The Devil Is In The Details When Assessing Data Center Sustainability
DataCenter Knowledge, March 23rd, 2023
How green is a given data center, really? A new report by Cirrus Nexus found the answer can vary significantly based on factors like time of day or season. Here's what to consider when evaluating data center sustainability options.
In a simpler world, embracing data center sustainability would be as easy as selecting a green data center to host your workloads - meaning one that sources as much energy as possible from renewables - and calling it a day.
But in the real world, the extent to which a given data center is actually green can vary significantly based on factors like time of day and the season of the year. As a result, assessing data center sustainability requires nuanced and granular evaluation of energy sourcing patterns on a continuous basis. You can't look at average sustainability rates alone to gain accurate insight into how green a data center will actually be for your workloads.