022 was around 1-1.3% of global final electricity demand.

Stakeholders have set their sights on this impact and are encouraging business leaders to focus on corporate sustainability initiatives. Accurately measuring energy consumption and managing a company’s sustainability performance is important because it influences corporate reputation.

This paper from Schneider Electric shares a three-step framework that measures and tracks IT energy consumption across the entire enterprise portfolio. It will help you discover:

  • How to account for what consumes energy across your portfolio of sites
  • Recommended sources for energy consumption data 
  • The ideal platform for data aggregation and dashboarding

 Download today.

Provided by Schneider Electric

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