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Salesforce plans generative AI boost for ESG reporting with Net Zero Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Generative AI will soon be everywhere — including in Salesforce’s Net Zero Cloud environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting tool. Net Zero Cloud uses data held within the Salesforce platform to help enterprises report on their carbon footprint and manage other social and governance metrics.

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Microsoft’s carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center expansions

GeekWire

But four years in, the carbon footprint for the cloud, software and gaming giant keeps expanding. As its carbon impact expanded, the company reported a net income of $72.4 The water is used primarily to cool the banks of computers in its data centers. of its cloud computer servers and other components.

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

After years of marching to the cloud migration drumbeat, CIOs are increasingly becoming circumspect about the cloud-first mantra, catching on to the need to turn some workloads away from the public cloud to platforms where they will run more productively, more efficiently, and cheaper.

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Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

GeekWire

These servers inside a Microsoft data center in Quincy, Wash., were the first to be powered by the company’s Azure Cobalt 100 CPU, as part of a broader cloud infrastructure buildout. In short, when it comes to assessing the cloud platforms, capital expenditures serve as table stakes and a barometer.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

CIO Business Intelligence

However, the latest and largest UNGC-Accenture CEO study revealed that 91% of CEOs report insufficient technology solutions as a barrier to seizing opportunities in the net-zero transition, building resilience in their organization, and overcoming current volatility in the business landscape.

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Ecco come i CIO stanno ripensando alle strategie sul cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Dopo anni di marcia al ritmo della migrazione al cloud, i CIO stanno diventando sempre più cauti riguardo al mantra cloud-first, comprendendo la necessità di estromettere alcuni carichi di lavoro dal cloud pubblico verso piattaforme in cui verranno eseguiti in modo più produttivo, più efficiente e più economico. “La

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

GeekWire

Helion Photo) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon and Microsoft, which are investing billions of dollars each year into the construction of data centers that gobble massive amounts of energy. In the U.S.

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