Facebook recently tweeted a statistic that gives the public a sense of how much new data enters cyberspace on a regular basis. Over New Year's weekend, Facebook users uploaded a record 750 million ...

Cloud computing energy consumption is a source of much debate. On one side, some see a massive new form of industrialization gobbling up resources; with large cloud and social networking sites ...

A Microsoft-sponsored study looks at how green cloud computing is by comparing energy and emissions of on-site versus cloud versions of business applications. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Cloud computing is significantly greener than its traditional IT operations alternatives, right? Actually, it may not quite be that simple. James Urquhart is a field technologist with almost 20 years ...

Yes, according to a new report from Greenpeace that examines the cloud's impact on the environment and what type of fuel is being used to power some of the world's largest cloud providers' and ...

Cloud computing can go a long way to reducing carbon footprints and businesses are catching on. But the biggest advantage to companies is the cost savings. Corporations that utilize cloud computing ...

As sustainability becomes a front-and-center topic for enterprises, stubborn misconceptions about the power consumption of cloud-based deployments need debunking. Sustainability is a genuine objective ...

Nahla Davies deep dives into the murky world of Big Tech and sustainability, and asks what can businesses do to green their digital footprint? Cloud computing touches nearly every aspect of modern ...

The "cloud computing" mega-trend is upon us, with the Apple iPad on the market and an array of digital tablets in development that will deliver yet another gateway to the cloud of online content. But ...

In most cases, cloud computing is greener than traditional data centers. Just how green depends on the details of each individual deployment. For businesses looking to score public relations and ESG ...