The growth in data center hardware requirements brings with it a steady increase in the amount of power needed. Higher density, achieved through miniaturization, has also contributed to increased power and cooling requirements for the physical data center space.

This paper will explain how several of the data management technologies that IT administrators have used for years in their server and storage environments are also proving to be compelling tools for getting more out of hardware. These include:

• Clustering
• Storage tiering
• Thin provisioning
• Data deduplication
• Virtualization
• Storage resource management
• Power management
• Efficient data center design