Lessons from the Amsterdam sleeping server war
If we want to avoid futile arguments like these, we need better IT carbon footprint measures
Industry Views - Sustainability
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Sponsored The five big trends powering tomorrow’s data center
Data4’s Olivier de Nomazy examines the driving forces that will shape the future of the data center
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Data centers might finally be forced to use liquid cooling
Data centers won't use liquid cooling till they have to. Could that time be near?
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Sponsored Changes all companies can take this year to increase their sustainability efforts
There’s many steps, both large and small, that can be taken now to reduce carbon emissions, says Anord Mardix’s Stephanie Dewhurst
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Next-gen data centers need medium-voltage UPSs and fuel cells
As data centeres grow larger, a move from low to medium voltage is a natural step
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Sponsored Natural refrigerants: The next level of sustainability?
Data centers receive a lot of scrutiny for their water usage. Could natural refrigerants help ease the pressure?
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Data center operators give themselves a “Fail” for sustainability
Most say the industry's environmental commitments are not (yet) effective in curbing data centers' environmental impact
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Sponsored How to give your generator a sustainability advantage
With backup power and sustainability essential to any data center, are diesel generators finally turning over a new (greener) leaf?
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Nickel-zinc batteries can reduce Scope 3 emissions
Battery chemistry can belp you report better and cut your footprint
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Data centers must gain control over embodied carbon
With global emissions from new build projects at record levels, construction is moving further away from net zero
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Top data center and tech predictions for 2022
The year we went nuclear?
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Future thinking on smart grids
Ultra high-voltage distribution could make larger, smarter grids, in which data centers and wind turbines will take new roles
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Beyond single-dimensional metrics for digital sustainability
Multi-dimensional, rich metadata-supplemented metrics are our best shot at implementing actions that actually make software greener.
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How can data centers engage with utilities in 2022 and beyond?
If you think you've got troubles, consider the challenges facing the energy sector
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Doing the math for zero water
Evaporative cooling uses water, but saves electricity, which has its own embodied water consumption. Should we go water free or not?
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Grading 2021’s top data center and tech predictions
Not all predictions are created equal
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Demand Response opportunities in data centers – what’s holding us back?
You might think it's not for you, but the world is moving towards more tightly-knit grids
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Net zero - the time to act is now
Setting goals is no longer enough
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Sponsored Climate change calls for eco-friendly data centers
As the data deluge continues to accelerate, so does the need for green data centers
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The world needs digital creativity - and restraint
Creativity is there. Hope and vision are in short supply
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Sponsored Data center design and build: Destined for digital
As 2022 draws closer will a digital drawing board be the new norm?
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Taking a ‘green’ approach to digital transformation
Manufacuring needs to be re-thought,. along with everything else
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Sponsored The sustainability collaboration opportunity
Why as an industry, we can achieve so much more together
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Are proof-of-work blockchains a corporate sustainability issue?
Bitcoin’s energy use is controversial, but that is not the whole story