and this extends to the industry ’ s sustainability efforts as well . A core part of Dell ’ s operations , whether it be reusable and returnable packaging , bioplastics or offering a financial bounty for retired hardware to be recycled , Dell Technologies prides itself on being ahead of the curve in all elements of its operations , and sustainability is no exception .
And , as the corporation is building its latest technologies , products ’ environmental legacies are adapting to prepare for future conditions .
“ Imagine operating environments at 35 ° C that we don ’ t operate at today ,” Lazer says . “ We ’ re typically trying to operate closer to 20 ° C inside data centres , for example . Imagine what would happen if we could provide full performance , full capability at 35 ° C , reducing the overall cost of cooling , thereby reducing the overall energy consumption of the data centre by almost a third . It ’ s a pretty amazing approach .”
Dell is also working on innovations like liquid cooling and utilising waste heat , for example , to mitigate its environmental
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