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Green Computing at Scale, from Supermicro
Globally, data centers use between two and four Terawatt Hours (TWh) of electricity per year (about 1 to 3% of global energy use), with an expectation to grow to between 2% and 8% by 2030. Therefore, reducing energy consumption in a data center is both good for the environment and good for business. Lowering a data center's Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) by reducing the computing infrastructure's electricity consumption and the facility consumption for cooling lowers the OPEX and carbon emissions from power generation.
Green computing is about maximizing the performance of a server and a data center while minimizing the environmental impact. Specific actions and purchasing decisions can affect power usage at the server level and the lifecycle of the server, while other actions can reduce the PUE of the data center.
Supermicro is a leader in designing and delivering the components that make up Green computing. Supermicro servers are designed to require less power at a given performance level. This feature is accomplished through a design that shares components when possible. In addition, Supermicro servers are designed so that individual subsystems, such as the CPU, Memory, or storage, can be upgraded without the need to replace the entire chassis. Using this disaggregated design greatly reduces E-waste and lowers costs when acquiring new technology.
Supermicro products reduce power consumption in the following ways:
Disaggregated Server Architecture
Reduces E-Waste by allowing for subsystem upgrades as technology improves. Minimizing entire server refresh can reduce E-waste by up to 90 percent.
Sharing Resources
Reduces power consumption by sharing fans and power supplies, resulting in a more optimized operation. This can reduce electricity use by an estimated 10%.
Systems Designed for Free-Air Cooling and Higher Inlet Temperatures
Supermicro servers are designed for maximum airflow, resulting in the CPU's ability to operate at higher temperatures.
Servers Ready for Liquid Cooling
A wide range of Supermicro servers are ready to be used with liquid cooling, which reduces fan speed, and the need for HVAC, thus reducing PUE. The server's power draw reduction has been shown to be about 10% per server.
ESG/Sustainability Report
Information for Supermicro Servers
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TR 62635 Standard Specifics Information that Manufacturers and Recyclers can Exchange for Proper End-Of-Life Treatment
Product LongevityResources
Memberships & Compliance
Liquid Cooling Coalition (LCC)
The Liquid Cooling Coalition (LCC) is a new industry forum dedicated to advancing the adoption of liquid cooling to enable a sustainable future for data centers. Membership consists of industrial coolant producers, original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, operators of High-Performance Computing applications (e.g., large language models, machine learning, etc.), and data center providers.
Lot 9 Compliance
Lot 9 regulations are a new set of product standards that deal with data storage devices such as enterprise-level servers. Learn how Supermicro meets European Union (EU) Eco-design requirements for servers and storage products as part of Lot 9 Compliance.
Featured Products
The Resource-Saving Architecture operates in a large-scale datacenter environment leveraging Supermicro Rack Scale Design (RSD) to manage racks of disaggregated servers, pooled composable storage, and networking with industry-standard Redfish management. When view over a three- to-five-year refresh cycle, disaggregated rack scale design will deliver on-average a higher performance and more efficient servers at lower costs than a traditional rip-and-replace model by allowing data centers to independently optimize adoption of new and improved technologies.
Videos
Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) – Step Up Tech Declaration
Supermicro has announced at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) – Step Up Tech Declaration, a metric for “Total Cost to the Environment,” for IT leaders to measure their data centers’ environmental impact by urging them to incorporate Resource-Saving technologies into their plans to help the data centers reach an average PUE of 1.30 and reduce their E-waste by 2025.
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