Theory

Data centre sustainability scrutiny puts emissions in the spotlight

Description

Huge technology-fueled increases in energy consumption, driven by digital acceleration, the global expansion of hyperscalers, and the emergence of cryptocurrencies in the last decade is shifting the performance of data centers to the heart of the corporate sustainability debate.

Relative Material

Link: https://www.itnews.com.au/digitalnation/video/cover-story-data-centre-sustainability-scrutiny-puts-emissions-in-the-spotlight-570579

Topics covered

sustainability, sustainable habits, green data centers

Relevance

Raising awareness on the environmental impact of information technology

Intelligent Sustainability

Description

It describes the problem of large data centers energy consumption as well as initiative and attempts taken place to control the problem

Relative Material

Link: https://venturebeat.com/vb-special-issue-intelligent_sustainability/

Topics covered

Sustainability, Carbon footprint, climate change

Relevance

Raising awareness on the environmental impact of information technology

The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud

Description

Describes the various ecological footprint dimensions of cloud computing

Relative Material

Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/

Topics covered

Sustainability, Carbon footprint, climate change

Relevance

Raising awareness on the environmental impact of information technology

Standby power. When “off” means on

Description

Describes the power consumption of electronic devices even if they set up to standby mode.

Relative Material

Link: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/nrcan/files/energy/pdf/energystar/Standby-Power-brochure-eng.pdf

Topics covered

Sustainability, Carbon footprint, climate change

Relevance

Raising awareness on the environmental impact of electronic devices

Energy consumption of streaming devices

Description

Describes the power consumption of streaming electronic devices.

Relative Material

Link: https://blog.constellation.com/2020/05/15/energy-consumption-of-streaming-services/

Topics covered

Sustainability, Carbon footprint, Sustainable behaviours

Relevance

Raising awareness on the environmental impact of using IT services or devices such as those related to streaming services.