Green IT Is No Longer An Option For The Tech Sector

Welcome to the wild world of software and carbon emissions, where the digital infrastructure of organizations is a hungry beast, consuming vast amounts of electricity and leaving a trail of greenhouse gas emissions in its wake. The issue is becoming more pronounced as the world accelerates its adoption of artificial intelligence and businesses increasingly rely on software to drive their operations. Picture a data center, a fortress of technology where much of today's software is housed. These sprawling structures gobble up electricity with reckless abandon, with worldwide consumption estimated to be between 220 to 320 terawatt-hours in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency. That's more power than consumed by entire countries such as South Africa, Sweden, or Egypt.