{"id":13034,"date":"2018-06-11T16:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T15:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=13034"},"modified":"2018-06-12T14:25:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T13:25:43","slug":"microsoft-cloud-93-more-energy-efficient-than-traditional-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/microsoft-cloud-93-more-energy-efficient-than-traditional-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cloud ‘93% more energy efficient than traditional data centers’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Microsoft Cloud is 93% more energy efficient and up to 98% more carbon efficient than traditional enterprise data centers, according to Microsoft’s study<\/a> in partnership with WSP.<\/p>\n According to the tech giant, this is because a part of its hardware being carefully managed by artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n Microsoft uses AI to guide the computers that control its data centers, which helps\u00a0determine what virtual server to use in order to complete a task; allowing cloud tasks to be processed “more efficiently” than a traditional on-premises data center because it\u2019s only using the power it needs.<\/p>\n According to the study, its cloud facilities have been 100% carbon neutral since 2012, and the company’s committed to using more renewable energy\u00a0sources such as solar, wind and hydropower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cOver the years, we\u2019ve worked hard to make our data centers and cloud services as efficient as possible. That starts with designing our IT with efficiency in mind, including\u00a0faster, more efficient chips\u00a0that can do more using less energy, and open source development to share our designs and learn from others through the\u00a0Open Compute Project<\/a>,\u201d said Christian Belady, Microsoft\u2019s General Manager of cloud infrastructure strategy and architecture,\u00a0in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n Microsoft also funds sustainable development projects through the purchase of carbon credits, has\u00a0renewable energy projects<\/a>\u00a0in three continents and a small data center\u00a0in Scotland’s sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n Written by Leah Alger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Microsoft Cloud is 93% more energy efficient and up to 98% more carbon efficient than traditional enterprise data centers, according to Microsoft’s study in partnership with WSP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":13037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1101],"tags":[918,378,1522,2851,26,2472,2860,2862,2861,2859],"yoast_head":"\n100% carbon neutral cloud facilities<\/h2>\n
‘Sustainable development projects’<\/h2>\n