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Can Reducing Cloud Waste Help Save the Planet?

Cloud Native Computing Foundation sponsored this post, in anticipation of KubeCon+CloudNativeCon North America 2021 – Oct. 11-15. When looking at it from the perspective of sustainability, the move toward the cloud seems to be a good idea.

The UK government is officially advising companies to move to the cloud to curb carbon emissions as part of the country’s broader campaign for cutting carbon footprints in half by 2030.

By eliminating over-provisioning and cloud waste in a “green cloud optimization” effort, businesses stand to lower both their carbon footprint and their cloud bills at the same time.

By moving to the cloud, the eCommerce giant Etsy cut its energy consumption by an estimated 13%, from 7330 megawatt hours in 2018 to 6376 MWh in 2019 – and all the while, the company continued growing!