The German Datacenter Association hosted the 2022 German Datacenter Conference this past September in Frankfurt. The annual conference was attended by operators, owners and partners of data centers of all sizes, and over two days attendees discussed strategies and digital infrastructure. On the second day of the conference, Jelle Slenters, Commercial Director, had the opportunity…
The 2022 RLA Leadership Summit took place in Nashville, Tennessee on September 7th and 8th. Representatives from Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) were active participants in the event. Members spent time attending panels with industry leaders. Sean Magann, alongside representatives from PYXERA Global, FedEx, and WSP were panelists for “Industry Presentation & Reverse Logistics Industry Project,”…
At Sims Lifecycle Services, we understand the importance of sustainability and it is a priority for us. We are a business division of Sims Limited, and we share our parent company’s purpose – to create a world without waste to preserve our planet. A key part of this is positioning our business to deliver the…
Over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every single day, according to Domo’s Data Never Sleeps 9.0. The rise of new technology, gaming and business data demand is resulting in a growing, voracious appetite for data storage. This meteoric rise in demand for data storage has accelerated the evolution of storage technology. Beginning with…
The numbers make it clear- moving to renewable energy in our Circular Centers is critical in reducing Sims Lifecycle Services’ (SLS) emissions. Electricity is one of the largest sources of SLS’ carbon emissions, so moving to renewable energy contracts is a critical part of our carbon reduction plan. In 2021, we used about 6,500 MWh…
Global businesses recognize that innovative ITAD programs play a measurable part in achieving their carbon neutral sustainability goals. Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) has been an important innovator in the IT asset disposition (ITAD) industry for twenty years. The environmentally responsible disposal of retired IT equipment has always been central to our service, and clients saw…
SLS has achieved a dramatic decrease in Scope 1 & 2 emissions at our Gustavsburg, Germany, Circular Center by using LED lighting, renewable energy and decreased water usage. In order to achieve Sims Lifecycle Services’ (SLS) new three-year carbon reduction goals, we are re-examining every aspect of what we do and how we do it.…
At the end of April we were thrilled to attend the Datacloud Global Congress 2022 edition for the first time. This year the event was held in the Grimaldi Forum in beautiful Monaco. Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) was proudly one of the Silver Sponsors of the event alongside companies including CBRE, Cyrus One, ING Bank…
Sims Lifecyle Services (SLS) just wrapped up another IAITAM ACE, this year in Las Vegas. The stated purpose of IAITAM is “to support the IT Asset Management profession through expert training and advice, as well as develop occupational best practices to enhance the business drivers of ROI, efficiency, risk avoidance and professional development for the…
Europe’s data center market is evolving. FLAP (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris) is still dominant but is seeing competition from “tier two” locations which offer vast amounts of land and energy required by data center operators at a lower cost than FLAP. While no single factor is driving growth in these cities, each has a something…