Subj : Legacy infrastructure is causing a huge sustainability issue for
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Feb 14 2024 13:15:04

Legacy infrastructure is causing a huge sustainability issue for many 
businesses

Date:
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:00:44 +0000

Description:
Dated infrastructure is inefficient and costly, could hybrid or multi-cloud 
help businesses to tackle environmental goals?

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A new study has revealed nearly two-thirds (63%) of IT leaders are grappling 
with a sustainability headache due to their organizations legacy 
infrastructure. 

According to the analysis of 250 senior IT decision-makers by Daisy, legacy 
hardware could be responsible for more than one-third (37%) of overall power 
consumption in businesses. 

The news comes as most IT leaders (86%) understand the importance of 
sustainability and energy efficiency across their operations, and with 
increasing pressure on the IT sector to cut emissions. Dated infrastructure 
is wasting energy 

Almost as many (84%) had confirmed that their business has IT efficiency 
targets, which correlated with the added pressure on data centers around the 
world to focus on more sustainable developments. However, only half (51%) 
said that they were very confident their business would meet these targets. 

Andy Bevan, Head of Propositions and Strategy Consulting for Daisy, 
summarized: ...legacy technology is a cause for concern amongst IT teams, 
with ageing equipment still contributing significantly to power consumption. 

Bevan highlighted the potential benefits of hybridized approaches to bridge 
the gap between on-prem infrastructure and the cloud, offering both 
performance and sustainability benefits. Another study brought the rising 
adoption of hybrid setups to light at the end of January, while others have 
revealed that multi-cloud adoption is on the up. 

Legacy infrastructure isnt just a sustainability burden, because Daisy found 
that almost one-third (29%) of IT budgets were allocated to supporting, 
maintaining and managing inefficient legacy hardware. If there was ever a 
time to upgrade your businesss IT, it looks to be now. 

Bevan concluded: By moving to the cloud and a consumption-based pricing 
model, organisations can reduce ongoing costs and increase flexibility by 
paying for what they use. More from TechRadar Pro Check out the best cloud 
hosting providers These are the best cloud storage and best cloud backup 
tools IT infrastructure must move with the times and adopt hybrid models



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/legacy-infrastructure-is-causing-a-huge-sustaina
bility-issue-for-many-businesses


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