Data centers are centralized hubs for storing, processing, and disseminating large volumes of data and applications for businesses. In the modern age of information technology, the data center has become an essential part of government, education, and business enterprise. Responsible for storing the most critical and proprietary digital assets, there is no question that data centers play a vital role in our society. Data centers across the world each contain thousands of servers that run non-stop around the clock. In 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy reported that data centers consumed about 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, 1 representing more than 2% of all U.S. electricity use. Large corporations and government institutions typically build and manage their own data center […]