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Cloud Computing efficient of reducing Data Center Energy
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 16 December 2010, 01:32 IST
Bangalore: With the Cloud boom in the advancing technology nowadays, the analysts of Pike Research have announced that a reduction in the cost of the energy of global data center can take place by up to 38 percent by 2020 because of the extremely efficient Cloud Computing, as stated by Darryl K. Taft.
As stated by the new report of Pike Research, the significant energy competence profit of cloud computing with the development in the market will have important implications for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The implementation of cloud computing will lead to a 38 percent cutback in worldwide data center energy expenditures by 2020 as predicted by The clean tech market intelligence firm when compared with a business as usual (BAU) scenario for data center capacity growth.
"The growth of cloud computing will have a very significant positive effect on data center energy consumption," said Pike Research senior analyst Eric Woods, in a statement. "Few, if any, clean technologies have the capability to reduce energy expenditures and GHG production with so little business disruption. Software as a service, infrastructure as a service and platform as a service are all inherently more efficient models than conventional alternatives, and their adoption will be one of the largest contributing factors to the greening of enterprise IT."
Pike Research projects, keeping its cloud computing scenario in mind has anticipated that data centers will consume 139.8 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2020, a reduction of 31 percent from 201.8 TWh in 2010. This also represents a significant decrease from the 226.4 TWh that would be consumed by data centers in the firm's BAU scenario. The reduction will drive total data center energy expenditures down from $23.3 billion in 2010 to $16.0 billion in 2020, as well as cause a 28 percent reduction in GHG emissions from 2010 levels, the firm's report said.
The study of Pike Research's report, "Cloud Computing Energy Efficiency," examines the key demand drivers and methodological developments related to cloud computing, in addition to detailed profiles of key industry players and also offers an analysis of the energy efficiency benefits of cloud computing, including an assessment of the software-as-a-service (SAAS), platform-as-a-service (PAAS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IAAS) markets.. Market forecasts include a quantification of energy savings and GHG reduction opportunities under a cloud computing adoption scenario, with a forecast period extending through 2020.
