A new survey by Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, reveals that many UK data centers managers have invested in technology to manage energy but do not yet have a green policy in place.
Researchers at a London Aperture event for data centers managers asked delegates whether they had a green policy for the data centers. One third admitted that they did not, and a further 10% did not know.

However, 90% of data centers have introduced a monitoring system for the data centers, and over two thirds of all those surveyed (67%) said that the most important reason for doing so was to measure the power consumption of racks. Cooling was also listed by many as the most important reason to have a monitoring system in place.
David Perry, European sales director for Aperture Technologies said: "We've heard it said that the IT industry is responsible for as much carbon emission as the aviation industry. It's clear that data centers managers have a massive responsibility to use energy efficiently. A green policy can help to remind staff across the business that they have a duty to the environment, and can explain how the decisions that they take really can make a difference. For it to be truly effective, though, data centers must have tools in place to monitor, manage and optimise the energy they use to power and cool devices.
Perry adds: "Our research has found that this technology is already in place at many data centers, and can form the foundation upon which a green policy can be based. It will, however, take a commitment from data centers managers, and most likely the boards of directors above them, to make the green data centers the norm.