Data center costs have skyrocketed to new highs, Uptime Institute says. To help, it is offering a downloadable TCO calculator. n How much of your overall IT budget now gets eaten up by data center facilities costs, including energy costs? According to new research from the Uptime Institute, these costs have ballooned from a traditional level of one to three percent of IT’s total budget to a new high of five to 15 percent. That’s enough “to threaten the economic productivity of enterprise IT,” says Ken Brill, executive director of the Uptime Institute. RELATED LINKS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Read Taking Virtual Servers to The Next Level and Five Ways to Find Data Center Energy Savings Many standard total cost of ownership (TCO) calculations around data centers fall short on both capital and operating expenses, underestimating factors such as power and cooling, according to the research. In conjunction with the new research, the institute is offering a downloadable TCO calculator for IT execs. The tool, designed to examine long-term costs and possible tradeoffs, and the supporting research were done by Jonathan Koomey, PhD, a senior fellow of the Uptime Institute, and a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Project Scientist and Stanford University consulting professor. This TCO tool focuses on data centers in the financial services industry; several other TCO tools will follow, the institute says. Related content feature 10 digital transformation questions every CIO must answer Impactful DX requires a business-centric approach supported by the right skills, culture, and strategy. Here’s how to assess whether your digital journey is on the path to success. By Mary K. Pratt Sep 25, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Strategy IT Leadership feature Rockwell Automation makes shift to ‘as-a-service’ model Facing increasing competition from cloud hypervisors that see manufacturing as prime for disruption, the industrial automation giant has undertaken a major transformation to add subscription software services to its core business. By Paula Rooney Sep 25, 2023 6 mins Manufacturing Industry Digital Transformation IT Strategy brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology brandpost From telco to ‘TechCo’: how NTT Comware reinvented itself By Sourced Group Sep 24, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation Telecommunications Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe