“ AS CONSUMERS BECOME INCREASINGLY SENSITIVE TO THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE , CIOS WILL FACE INCREASING PRESSURE TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO OFFSET CARBON CONSUMPTION ”
GARETH BEANLAND UK & I COUNTRY MANAGER , INFINIDAT
The so-called ‘ waste hierarchy ’ for e-waste management is as follows : reduce , reuse , recycle . This is the series of bestapproaches that you can take to limit the environmental impact of your e-waste , in order .
So , firstly , reduce the amount of new equipment that you purchase .
You can extend the lifespan of equipment by implementing a regular maintenance schedule and adopting other proactive care measures .
For example , using new technologies to more effectively monitor the efficiency of the cooling solutions will reduce the risk of quality equipment being discarded before its time .
The development of smart thermostats , for instance , use the IoT and in-built sensors to balance temperature maintenance with energy efficiency .
Then , in terms of reusing , deploy a material recovery strategy for remanufacturing your equipment .
“ Data centre operators can also reuse their equipment through sustainable lifecycle planning . According to SuperMicro ’ s 2021 Data Centers & The Environment study , only 28 % of companies
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