TECHNOLOGY
We believe it will no longer be enough for a colocation provider to provide an SLA – their customers will demand insight and proof that the colo provider has the systems and tools in place to meet that SLA .”
E-waste management strategies , and a sustainable approach to hardware lifestyle thinking Although it ’ s easy to paint a very bleak picture , implementing e-waste solutions can be done efficiently , at low cost , and highly effectively .
Data centres – if the infrastructure is carefully maintained and a sustainable approach to lifecycle thinking is adopted – can actually be designed to make minimal e-waste contributions .
This approach to equipment lifecycles will need to be considered in the deployment of all their hardware , spanning everything from its initial design and usage to the re-use and eventual recycling of the equipment .
“ This is the DCIM 3.0 challenge : to make the hybrid IT environment resilient , secure , and sustainable ,” says Brown .
118 October 2022