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Green Cloud Storage & Virtualization

Published on 12 October 18
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Who doesn’t know the potential of cloud computing? Cloud is the buzz everywhere. But did you know that there is a concept called Green Cloud that has garnered attention. The term is a combination of Green which means environment friendly and the term Cloud which is a service delivery model called as cloud computing.

Today Eco friendliness is the new standard that most enterprises strive for. Companies are gearing up to find methods about how they find clean ways to reduce the overall environmental impact. However, the question arises about how a storage service can be considered good for environment that consumes vast amount of power?

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The data storage and management industry is growing. Businesses will need to enhance the capacity of data storage by two times in 2020 as more and more small and medium-sized businesses are embracing cloud computing services and adopting the cloud bandwagon.

As per sources, due to the prevalent adoption of cloud computing there could be a potential 38% reduction in worldwide data centre energy expenditures by 2020.

Some of the ways to reduce expenditures is by consolidating data centres, maximizing power usage efficiency, recycle more, lessen the carbon emissions as well as water usage in cooling.

As most of the energy expenditure is directed to support data storage, the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association) is finding out new technologies to save energy. The advancement in SAS drives technology, automated data de-duplication, storage virtualization and storage convergence all aid to diminish the amount of its carbon footprint and lower operating expenditures (OPEX) and capital expenditures (CAPEX).

To add the label green cloud is sometimes used to describe the cost-efficiency of a cloud computing initiative.

Promoting Green Cloud Storage with Virtualization

Businesses that are energy efficient and those that pay attention to their carbon footprints have become the most popular choice among clients. Implementing the cloud infrastructure is beneficial to planet as well as the company itself. From energy savings to lowered costs, green cloud computing is a win-win solution.

One of the most widely adopted IT methods that promote eco-friendliness is Virtualization. It is predicted that in the next few years 90 percent of all organizations worldwide would have implemented this project.

Owing to Virtualization, cloud storage can offer more energy efficiency and resource efficiency. This setup enables to run multiple system operations on a single server. By creating an infrastructure that run multiple operations lesser equipment will be required to run the workload. The less physical hardware will lead in less consumption of power. This in turn causes reduced carbon or gas footprint left by the company. In addition, there will be minimized usage of fossil fuels and precious resources to run a data centre.

Cloud storage encourages users to behave more efficiently. Cloud-based infrastructures are often pay-per-use. So, customers are charged for their usage and have to pay monthly or yearly for continued use. The more they consume, the higher the bill (usually). Due to self-service, businesses are seeing real-time charges and ways to save on their fees towards the end of each month.

With all such benefits and choosing a green web hosting service, enterprises can reduce their energy consumption and save billions annually. Not to forget the reduced annual carbon emissions equivalent to nearly 200 million barrels of oil each year.

True to its meaning, Green cloud storage is exactly what it sounds. The future demands more energy-efficient and carbon less emissions. So, companies can certainly go green by transferring many of their workloads directly to the cloud. Be wise, Choose Green!

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