Power plays: how enterprises can combat soaring energy bills
With datacente power costs becoming an ever-greater drain on corporate budgets, Graeme Burton explores how organisations can rein in their energy consumption
For the past six years, energy prices have fluctuated sharply, especially during colder winter months when demand spikes. But the long-term trend is clear: prices have doubled since 2006 and will continue...
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