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Learn about measuring and improving IT energy efficiency in datacenters through this 27-minute panel discussion featuring experts from SLAC, NeuralWatt, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Explore the current state of datacenter energy efficiency, where hyperscalers achieve PUEs of 1.20 and co-locators reach below 1.4, while discovering why the focus has shifted to optimizing electricity usage within IT equipment itself. Examine the critical gap in basic metrics and methodologies for quantifying IT energy efficiency, despite years of industry discussion on this topic. Discover what specific metrics and measurement technologies are needed to assess IT energy efficiency accurately, and identify the key milestones required to achieve wise IT power usage. Address fundamental questions about the severity of current IT energy inefficiency, understand the primary obstacles preventing effective measurement, and explore practical solutions to overcome these challenges in scaling energy-efficient IT operations.
