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This is an edited extract from our business paper Data Center + IT Collaboration to Cut Carbon: An Applications to Data Centers perspective for CIOs, CTOs, CSOs and Data Center Leaders.
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There are many questions that owners and operators of legacy IT and data center infrastructure are asking as they seek sustainability models for hybrid cloud.
Two of the biggest are: Should I move to the cloud to reduce the power consumption? Where do I start? Any move to the cloud also presents opportunities for collaboration between IT and data center teams.
5 important sustainability questions and approaches to the cloud
1) Dig into the data and discuss whether any cloud move will reduce the power consumption over time.
2) Establish trust by questioning the data timeliness and veracity on power use, power sources, and carbon emissions.
3) Gather accurate data on existing operations to establish if moving to the cloud will reduce the overall amount of power needed by the IT estate and whether it will result in fewer GHG emissions than running on prem infrastructure?
4) Get IT and M+E input in testing the carbon measurement tools available from each of the large public cloud providers (see below).
5) Be a proactive customer by establishing a 360° view of your cloud provider through combined IT and M+E questions including about application design, cloud data center locations, sustainability metrics and reporting, energy management, waste heat capture, future plans for dynamic workload shifting to run on the greenest available power.
Collaboration on Measurements, Monitoring, and Management for DC and IT Sustainability
2023 is the year when CIOs, CTOs and data center operators must consider the sustainability outcomes of every decision.
At the same time, aligning digital sustainability and financial benefit are inseparable. Asset utilization is not separate from investing in the right platforms.
A hybrid digital infrastructure strategy built on making each platform more sustainable through utilization and efficiency can deliver best of breed and integrated (collective) measurable sustainability.
Creating a combined facility infrastructure and IT digital infrastructure sustainability strategy can appear daunting for even the most experienced CIO leading the most mature, collaborative teams. The key to success is data.
Serverfarm works closely with partners who show deep interest in sustainability actions through design and operation to deliver efficient and measurable GHG emissions cuts.
PART 8 / 8
This is an edited extract from our business paper Data Center + IT Collaboration to Cut Carbon: An Applications to Data Centers perspective for CIOs, CTOs, CSOs and Data Center Leaders.
Fill out the form below to gain instant access to the full white paper now. Or stay tuned as we release a new section each week.
Data Center + IT Collaboration to Cut Carbon
Addressing the ESG, decarbonization and sustainability challenges to providing net zero data centers and IT. A paper for CTOs, CIOs and Data Center professionals.
