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Hello,<br />
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I'm curious to find out from others working in a corporate environment, what the typical refresh period is for your servers? Meaning, how old are your servers allowed to get according, to corporate policy, before they need to be replaced?<br />
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thanks,
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Hello,

I'm curious to find out from others working in a corporate environment, what the typical refresh period is for your servers? Meaning, how old are your servers allowed to get according, to corporate policy, before they need to be replaced?

thanks,

Suggested lifespan for servers before retiring?

A server is a computer program or a machine that waits for requests from other machines or software (clients) and responds to them. This architecture is called the client–server model. The clients may run on the same computer or may connect to the server over a network. The purpose of a server is to share data or hardware and software resources among clients. Typical computing servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers.

Server Software

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.