Title : 
Consumption-Based Metrics: From Autos to IT
         
        
            Author : 
Larrick, Richard P. ; Cameron, Kirk W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In comparing computing systems, IT professionals need the ability to both gauge energy efficiency and understand the magnitude of improvements in power consumption.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computerised monitoring; energy conservation; traffic engineering computing; IT professional; computing system; consumption based metrics; energy efficiency; power consumption; Computers; Energy efficiency; Green products; Power demand; Supercomputers; Energy efficiency; Fuel efficiency; Green IT;
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MC.2011.205