数据中心降低成本的方法——问工程师[视频]

专注于硬件的策略可以帮助数据中心运营商削减预算

研究数据中心的成本削减，你会被这种创新所震撼. 许多超大规模供应商在液体冷却等领域取得了突破性进展, 替代能源整合, 以及使用 数据中心基础设施管理(DCIM)人工智能 以维持新的效率水平.

这一切都是很有希望的，未来的负担得起, sustainable data centers and offers interesting things to consider when planning new construction. 但 most Indian data center operators have existing facilities in which they need to save money 今天, 无需进行重大改造.

6种节省数据中心成本的方法

幸运的是，有一些交钥匙的选择可以实现这一目标. 我们总结了6个最能将简单和有效结合起来的方法.

1. 模块化提高效率

A full HVAC transition to liquid cooling and other major capital projects are often out of reach, but energy efficiency can be gradually enhanced through hardware acquisition by:

• 在生命周期计划中整合效率收益. Determine when increased efficiency of newer hardware justifies the capital expenditure of 升级数据中心硬件组件.
• 设定能源效益目标. 一定要查看空闲状态和活动状态的能源使用统计数据, 因为许多产品在两个方面的效率并不相同.
• 评估创新产品, such as those with server- or rack-level liquid cooling to take advantage of advances impractical to incorporate at facility-wide scale.

2. 检查您的数据存储

物联网驱动的数据量爆炸式增长才刚刚开始. At the same time, the easy capacity gains in HDDs and flash 存储 is reaching an end. 然而，大多数企业并未效仿 IT基础设施生命周期管理最佳实践. It’s time to reexamine what data the organization is keeping, for what reason, and for how long. “只要有可能就清除”是一个好策略，而且它节省了存储费用.

很少访问的数据必须保存, 用于存档或监管目的, 考虑冷藏, 比如磁带系统, 减少与你的 存储基础设施管理. Optimizing your 存储 overhead is a key strategy for reducing data center costs.

3. 关注支持价值

几乎任何新的硬件购买, companies will usually add a 支持 contract from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). It’s a fine plan to help ensure deployment success and access any microcode with new features. 但 高德纳的一项研究 发现四年后的产品发布是 最新的 在这一点上，这种方法是有经济意义的. 对于那些购买了一到两年的系统的组织 IT硬件生命周期这可能意味着它的使用寿命只有两到三年.

超过这个时间范围, new features are almost never offered and many OEMs will increase the cost of 支持. 因此，顾客花了更多的钱，却得到了更少的价值. 另一方面， 第三方硬件维护提供商 can step in to offer better, more responsive 支持 and more features at about half the cost. 和 多厂商硬件维护 通过单一提供者, contract management and trouble ticket oversight become more efficient as well.

4. 明智地延长硬件寿命

有一段时间，关于升级存在两个对立阵营. T在这里 were the conservative-minded who kept hardware only as long as the initial 支持 period lasted, 一般是三到五年. 还有一些冒险者更喜欢“跑到它掉下来为止”,在DIY的支持下积蓄积蓄，直到 灾难性硬件故障 他们在停机时间的花费比他们获得的要多.

Now t在这里 is a middle way with post-warranty and post-EOSL (end of 支持 life) 维护 available on nearly all server, 存储, 以及来自主要制造商的网络硬件. This empowers enterprises to decide on a product-by-product basis which equipment is delivering value. 一旦所有资产, 它们的保修状态, 风险概况被识别出来, 然后企业就可以从这些投资中获得最大的回报, 不损害可靠性或安全性, 并进一步扩大资本支出.

5. 走出反应模式

很少有人会在压力下做出最明智的财务决定, 在数据中心进行持续的消防演习可能会导致超支. 当最坏的情况发生时，必须有更多的员工在场，以避免崩溃 再一次。, and the most expeditious option—maybe replacing a malfunctioning piece of hardware without a real diagnosis—is not always the most cost-efficient.

Moving from this stance toward a more proactive one can change the budget equation. 例如, newer hardware 监控 系统 can streamline triage and automate trouble ticketing to reduce the 支持 burden on data center staff. This provides direct savings and fosters an environment in which resources can be directed more mindfully.

6. 分享和同样分享

数据中心是一个复杂的地方, and many operators strive to have an in-house team member trained for every possible task. 这可能导致不必要的高人力成本.

利用外包合作伙伴可以根据需要获得专业知识, 不支付全职甚至兼职工资. 值得一问的是数据中心监控的是什么, 维护, 优化任务可以交给外部专家甚至计算机. 随着基于机器学习系统的兴起, 例如, you may not need the same number of administrators sifting the daily influx of network alerts as you did just a year ago.

保持在数据中心体系结构创新的顶端是至关重要的, 系统, 和实践, 但许多信息和通信技术主管将发现最大的影响, lowest risk data center cost-saving opportunities reside in the more tried-and-true areas of hardware selection, 监控, 支持, 和优化. These choices might not be as headline-grabbing as siting data centers under the sea or building the DCIM equivalent of HAL from 2001:太空漫游但它们确实离家更近.