Lifecycle analysis
Monday, May 03, 2010
12:01 PM
Lifecycle analysis
Average datacenter replaces servers every 1-3 years. 
Replacing servers uses energy to: 
manufacture new servers. 
recycle old ones. 
"Lifecycle analysis" suggests that server lifetimes should be longer. 
Recent attempts to make servers more upgradable: drop in new CPU and memory, double processor and bus speed!