BS EN 50600-4-2:2016+A1:2019

What is BS EN 50600‑4‑2 about?  

BS EN 50600‑4‑2 is a European standard on information technology that covers Power Usage Effectiveness of Data centre facilities and infrastructures. 

BS EN 50600‑4‑2 specifies the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to quantify the efficient use of energy in the form of electricity. 

BS EN 50600‑4‑2 defines the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of a data centre, introduces PUE measurement categories, describes the relationship of this KPI to a data centre’s infrastructure, information technology equipment and information technology operations and provides information on the correct interpretation of the PUE.   

Who is BS EN 50600‑4‑2 for? 

BS EN 50600‑4‑2 on information technology that covers power usage effectiveness is useful for:  

• Data centre owners and managers  
• Facility and infrastructure integrators 
• Building designers and builders 

Why should you use BS EN 50600‑4‑2?  

The unrestricted access to internet-based information demanded by the information society has led to an exponential growth of both internet traffic and the volume of stored/retrieved data. Data centres are housing and support the information technology and network telecommunications equipment for data processing, data storage and data transport. They are required both by network operators (delivering those services to customer premises) and by enterprises within those customer premises. 

Data centres need to provide modular, scalable and flexible facilities and infrastructures to easily accommodate the rapidly changing requirements of the market. In addition, energy consumption of data centres has become critical both from an environmental point of view (reduction of carbon footprint) and with respect to economic considerations (cost of energy) for the data centre operator. 

BS EN 50600‑4‑2 specifies requirements and recommendations to support the various parties involved in the design, planning, procurement, integration, installation, operation and maintenance of facilities and infrastructures within data centres. This comprehensively helps data centres in power usage effectiveness which can increase the efficiency and environmental sustainability of your organization.