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

GeekWire

Microsoft has an agreement with the startup to purchase its clean power — if the company is able to produce it. Projections for future energy needs for data centers are startling. alone, data center operations are expected to account for 6% of America’s total electricity use within two years.

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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. The big question, long-term, is whether demand for AI services will be worth the investment for each company. What about Amazon?

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IT services company Atos plans IBM-style split

CIO Business Intelligence

French multinational IT services company Atos is planning to split in two, much as IBM spun out its legacy-focused managed infrastructure services business to form Kyndryl in November 2021. Like IBM, Atos has a supercomputing business, operates its own data centers, and offers software, consulting, and IT services — albeit on a smaller scale.

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Amazon renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

GeekWire

As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, most of its carbon cuts so far have come from its shift to renewables. Microsoft also has a 2025 all-renewables goal, and Google has already reached that target. (Amazon Photo) Amazon for three years has ranked as the No.

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Dimension Data: Dedicated to Making the Greatest Impact on the Planet, the Economy and the Communities it Serves

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether it is using the Internet of Things (IoT) to help prevent poaching with its Connected Conversation initiative or using excess heat from its data center in Berlin to help heat the surrounding community, Dimension Data is well-known for innovation. Our approach, guided by the U.N.’s

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IBM sets new climate goal for 2030

The Verge

IBM plans to get rid of its planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from its operations by 2030, the company announced today. By 2025, it wants to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent compared to 2010 levels. All three companies have now made big pledges to rein in pollution that drives climate change.

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THG Ingenuity Cloud Services is Laser Focused on Making a Real Difference in its Sustainability Efforts

CIO Business Intelligence

More than 1,000 engineers serve more than 130,000 customers worldwide with a global network that includes 7,500 deployed servers, more than 10,000 virtualized servers and more than 50 data centers. THG is also committed to setting science-based targets by the end of 2022 that align with the UK’s target for net-zero emissions by 2050.

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