Tomas
Rahkonen
This report analyzes server data from The Green Grid’s Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) database and provides quantitative guidance to help enterprises estimate their server energy saving potential.
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen
Dr. Rahkonen is the Research Director Sustainability, Europe at Uptime Institute. Rahkonen has spent the last 25 years in positions within the telecommunications, mobile communications, and data center sectors globally, and most recently served as the CTO of Flexenclosure, where he managed the design and delivery of prefab data centers across four continents.
TRahkonen@uptimeinstitute.com
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