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THE EQUATION FLIPPED
Investigating these layers used to mean a year of cross-functional meetings, data gathering across teams that don't talk to each other, vendor evaluations—and by the time you had answers, conditions had changed.
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2024 flipped that equation. The cost to ignore now exceeds the cost to investigate.
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Layer IQ made it simple and affordable.
What's Hitting Data Centers
Energy Demand
AI driving unprecedented power consumption, blackouts predicted, +267% cost increases²
Waste in Operations
Hardware refresh cycles leaving value on table, $0 on balance sheet
Sustainability Reporting
Scope 3 tracking, carbon reduction targets, compliance mandates
External Risk
Water temps shut nuclear plants, assets stranded, consumer opposition blocks projects
Financial Impact
Infrastructure decisions made without financial optimization across layers
Data Center Placement
Build vs. consolidate decisions lack comprehensive intelligence, $64B in projects halted³
How Layer IQ Addresses Each
Energy IQ
Workload optimization, power forecasting, 50-75% reduction potential¹
End of Life IQ
Asset disposition, circular economy, 2.78x ROI on retired hardware¹
Carbon IQ
Automated tracking, carbon inset generation, baseline establishment
Risk IQ
Water/climate intelligence, sentiment tracking, $2M+ risk prevented¹
Finance IQ
Cross-layer optimization, budget modeling, ROI forecasting
Build IQ
Location analysis, cost modeling, site before you build intelligence
1 - Metrics based on illustrative scenarios. Actual results vary by infrastructure and market conditions. Industry statistics sourced from:
2 - Bloomberg, 2025.
3 - Data Center Watch, 2025
Data Center Challenges
Layer IQ Solutions
Each problem has a Layer IQ solution
End of Life IQ - Carbon Reduction
Turn Retired Equipment into Verified Carbon Reductions
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Carbon credits don't count toward SBTi Scope 3 targets
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You're spending money that doesn't solve the problem
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End of Life IQ Carbon Reduction redirects that budget into:
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​Verified Scope 3 Cat 1 & 2 reductions in your supply chain
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ISO-compliant, SBTi-aligned, audited carbon insets
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ITECs sit on your balance sheet - unlike offsets, they're tradeable assets similar to RECs and SAF
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SBTi progress + CA SB 253 compliance
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Eliminate up to 90%
Scope 3 Cat 1 & 2 emissions*
Based on equipment mix and refurbishment rates. Results vary.
Act Now before the end of 2025
for full 2025 look back.
That's the value of one layer.
Now let's see what happens when they work together.
Energy IQ Alone
Cost Reduction
$1.4 M
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Optimize workload placement
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Tune server configurations
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Model refurbish vs replace
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Any time intelligence
+ Other Layers
Value + Impact Creation
$2.0 M
Same energy optimization: $1.4 M
PLUS cross-layer intelligence:
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Retire 2-year old servers (not 5-year)
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Secondary market value increase: $360k
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Carbon insets: $150k
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Risk avoidance: $90k
The Compounding Value
Each layer makes every other layer more valuable
$2.0 M value unreachable without cross-layer intelligence.
Illustrative example based on a 3,000-server environment. Actual results vary based on infrastructure size, configuration, and market conditions.
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