Impact of Datacenters on the Environment
Developments in technology – including the advent of smart phones, mobile technology, and cloud computing - have no doubt transformed our lives. Technology affects almost every aspect of our life – from social media, school, work, shopping, and entertainment to health and wellness. It has also improved productivity and enabled easier access to information – and lots of it. According to Ofcom's Communications Market Report, the average person used 4.5GB of data per month in 2020. That's a 27% increase compared to 2019 and 55% increase compared to 2018. With increase in video streaming, and growth of newer technologies such as artificial intelligence, smart and connected infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles demand for data will continue to increase. These days data is referred to as “the new oil” - the fuel that is driving our social, technological, and economic progress. Almost all the data we consume today are stored in data centers a...