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Why Do Idle Servers Exist in the Data Center?
Posted on February 24, 2016 by Michael Bord
When orchestrated correctly, the data center is a symphony of disparate devices working together in complete harmony. But, the reality is that few data centers are as orderly as the New York Philharmonic. In 2012, the Uptime Institute published a report that found around 30% of data center servers were under-utilized or altogether idle. But why do idle servers exist in the data center in the first place?
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