INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE POWERED BY THE DCA and use . Servers , for example , contain critical raw materials and are designed to last seven to eight years , yet they are refreshed , on average , after only three years . And although there have been considerable advancements in recycling technologies , some server components can ’ t be recycled so far , and recycled materials are not 100 % recoverable .
Therefore , it is necessary at this point to incorporate circular strategies at every business level to reduce the pace of material depletion and the growing e-waste crisis . Google ’ s Circular Economy encourages maintaining , refurbishing and reusing hardware in its data centres . Facebook is also keen on prioritising sustainable materials and integrating circular thinking into its processes . Unfortunately , many enterprise hardware vendors don ’ t incorporate circularity into their designs and many enterprise data centres are still hesitant about procuring refurbished equipment , often due to misconceptions about the reliability and performance of refurbished hardware .
While it is important for data centres to run on carbon-free energy and choose suppliers that do too , it is also important to set targets and aim for improving the
Additional transparency , accountability and continuous efforts are required from all data centres – especially the hyperscalers .
energy use / efficiency ( going beyond PUE ) as well as material use and circularity in their operations . For this to happen , additional transparency , accountability and continuous efforts are required from all data centres – especially the hyperscalers . � www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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