Since the release of SNIA Emerald measurement test specification v2.0.2 in 2013 and the EnergyStar Data Center Storage Program V1.0 going into effect in 2013, storage system vendors across the industry have been testing their systems throughout 2014 and into 2015. Over 100 EnergyStar storage system test reports are available for public access at http://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-data-center-storage/results from vendors including Dell, DotHill, EMC, Hitachi, HP, Huawei, IBM, NEC, NetApp and Symantec. For data center owners procuring storage systems, there is a comprehensive repository of information to further a company’s IT energy efficiency improvement program when making new storage system decisions. Coupled with other ENERGYSTAR programs such as Servers and UPS, and TheGreenGrid PUE data center metric, CIOs have more cross-industry energy-related metrics and product specifics to make informed decisions for upgrades. Additionally for storage systems, using a several capacity optimization technologies can further reduce the total physical amount of storage required, further translating into energy savings. To learn more visit www.sniaemerald.com