Re: Data Colo Facilities in Northern NJ

So, here's the question I have. If the cost of power per cabinet is approx 
$400 and you can get maybe 35 servers in a rack how are companies making 
any money when they sell dedicated servers for under $80/month?


At 11:03 AM 3/7/2008, you wrote:
>Alex Rubenstein wrote:
>>>But do also re-run the math using the power pricing as $0.20.  You're
>>>now talking $276 to power your 16A draw and $276 to cool your 16A draw.
>>>   A $500 cabinet now represents a $52 monthly loss before the real
>>>estate, staff, capital, etc. costs are ever considered.
>>If this is true, you have a bad HVAC contractor.
>>Typically, in the industry, for every 100 watts into the building, 57 should
>>go to critical load, and 43 to "other".
>
>As was quoted to me in two different forums, (total power draw / "IT" 
>power draw) is typically 1.6 to 2.5.  You're saying it's 1.75.  I chose a 
>middle-of-the-road estimate, 2, since the math was easier.
>
>At 1.75, you're talking $208 to manage (and yes, I'm changing terminology 
>from "cool") that $276 draw.  $484 in direct costs leaves little margin on 
>a $500 cabinet to pay for real estate, batteries, security, cabinets, etc.
>
>And it's not necessarily the HVAC contractor.  If there's condensation 
>dripping or flowing out of the CRAC, something's not tuned right, and it 
>might not be the contractor.
>
>pt
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Best Regards,

Jeff Koch, Intersessions 

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