Data centre facilities typically consume 35-50 times the amount of energy that a comparably sized office space uses, and contributes large amounts of CO2 into our environment.  The ResourceSmart Best Practice Guide for data centre and IT facilities is a step-by-step guide to improving energy efficiency in small to medium sized data centres and information technology (IT) server facilities, up to 100m2.It provides basic information on system operation and outlines opportunities for improving system performance and efficiency, delivering cost savings to business and reducing carbon emissions.  Improving the efficiency of data centres and IT facilities makes good business sense. It can help business:

• decrease in operating and energy costs
• increase resilience and reliability 
• increase accessibility and use of the facility
• increase adaptability of the facility into the future 
• decrease greenhouse gas emissions

Data centre and IT facilities efficiency improvements can have payback periods from as little as several weeks to just a few years.