Cutting the Electric Bill for Internet-Scale Systems

Energy expenses are becoming an increasingly important fraction of data center operating costs. At the same time, the energy expense per unit of computation can vary significantly between two different locations. In this paper, we characterize the variation due to fluctuating electricity prices and...

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Main Authors: Qureshi, Asfandyar (Contributor), Weber, Rick (Author), Balakrishnan, Hari (Contributor), Guttag, John V. (Contributor), Maggs, Bruce (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Computing Machinery / ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communications, 2011-05-04T19:04:49Z.
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