The efficiencies provided by cloud computing could reduce global data center
energy costs by up to 38 percent by 2020, analysts say.
According to a new report from Pike Research, the energy efficiency benefits of cloud
computing are substantial, and growth in the market will have important
implications for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The clean tech market intelligence firm forecasts that the adoption of cloud
computing will lead to a 38 percent reduction in worldwide data center energy
expenditures by 2020, compared with a business as usual (BAU) scenario for data
center capacity growth.
“The growth of cloud computing will have a very significant positive effect
on data center energy consumption,” said Pike Research senior analyst Eric
Woods, in a statement. “Few, if any, clean technologies have the
capability to reduce energy expenditures and GHG production with so little
business disruption. Software as a service, infrastructure as a service
and platform as a service are all inherently more efficient models than
conventional alternatives, and their adoption will be one of the largest
contributing factors to the greening of enterprise IT.”
For more, read the eWeek article: Cloud Computing Could Reduce Data Center Energy Spending by 38% by 2020.