Data centres are guzzling up too much electricity. Can we make them more efficient?
- Written by: Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
Maximumm/ShutterstockOur insatiable demand for digital content and services has been driving a rise in energy-hungry data centres.
The International Energy Agency reports global data centre electricity consumption could double in a few short years, reaching 1,000 terawatt hours (TWh) by 2026. That’s roughly the same as generated by the whole...
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