There are different threat challenges to companies today including man-made errors, aging infrastructure, and compliance regulations regarding storage. These challenges along with consolidation issues are all contributing to the problems of companies trying to go green, and in turn contributing to excessive energy waste. Learn about the detailed facts regarding energy consumption by data centers, confusion about being green, and why data centers are facing so many problems today. Read this paper to discover ways to figure out what exactly your company is spending its energy on, and why it does not need to be consuming this much energy. This paper explains with detailed charts what assets data centers are spending large amounts of energy on.