White Papers

SNIA and industry white papers

• SNIA, 2011, Storage Considerations in Data Center Design
• SNIA, 2008, Best Practices For Energy Efficient Storage
• Storage IO, 2007, Business Benefits of Data Footprint Reduction
• Storage IO, 2006, Data Center I/O and Performance Issues - Server I/O and Storage Capacity Gap
• Storage IO, 2007, Analysis of EPA Report to Congress (Law 109-431)

Industry planning aides and tools

• The Green Grid DATA CENTER MATURITY MODEL (DCMM)
• The Green Grid WP#58 - THE GREEN GRID DATA CENTER STORAGE PRODUCTIVITY METRICS (DCSP)
• The Green Grid WP#77 - ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTER STORAGE