je.st
news
Data centres to consume three times as much energy in next decade, experts warn
2016-01-25 12:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The amount of energy consumed by the worlds data centres the repositories for billions of gigabytes of information will treble in the next decade, putting an enormous strain on energy supplies and dealing a hefty blow to efforts to contain global warming, experts say. Whether youre liking something on Facebook, streaming the latest Tarantino movie or posting an instagram from the pub, every internet activity involves huge amounts of data that needs to be stored somewhere. And as the internet...
Tags: data
times
energy
experts
Category:Electronics and Electrical