Due to demand for ubiquitous cloud computing services, the number and scale of data centers has been increasing exponentially leading to huge consumption of electricity and water. Moreover, data centers in demand response programs can make the power grid more stable and sustainable. We study the power management in data centers from perspectives of economic, sustainability, and efficiency. From economic perspective, we focus on cost minimization or budgeting of data centers. From sustainability point of view, we look at water and carbon footprint in addition to energy consumption. Finally, we study demand response between data centers and utilities to manage the power grid efficiently.
['Thant Zin Oo', 'Nguyen H. Tran', 'Choong Seon Hong', 'Shaolei Ren', 'Gang Quan']
Chapter One – Power Management in Data Centers: Cost, Sustainability, and Demand Response