Cloud computing is transforming the models of many corporations, and more and more are joining this cloud infrastructure. We have already mentioned the advantages of this technology on other occasions, such as cost savings in infrastructure investment, unlimited storage, greater flexibility, improved security, efficiency, competitiveness, etc. And now we add an extra benefit, such as sustainability.
According to recent reports, it has been observed that many technologies are not as clean as they could be and that even 2% of the CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions that are emitted daily into the atmosphere correspond to ICTs. However, in recent years their use has been turned around, and they have become a fundamental tool for reducing the emissions that they and other technologies generate.
Cloud computing has also positioned itself as one of the most sustainable and efficient ICTs, saving more than 59 million tons of CO2 and more than 200 billion euros in annual savings for companies.
As it is based on a pool of shared computing resources, it allows cost reductions (up to 40%) and reduces energy consumption and emissions caused by traditional methods of servers and local platforms.
On the other hand, it allows remote and centralized management of centers and offices, even if they are located in different geographical locations. The need for external resources is minimized, allowing cloud access from any location or device. Data centers also have increasingly efficient and intelligent infrastructures, which facilitates more efficient use of infrastructures and the design of advanced energy-saving policies. It can be seen in a Google study, which shows that the use of these centers increased by around 550% between 2010 and 2018, but the amount of energy consumed by this equipment only increased by 6% in that period. In other words, as the industry becomes more cloud-centric, energy efficiency continues to improve.