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LATEST INTELLIGENCE

FLEXIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE

DYNAMIC DATA CENTER

EExecutive Overview

Dynamic data center environments are always in flux – changing hardware , changing workloads , changing layouts , changing goals .
Waste not , want not . Capital efficiency at times demands that we reuse existing infrastructure , often when something shiny and new is more attractive or more convenient .
There are many parts of the data center that can be reused or refitted to accommodate the latest and greatest servers , accelerators , storage , and networking . This white paper makes the case for reducing the electronic waste stream during the refresh cycle of the data center through reuse of the racks , PDUs , and other long-life items . transformation and change than is our daily lives . The physical infrastructure , the software , and the demands placed upon them both vary moment by moment , day by day . In search of the holy grail of computing , data center managers seek the new , the innovative , the revolutionary , and embrace change .
Yesterday ’ s mainframe computing gave way to the PC , which drove the need for networks , and then servers in turn . Notebooks killed the desktop , and smartphones have in turn reduced the need for laptops . To have a truly smart phone , however , requires a continuous flow of data and AI that today both live in a remote data center . ◊
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Transformation is another word for change . And like it or not , the data center is no more immune to
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