Backup generators allow critical infrastructure to remain online during outages and are critical to hospitals, data centers, airports, and water plants, among others. Kohler explores the importance of including backup power generation sources in your efforts around sustainability.
The Fourth Pillar of Data Center Management
Historically, the three pillars of data center management were all data center operators needed. Carsten Baumann, Director Strategic Initiative & Solution Architect at Schneider Electric explores how the need for sustainability has led to the emergence of a fourth pillar of data center management – environmental sustainability management (ESM).
Powering the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Eliminating GHG
How do we power the Fourth Industrial Revolution to ensure a more sustainable future? And, how do we ensure that we begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions measurably? Bill Kleyman of Switch discusses why sustainable data centers are key to the success of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
4 Factors Driving Data Centers to More Sustainable Operations
A new white paper from Schneider Electric explores four key factors that are driving data centers to more sustainable operations: Colocation tenant requirements, Government regulations, Business value and ESG investment.
4 Reasons Colocation Providers Must Put Sustainability Plans to Action
The new challenge of meeting data demands while improving sustainability metrics puts data center managers in a challenging position. Ivonne Valdes of Schneider Electric, shares four reasons why sustainability is a business imperative for colocation providers.
Environmental Stewardship Begins with Sustainable Infrastructure
Sustainability has become a critical corporate value as consumers and even investors across a range of industries. Phill Lawson-Shanks of Aligned explores why sustainable data center infrastructure is critical for a sustainable future.
The Design Horizon: Differentiating Your Data Center with Scalable Cooling Infrastructure
To meet your density outlook and stay flexible, what kind of precision cooling system can support your need to maximize server space, minimize low pressure areas, reduce costs, and reduce requirements? Eric Jensen of Data Aire explores how a scalable, flexible and efficient cooling infrastructure can meet density needs.
Better Business, Better World: Why Sustainability-Linked Financing Will Influence the Data Center Industry
While a sustainability-linked loan can be used for any purpose, the hallmark of this debt instrument is that the borrower’s performance is measured against predetermined sustainability objectives which affect the interest rate, incentivizing improved performance over time. Anubhav Raj, CFO of Aligned, explores how sustainability-linked financing will influence the data center industry in years to come.
Hybrid Microgrids Help Data Centers Achieve Net-Zero Goals
Many large power consumers, like data centers, have corporate objectives of carbon neutrality, but find themselves having to achieve this through buying carbon credits to offset their carbon output. John Gould, Chief Revenue Officer of Enchanted Rock explores how hybrid microgrids can help data centers, and other large energy users, lead the way when it comes to achieving their net-zero carbon emission goals.
The Top 10 Data Center White Papers of 2021: Insights from a Busy Year
What were the best education resources for data center professionals this year Here are the 10 most popular data center white papers of 2021 at Data Center Frontier, ranked by number of reader downloads.
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