Sustainability

Wendy Schuchart, Data Center Knowledge editor-in-chief, presents a close analysis of both Amazon and Google’s water management efforts.

Amazon Web Services today announced a sweeping program to measure, manage, and report data on water usage for its data centers worldwide. The firm also pledged to become water positive by 2030.

Microsoft agreed to buy a massive amount of clean energy to power a data center in Ireland, making it the second biggest corporate power-purchase agreement deal so far this year.

COP27 panelists discuss the impact of cloud computing on digital emissions.

The proliferation of funds and projects at every scale is a feature, not a bug, of a market that will put trillions of dollars into decarbonizing the economy.

The Inflation Reduction Act seems to be reaping benefits for data centers looking to take advantage of tax credits for sustainability investments.

Schneider Electric shared key insights into data center sustainability during its Innovation Summit North America in Las Vegas this year.