I encourage everyone reading this to practice in all aspects of both their personal and professional lives — practice being healthy, kind, understanding, empathetic, resourceful, etc. But, I'd also like to challenge you to practice being more sustainable.

There are many technologies with the potential to build their foundational quantum bits (qubits). However, it may be over a decade before quantum computing enters the commercial mainstream.

The mission critical industry is united in providing sustainable solutions that address the carbon footprint of building and operating data centers. At the heavily attended 7x24 Exchange Intl. 2023 Spring Conference, we stopped attendees to gather their candid thoughts on what we can do to improve. 

Our blasé attitude toward data consumption is a huge problem — one we can solve but that we seem to be perpetuating instead …

Johnson Controls is using OpenBlue to accelerate its own net zero journey. 

Commerce, education, health care, and entertainment all depend on a stable digital infrastructure and the future of life on this planet requires data centers that can provide this sustainably.

The event provided an opportunity for Danfoss leaders to share ideas and insight with global leaders from government, energy, and industry on how society can address the challenges in reaching net zero emissions.

The Seeq Solution for Microsoft Sustainability Manager enables sustainability teams to extend the power of Microsoft Sustainability Manager to integrate time series process data preparation, analysis, and continuous improvement, reducing the environmental impact of process industry operations.

Carbon accounting enables a business to calculate its entire carbon footprint. These calculations can then be used to report climate impact — often to meet ESG or legislative requirements — and to implement effective emissions reductions. 

Jackson Metcalf, critical facilities leader for Gensler, discusses a new trend he’s seeing in the colocation space.