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AWS says enterprises are moving back on-prem – but does cloud repatriation really threaten hyperscalers?
AWS has claimed to face competition from on-premises IT while defending the level of competition in the UK cloud market, according to a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) hearing. At the hearing, conducted as part of an ongoing investigation into the state of competition in the UK cloud industry, AWS refuted the perception that “once customers move to the cloud,…
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Hyperscalers go nuclear | ITPro
Energy usage in data centers is an increasingly Hot Topic, particularly with AI applications becoming more popular and widely used. While some organizations have talked up their commitment to renewables, such as solar or hydro, others have this month started to discuss a different, perhaps more controversial low carbon path. Elsewhere, a new rebellion against home working is beginning –…
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Data center carbon emissions are set to skyrocket by 2030, with hyperscalers producing 2.5 billion tons of carbon – and power hungry generative AI is the culprit
Data center carbon emissions are set to skyrocket over the next decade, according to research from Morgan Stanley, with generative AI prompting a massive spike in power consumption. A study by the investment bank predicted that the data center industry at large will produce 2.5 billion tons of carbon through 2030. Notably, the research found this rapid increase is three-times…
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