External Links

Storage Networking Industry Association

• SNIA - homepage

Green Storage Initiative of the SNIA

• GSI - homepage
• Technology Focus: Power Efficiency Measurement

ENERGY STAR

• EPA ENERGY STAR Program website - homepage
• ENERGY STAR Certified Data Center Storage - product data
• Data Center Storage V1.1 Specification
• Data Center Storage V2.0 Specification
• Data Center Storage Products
• Annual unit shipment reports for Data Center Storage
• Enterprise Servers
• Large Network Equipment
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies Specification

USA Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA - homepage

European Union Data Center Code of Conduct Program

• European Union Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres and the relation to storage system energy efficiency

The Green Grid

• The Green Grid - homepage
• WP#36 - DATA CENTER MATURITY MODEL
• Data Center Maturity Model Assessment Tool
• WP#77 - ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTER STORAGE (replaced by WP#86)
• WP#58 - THE GREEN GRID DATA CENTER STORAGE PRODUCTIVITY METRICS (DCSP)
• WP#86 - ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTER STORAGE

80 PLUS

• 80 PLUS homepage and information about power supply efficiency

sFlow® - an industry standard technology for monitoring high speed switched networks

• sFlow® - home page
• Feature Overview and Configuration Guide

Storage Performance Council (SPC)

• SPC - homepage

Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC)

• Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation - homepage

Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)

•  Transaction Processing Performance Council - Homepage

European Union Lot 9

• Product Groups - Lot 9 - Enterprise servers, data storage and ancillary equipment 
• Lot 9 Directive  March 15, 2019 - Regulations take effect March 2020

Germany BLUE ANGEL - The Environmental Label

• Server and Data Storage Products page
• Server and Data Storage Products - Basic Award Criteria

Japan Top Runner Program - Japan Energy Efficiency Standard

• Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Ministerial Order and Public Notices, April 19, 2021 (Top Runner)
  • New Energy Efficiency Standards Formulated for Magnetic Disk Units, Gas Water Heaters, and Oil Water Heaters
  • Magnetic Disk Units
• The Act on Rationalizing Energy Use (Act No. 49 of 1979)

TCO Certified

• TCO testing cross-references the use of EPA Energy Star DCS V1.1 Test Method
• TCO Certified - home page
• TCO Certified for data center products