Unstructured Data vs. Environment Reflected in Earth Day Commitments
Every year on Earth Day, millions of people around the world take time to think about how their actions impact the planet. That includes people in IT, who are well aware of how every byte of data processed expands the carbon footprint. This blog examines energy consumption in U.S. data centers, its impact on electricity and fresh water supplies, and how AI is being used by major datacenter operators like AWS and Google Cloud to monitor and minimize IT impact on the environment.