There are several different types of data centers, and each is different and provides different kinds of business missions. With escalating IT energy consumption, it's important to find out what kind you need and how it will help you save money and also deliver the better services.

Forbes.com reports on the different kinds of data centers and what an IT executive really needs to know to make the smartest decision to use energy efficiently. At the top of the list is determining whether downtime has significant financial consequences.

For more on what kind of data center you need:
- check out this Forbes.com article

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