Lifecycle analysis on servers – going from servers to components to precious metals.pdf

1、Going from servers to components to precious metalsLifecycle Analysis on ServersSUSTAINABILITYSean Magann,Chief Commercial Officer,Sims Lifecycle ServicesLifecycle analysis on servers going fromservers to components to precious metalsDC SUSTAINABILITYSims Lifecycle SolutionsA global leader in data c

2、enter hardware circularitySean MagannChief Commercial OfficerWhat happens to a server at the end of its first use?OpportunitiesExtract valueCreate stock for spares or Compute Express Link(CXL)Reduce embodied carbon of new builds Extract Component ValueIntrinsic commodity valueValue on secondary mark

3、etsCPUs,GPUs,MemorySmelters&fabricators worldwide will take components as feed stockCreate Stock for Spares or CXLAdvantagesConstant stockOn demand supplyLess purchasingReduce Embodied Carbon of New BuildsWaste disposalPurchased goodsBusiness travelDirect emissions from sources that are owned or con

4、trolled by an organizationIndirect emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity,heat or steamIndirect emissions resulting from the activities of an organization,but not include in Scope 1 or 2Scope 1Scope 3Company owned vehiclesFuel combustionElectricity consumptionHeat/AC consumptionStea

5、m consumptionScope 2ChallengesData SecurityScaleTransboundary ConstraintsHeterogeneous Material(metal&plastics)Data SecurityPurgeWipePhysical DestructionThree ways to destroy dataData bearing devices are often destroyed over reuseEnables reuseComplete physical destructionScaleMaterials at the end of

6、 life tend to be an eclectic mix of types of equipment and SKUsProcesses tend to be manual which do not lend themselves to scalabilityOrganizations like OCP have been great at trying to standardize materialsCompanies like SLS have looked to advance automation