Energy Performance Assessment of Virtualization Technologies Using Small Environmental Monitoring Sensors

Liu, Lu; Masfary, Osama; Antonopoulos, Nick

Abstract

The increasing trends of electrical consumption within data centres are a growing concern for business owners as they are quickly becoming a large fraction of the total cost of ownership. Ultra small sensors could be deployed within a data centre to monitor environmental factors to lower the electrical costs and improve the energy efficiency. Since servers and air conditioners represent the top users of electrical power in the data centre, this research sets out to explore methods from each subsystem of the data centre as part of an overall energy efficient solution. In this paper, we investigate the current trends of Green IT awareness and how the deployment of small environmental sensors and Site Infrastructure equipment optimization techniques which can offer a solution to a global issue by reducing carbon emissions.

Citation

Liu, L., Masfary, O., & Antonopoulos, N. (2012). Energy Performance Assessment of Virtualization Technologies Using Small Environmental Monitoring Sensors. Sensors, 12(5), 6610-6628. https://doi.org/10.3390/s120506610

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 14, 2012
• Online Publication Date: May 18, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Feb 13, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 13, 2019
• Journal: Sensors
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 6610-6628
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s120506610
• Keywords: virtualization, small sensors, Green IT, service oriented computing,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1557110
• Contract Date: Feb 13, 2019