Data centers globally use an estimated 200 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity each year. If the collective data centers of the world were a country, it would rank #23 on a list of highest electricity consumers by nation. Put another way, that’s equivalent to nearly 40% of Germany’s electricity consumption, or 5% of the United States.’ But what’s your IT organization’s impact? What can you do about it?
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Topics: Sustainability
This is the third blog in a series that will cover the most pressing challenges, opportunities, best practices, and first steps for organizations on their path towards green IT. Be sure to check out Four Roadblocks to Green IT and First Three Steps to Green IT.
Topics: Sustainability
This is the second blog in a series that will cover the most pressing challenges, opportunities, best practices, and first steps for organizations on their path towards green IT. Check out the first blog, Four Roadblocks to Green IT, here.
Topics: CIO, Containers, hybrid cloud, Cloud, Green IT, Sustainability
There is no doubt that sustainability has quickly become a top business initiative – regardless of industry, company size, or geography. We are excited to launch this first blog as a part of an upcoming series that will cover the most pressing challenges, opportunities, best practices, and first steps for organizations on their path towards green IT.
Topics: CIO, Containers, hybrid cloud, Cloud, Green IT, Sustainability