Analysis of software and server hardware impact on energy efficiency

Data center infrastructures consume a huge amount of energy, and with the proliferation of these facilities, the overall power expenses have increased until the point that the whole industry is concerned about the economic and environmental impact. However, addressing energy efficiency in data centers is a multidimensional problem that comprises optimization in cooling system, power distribution, networking, renewal energy, software and hardware. This paper describes the impact of proper design of software and better utilization of hardware to reduce energy consumption in data centers. In this paper, a pilot data center with off the shelf servers and video streaming components are used to demonstrate the effect of different hardware and software in energy consumption.