In a bid to ensure financial gains as well as act in a more sustainable manner, Amazon has extended the life of its server from five to six years.
The news comes about two years after the company increased the life of its servers from four to five years, introducing a “more robust maintenance and repair program designed to increase component reuse and further reduce carbon emissions and waste around the world. [its] supply chain.”
By extending the lifespan of servers to six years, Amazon estimates it will make an additional $900 million in the first quarter of 2024 alone.
Amazon servers now last longer
The announcement was made during the company's most recent earnings conference call, where the company revealed total revenue of $170 billion for the final three months of 2023, up from $149 billion for the same period in 2022. .
Acknowledging that AI only contributes to a small proportion of AWS's total revenue today, Jassy suggested that artificial intelligence could contribute tens of billions in revenue in the coming years.
Looking ahead, Amazon anticipates increased capital spending to support AWS growth by providing more infrastructure, and while the company's decision to extend the life of its servers by a year will not eliminate the need to invest in infrastructure, do play an important role in achieving sustainability goals.
In February 2023, Google revealed similar plans to increase the lifespan of some of its servers from four to six years. Microsoft followed suit in August 2023. Meta also announced plans to run its servers for five years, instead of four, in early 2023.
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