a glimpse inside the data center
Data centers worldwide now consume more energy annually than Sweden. And the amount of energy required is growing, says Jonathan Koomey, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. From 2000 to 2005, the aggregate electricity use by data centers doubled. The cloud, he calculates, consumes 1 to 2 percent of the world’s electricity.
I’ve spent a not insignificant amount of my career (such as it is) in or thinking about data centers.Those of you (and you know who you are) already familiar, who find yourselves bored by page 2, might find some interesting reading on page 5.