Video : The Green Grid Overview model of evaluating your availability ( a key metric ) is vital to comprehend how many hours a DC is available per annum and how many millions of euros it will cost when the centre is down during that time . DCs need to ensure they can reach the service levels agreed ( SLAs ) with their customers . OSDA was initially proposed by one of our colocation owner / operator members , Interaction , and we ’ ve been working on white papers and tools for the last two years . We ’ re about to publish our second generation tool and now we can look at more creative ways of providing assurances that DCs will be up when they need to be , while using less capital with a cheaper infrastructure requirement and operational cost reduction .”
Tipley is proud that The Green Grid partners with the likes of the US Department of Energy or the European Commission ’ s joint research centre , which places DC conduct in the EU at the forefront with initiatives like the Energy Start programme , for which The Green Grid provides valuable feedback .
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