What is Power usage effectiveness (PUE)?

Total data center power divided by IT equipment power; values closer to 1 indicate higher efficiency.

Field: Power Management

Power usage effectiveness (PUE) in the explanations

Questions that mention Power usage effectiveness (PUE) (1)

  1. Which describes PUE, a metric of data center power efficiency?

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