Sustainability

The firm touts a unique model: it is financed by utility providers and oil and gas companies.

Cloud computing, with its sprawling facilities filled with energy-hungry machines, is seen as a key area for environmental improvements. Google's latest change makes it easier for businesses to only use the capacity they need.

Its commitment to 100% renewable energy operations and removing historic emissions is laudable, but complex challenges limit its ambitions compared to hyperscalers’.

Taking another climate moonshot, Microsoft has set out to crack a problem that will require a complete rethink of the world’s electric grids.

Adani Group will continue investing in clean energy tech, such as green hydrogen and renewables-powered data centers to meet its ESG goals.

The path to data center carbon neutrality, says the power systems maker, leads through the elimination of lead-acid batteries from backup systems. Maybe, but just how much of a course change is lithium-ion, really?

We need a conversation on not only the use of clean energy, but also other actions that drive sustainability, like energy efficiency, ethical sourcing, and a circular economy.

The Data Center Podcast: Ed Ansett, of i3 Solutions, says business drivers alone won’t be enough.

Recycling computers is costly – but there's an easy way to avoid the cost while helping those economically affected by the COVID crisis.

Facing a threat of new sustainability laws, Europe’s largest data center operators draft a plan for “self-regulation.”