Beaverton, OR – November 19, 2007 – Recent industry focus on the need to ‘go green’ isn’t just hype; a solid majority of x86 data center personnel are highly concerned about energy consumption, cooling capacity, and floor space, according to a survey conducted by Gabriel Consulting Group (GCG).
GCG’s semiannual x86 Server Vendor Preference Survey poses a comprehensive battery of questions to hands-on IT customers that shed light on their perceptions about vendor offerings and services. These data center managers, architects, and administrators also address particular issues such as virtualization, purchasing plans, and IT trends.
Some highlights from the ‘Power/ Cooling/ Floorspace’ section of the survey:
- 30% of survey respondents report that they are rapidly running out of electrical capacity.
- Nearly 1/3 say that cooling capacity has become a major concern for them.
- Data center floor space is the most critical issue of all; 42% are “rapidly running out.”
- More than 55% of survey respondents report that their server purchases are “heavily influenced” by power, cooling, and floor space concerns.
“We were a bit surprised by the large number of customers who said they are hitting the wall on electrical and cooling capacity – and even more surprised to see that more than 40% of them are running out of data center space,” commented Dan Olds, principal analyst at GCG. “Vendors are pushing hard to bring more efficient servers to market – or to at least position their current offerings as ‘greener’ than the other guys’.”
Almost 65% of customers said that facilities concerns will become much more important in the future, and that these considerations will be given increasing weight over time.
The survey was conducted in the second quarter of 2007 and covered 297 enterprise data center respondents who work with systems on a daily basis.
Gabriel Consulting Group is a research, analysis, and consulting firm dedicated to helping our clients achieve maximum return on their Information Technology investment. We provide pragmatic consulting services, industry analysis, and custom research designed to help our clients reach their business goals through efficient and effective use of Information Technology. GCG was founded in 2001 by Dan Olds and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.
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For more information contact: Gabriel Consulting Group, (503) 372-9389, Beaverton, Oregon