The majority of data centre decision makers and influencers believe their facilities are underperforming according to a recent survey conducted by data centre solutions provider Keysource. Of more than 250 professionals questioned, only 40% thought their IT infrastructure was fully optimised and two thirds blamed high costs for hindering data centre efficiency initiatives.

However, the findings suggest that an inadequate understanding of data centre performance was preventing many facilities from operating efficiently, with just over a third of respondents saying that they actively undertake monitoring and measurement of their operations. It also seems there is significant over capacity of power and cooling within many data centres, of up to 60% in some cases, which is having a detrimental affect on performance levels and driving up energy consumption unnecessarily.

Source: Keysource