With exponential growth in data processing anticipated in coming years and e-waste, the environmental impact of digital technologies is expected to increase.
Today’s reliance on technology to aid our lives and work means that it’s near impossible to imagine a life without it. As per a joint study by and market data analytics firm has 759 million active internet users today, the highest ever. Yet, there are immense physical implications to the digital technologies we rely on. Computers, servers, and other electronic devices require large amounts of natural resources and energy to manufacture and operate. With exponential growth in data processing anticipated in coming years and e-waste, the environmental impact of digital technologies is expected to increase. When considering sustainable IT solutions, there are five steps of transformative actions that could help organizations reach their goals. Whether its sustainability or business-led, one shouldn’t have to be sacrificed in favor of the other. Achieving both in tandem is the best output for modern businesses today: Energy concerns are paramount for customers, not only in response to rising energy costs, but also as they work toward reducing emissions. The juxtaposition of data centers, in the context of sustainability, is that they are business critical for data access and operations but are responsible for significant power consumption and energy cost. Data centers are transitioning to become more sustainable and energy efficient with advanced cooling and thermals and power management tools. Innovations across modern storage solutions, including flash storage, data deduplication and compression, helps customers consolidate their hardware and save energy, reducing their physical footprint.
