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.