10 reasons why the cloud is great for the environment

10 ReasonsWhy the cloud

is GREAT for the environment

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Introduction

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According to research

we've compiled, very!

But how green is

the cloud future?

Cloud computing has become

an essential part of business

infrastructure, with companies

large and small relying on

virtualised networks for their

operations.

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Moving to the cloud

can cut CO2 emissions

by 87%.

87%

http://crd.lbl.gov/assets/pubs_presos/ACS/cloud_efficiency_study.pdf

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Many cloud firms (including

us!) are using the heat

generated by servers to heat

communities and businesses.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/07/technology/innovation/data-centers-heat/

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Innovation in the cloud

computing sector means power

efficiency in servers is doubling

every 18 months.

http://highscalability.com/blog/2014/5/14/google-says-cloud-prices-will-follow-moores-law-are-we-all-r.html

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Financial savings made by

moving to the cloud can be

reinvested into green initiatives

and innovation.

http://www.webroot.com/gb/en/business/resources/articles/cloud-computing/five-financial-benefits-of-moving-to-the-cloud

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Moving to the cloud can help

large corporations cut as much

as 85.7 metric tonnes of CO2

annually, helping the planet to

the same extent as planting

42,850 trees.

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/6_planting_more_trees.pdf/$FILE/6_planting_more_trees.pdf

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Large companies with onsite

servers could reduce their

carbon footprint by over 20%

if they adopt a cloud solution.

20%

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The cloud improves document

sharing, reducing the need for

reliance on potentially wasteful

delivery services.

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Cloud technology is 95%

less wasteful in terms of

secondary emissions than

in-house servers.

http://gesi.org/assets/js/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ajaxfilemanager/uploaded/Dan%20Williams.zurich%20gesi%20ppt%2013%2002%201

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The new "Stratus" algorithm,

which optimises network

operations, can cut cloud

computing emissions by

21%.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/new-algorithms-reduce-the-carbon-cost-of-cloud-computing

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Cloud makes companies

more efficient, reducing

needless wastage that harms

the environment and

increase costs.