#datacenters

#datacenters

Microsoft's water use and carbon emissions have significantly increased due to AI industry pursuits. The AI industry's reliance on energy-intensive data centers poses environmental challenges. [ more ]

Microsoft's carbon dioxide emissions increased by nearly 30% since 2020, mainly due to indirect emissions from datacenters, challenging its goal to be carbon-negative by 2030. [ more ]

Microsoft plans to invest €3.2 billion in AI infrastructure and datacenters in Germany over the next two years.

The investment will be used to expand cloud capacity in Frankfurt and construct datacenters in North Rhine-Westphalia. [ more ]

Microsoft and Vodafone have signed a 10-year, $1.5 billion deal that will result in the closure of physical datacenters across Europe in favor of virtual ones using Azure.

Vodafone plans to use Azure OpenAI to deliver personalized experiences and its employees will have access to Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft will also invest in Vodafone's managed IoT connectivity platform. [ more ]

Digital technology has a considerable material and energy footprint, contrary to the perception of being weightless.

Datacenters consume substantial amounts of electricity and water, surpassing traditional residential and healthcare consumption. [ more ]

AWS plans to invest $15.5 billion in Japan over the next five years to extend its cloud empire.

The investment will drive the construction of datacenters to support the growing volume of data Amazon's network is handling and to facilitate the adoption of emerging technologies like AI and machine learning. [ more ]