The Blue Angel is a mark of the German Federal Agencyfor the Environment that certifies the energy efficiency of data center operations. This involves the interaction of all measures to improve the efficiency of IT components, air conditioning and data center infrastructure under consideration.

This is a step-by-step process:

• Measurement, document verification, compliance with criteria, reporting requirements;
• Establish and document possible savings / uses;

The methods that are applied at these stages are based on four documents in particular:

• EU Code of Conduct for Data Center Efficiency;
• Analysis at TU - Berlin for energy and resource efficiency in data centre management (benchmarking);
• BITKOM Guide "Energy Efficiency of Data Centers";
• Green Grid Initiative.

With the certification issued by a Certification Body, the company will be able to provide low-energy performance with minimum hardware.