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Sustainability
Sustainable Data Centers: Just How Green Is Your Cloud Migration?Sustainable Data Centers: Just How Green Is Your Cloud Migration?

Here we explore whether cloud or on-prem provides more sustainability impact for your workloads.

byChristopher Tozzi
Jan 13, 2023
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4 Min Read
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Sustainability
AWS Launches Grant Program to Benefit Northern Virginia CommunitiesAWS Launches Grant Program to Benefit Northern Virginia Communities
byKate Shapiro
Dec 27, 2022
2 Min Read
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Sustainability
How Open Source Can Help with Climate GoalsHow Open Source Can Help with Climate Goals
byShuli Goodman
Dec 16, 2022
3 Min Read
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Sustainability
Data Center-Friendly North Va. Official Resigns After Selling Home to CompassData Center-Friendly North Va. Official Resigns After Selling Home to Compass
byData Center Knowledge
Dec 12, 2022
3 Min Read
Why the Metaverse Hinges on Sustainable Data Centers
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Why the Metaverse Hinges on Sustainable Data CentersWhy the Metaverse Hinges on Sustainable Data Centers
byData Center Knowledge
Dec 7, 2022
4 Min Read
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Sustainability
North Va. Residents Sue Data Center-Friendly County SupervisorsNorth Va. Residents Sue Data Center-Friendly County Supervisors
byData Center Knowledge
Dec 6, 2022
3 Min Read
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Sustainability
Key Data Center Sustainability Trends in 2022
Key Data Center Sustainability Trends in 2022
Dec 6, 2022
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5 Min Read
byChristopher Tozzi
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Sustainability
Microsoft Snaps Up Huge Clean Power Deal for Irish Data Hub
Microsoft Snaps Up Huge Clean Power Deal for Irish Data Hub
Nov 23, 2022
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
COP27: Hidden Emissions From Cloud Computing Pose Net-Zero Threat
COP27: Hidden Emissions From Cloud Computing Pose Net-Zero Threat
Nov 21, 2022
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2 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
Data Centers and Bees: Loudoun County Hosts First DCs for Bees Event in US
Data Centers and Bees: Loudoun County Hosts First DCs for Bees Event in US
Nov 15, 2022
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3 Min Read
byData Center Knowledge
Intel, Cisco, and Equinix Among Top Firms Exaggerating Climate Gains
Sustainability
Intel, Cisco, and Equinix Among Top Firms Exaggerating Climate Gains
Intel, Cisco, and Equinix Among Top Firms Exaggerating Climate Gains
Nov 1, 2022
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15 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
Why Climate Tech Is Getting Broader and Narrower at the Same Time
Why Climate Tech Is Getting Broader and Narrower at the Same Time
Oct 31, 2022
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
More Solar Manufacturing Is Coming to the US Thanks to Climate Law
More Solar Manufacturing Is Coming to the US Thanks to Climate Law
Oct 26, 2022
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
Aligned Data Centers to Expand Phoenix Footprint with Two Mega Campuses
Aligned Data Centers to Expand Phoenix Footprint with Two Mega Campuses
Oct 13, 2022
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3 Min Read
byKate Shapiro
Inflation Reduction Act Breakdown: How Your Data Center Benefits from New Legislation
Sustainability
Inflation Reduction Act Breakdown: How Your Data Center Benefits from New Legislation
Inflation Reduction Act Breakdown: How Your Data Center Benefits from New Legislation
Oct 5, 2022
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6 Min Read
bySharon Fisher
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Sustainability
Colo providers looking to clean energy alternatives: hydrogen and nuclear
Colo providers looking to clean energy alternatives: hydrogen and nuclear
Sep 26, 2022
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6 Min Read
byMaria Korolov
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Sustainability
Qatar Takes Steps to a More Sustainable Future
Qatar Takes Steps to a More Sustainable Future
Sep 12, 2022
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3 Min Read
bySharon Fisher
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Sustainability
‘Hating ESG’: Advocates Are Looking to Replace the Label
‘Hating ESG’: Advocates Are Looking to Replace the Label
Aug 17, 2022
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5 Min Read
