Data centers undergo a wide variety of audits in any given year to assess their operational readiness, performance, and compliance standards. While some of these audits are performed by third parties, others are carried out internally as part of an effort to deliver the best services possible for colocation customers.
The power audit focuses on the fundamental constituents of power usage in the data center: electricity used to power information technology (IT); electricity used to remove the heat from the space (HVAC); and electrical losses (EL) at transformers and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, redundancy in electrical distribution and electrical system reliability.
A data center energy efficiency audit helps you pinpoint potential ways to reduce energy usage and utility bills. By taking a close look at power use, the thermal environment and lighting levels, an energy audit can uncover things such as malfunctioning equipment, incorrect HVAC settings and lights being left on in unused/unoccupied spaces.
During a data center audit that focuses on energy efficiency, power usage effectiveness (PUE) can also be calculated (based on dividing total power usage by IT equipment power). By tracking this number, you can establish benchmarks and determine whether data center performance is improving or declining over time
ENERGENIQ has expert team and specialised equipment for performing Testing and audit services for power distribution system of an operational data center. This Audit/Assessment help client identify the single point of failures and health check of the power distribution system as a pro-active approach to avoid any possible downtime.