From https://senengroup.com/sustainability/the-environmental-impact-of-data/
Title : The Environmental Impact of Data: Strategies for Sustainability (no date)
From Senen Group
... MIT reported that the cloud has a larger carbon footprint than the entire airline industry
As big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and data storage in the cloud become increasingly prominent in today’s digital age, concerns about the environmental impact of data have risen.
Storing 1 terabyte of data in the cloud has a carbon footprint of 2 tonnes annually...
At its worst, only 6-12% of the energy consumed is for active computational processes ...
Cooling, which accounts for over 40% of electricity usage in data centers ...
According to MIT Review, between 70% and 90% of data .. is considered ... valueless data ...
Title : The Environmental Impact of Data: Strategies for Sustainability (no date)
From Senen Group
... MIT reported that the cloud has a larger carbon footprint than the entire airline industry
As big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and data storage in the cloud become increasingly prominent in today’s digital age, concerns about the environmental impact of data have risen.
Storing 1 terabyte of data in the cloud has a carbon footprint of 2 tonnes annually...
At its worst, only 6-12% of the energy consumed is for active computational processes ...
Cooling, which accounts for over 40% of electricity usage in data centers ...
According to MIT Review, between 70% and 90% of data .. is considered ... valueless data ...
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