Production of data rapidly increases all over the world. This greener online solution could really help in providing reduction of energy and carbon emissions in IT sector.
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Image: Denis Linine / Shutterstock Microsoft says its cloud technology offers significant energy and carbon emissions reductions compared to companies storing information in on-premises data centres . The global technology firm claims its online solution is around 93% more energy efficient and up to 98% more carbon efficient, thanks to extensive investments in smart ‘chip-to-data centre’ infrastructure, its adoption of renewable energy and efficient operational practices. It defines cloud technology as “large-scale, shared IT infrastructure available over the internet”. The firm says the efficiencies it offers translate into both energy and carbon savings for customers using Microsoft Cloud services […]