OCPREG19
CREATING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
TECHNOLOGY
OCPREG19
– Operationalizing a Global , Circular IT Industry is Both Our Opportunity and Imperative
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40 hardware needs to be tool-less . Technicians need to be able to repair or replace a part of a broken server without using a tool , and complete the process in under three to four minutes ,” Helvie says . As a result , the server-to-technician ratio in an OCP data centre is significantly lower than in a traditional facility . Facebook ’ s open-source designed facilities – like its hyperscale data centres in Prineville , Oregon – employ one technician for every 40,000 servers .
CREATING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
With data centres expected to account for 8 % of the world ’ s energy demands by 2030 , the need for the industry to decarbonise its facilities has never been greater . Brain Johnson , global data centre leader at ABB , notes that , “ Although data centres have managed to keep their collective power demand at about 2 % of the world ’ s electricity use [ so far ], their energy consumption could grow exponentially as demand increases . Therefore , data centers will need to implement every possible strategy to maximize their energy efficiency .” Open source design principles have the potential to play
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