Applied Digital Pushes for Data Center Efficiency with Balanced Power and Lower PUE

 

With the increasing demand for data storage and processing, optimizing data center efficiency has become a crucial focus in the industry. As the world moves towards greener solutions, the power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers plays a significant role in reducing carbon footprints and operational costs.

Wes Cummins, the CEO at Applied Digital discusses the key components of data center efficiency, particularly the PUE metric with Alicia Shapiro, the CMO at Ainews.com. He highlights Applied Digital’s success in achieving a PUE of 1.17 in its initial build and outlines the benefits of this improvement, emphasizing both environmental sustainability and cost savings for customers.

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