Why ‘Out With the Old, In With the New’ Damages Data Center Sustainability
Danielle Jaccheo2023-05-12T13:39:11-05:00Aside from the case of museums or high-value historical artifacts and locations, humanity has seemingly always put a high premium on newness. As our world has evolved and become fixated on progress, the ideal, progress-oriented mindset became expected — and that means always casting aside ‘legacy’ ideals, strategies or objects in favor of brand new, shiny and state-of-the-art assets and perspectives. With that in mind, a controversial statement: New doesn’t always mean innovative, and it doesn’t even necessarily mean better. Yes, we stand by that claim even when it comes to the high-tech world of data centers and IT. The Catch-22 of ‘Purpose-Built’ Over time, as the language of data [...]