byBloomberg News
Big oil emissions
Sustainability
Big Tech Helps Big Oil Pump More, Belying Climate Pledges
Big Tech Helps Big Oil Pump More, Belying Climate Pledges
Aug 16, 2022
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7 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
Amazon Says Its Planet-Warming Carbon Emissions Grew 18% in 2021
Amazon Says Its Planet-Warming Carbon Emissions Grew 18% in 2021
Aug 2, 2022
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Alum Andrew Fanara Joins Informa’s DEEP Program
ENERGY STAR Alum Andrew Fanara Joins Informa’s DEEP Program
Aug 2, 2022
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2 Min Read
byData Center Knowledge Editors
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Sustainability
Hosepipes on Roofs Are Keeping UK’s Data Centers Cool
Hosepipes on Roofs Are Keeping UK’s Data Centers Cool
Jul 19, 2022
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2 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
Alums From Google's DeepMind Want to Bring AI Energy Controls to Industrial Giants
Alums From Google's DeepMind Want to Bring AI Energy Controls to Industrial Giants
Jul 15, 2022
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg News
Operating a Data Center From a Subterranean Biosphere
Sustainability
Operating a Data Center From a Subterranean Biosphere
Operating a Data Center From a Subterranean Biosphere
Jul 15, 2022
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2 Min Read
byScott Stonham
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Sustainability
How Reducing Technical Debt Improves Sustainability
How Reducing Technical Debt Improves Sustainability
Jul 12, 2022
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5 Min Read
byChristopher Tozzi
Salt Lake City
Sustainability
Utah-based colocation data center prioritizes water conservation
Utah-based colocation data center prioritizes water conservation
Jul 12, 2022
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11 Min Read
byLeia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribute
Supreme Court
Sustainability
What the US Supreme Court Ruling on the EPA Means for ESG
What the US Supreme Court Ruling on the EPA Means for ESG
Jul 11, 2022
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2 Min Read
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth
Japan Public Private Sectors to Supply 16 Billion Aid for Greenhousegas Cuts
Sustainability
UK Leaves Door Open for Coal Comeback in Bid to Keep Lights On
UK Leaves Door Open for Coal Comeback in Bid to Keep Lights On
Jul 6, 2022
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg
EU Lawmakers Remove Last Hurdle to Label Gas, Nuclear as Green
Sustainability
EU Lawmakers Remove Last Hurdle to Label Gas, Nuclear as Green
EU Lawmakers Remove Last Hurdle to Label Gas, Nuclear as Green
Jul 6, 2022
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg
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Sustainability
Why Hydrogen Is Ideal Green Energy Choice to Run Data Centers
Why Hydrogen Is Ideal Green Energy Choice to Run Data Centers
Jul 1, 2022
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6 Min Read
byData Center Knowledge, Steven Hill
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Sustainability
Will Hydrogen Power the Data Center of the Future?
Will Hydrogen Power the Data Center of the Future?
Jun 29, 2022
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8 Min Read
byData Center Knowledge, Steven Hill
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Sustainability
Google, Facebook Stoke Wind-Farm Debate
Google, Facebook Stoke Wind-Farm Debate
Jun 11, 2022
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
How Wind-Prediction Tech Will Change Clean Energy
How Wind-Prediction Tech Will Change Clean Energy
Jun 10, 2022
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4 Min Read
byBloomberg News
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Sustainability
Companies’ Climate Goals in Jeopardy From Flawed Energy Credits
Companies’ Climate Goals in Jeopardy From Flawed Energy Credits
Jun 9, 2022
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5 Min Read
byBloomberg News
wind energy
Sustainability
Google and France’s Engie Team Up to Accelerate Wind Power
Google and France’s Engie Team Up to Accelerate Wind Power
Jun 2, 2022
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg News

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Energy & Power Supply
A Utility Promised To Stop Burning Coal. Then Google and Meta Came to Town.A Utility Promised To Stop Burning Coal. Then Google and Meta Came to Town.
byThe Washington Post
Oct 14, 2024
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byBrandon Taylor
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