Monday, May 26, 2014

Cloud business may be more efficient but is it greener?


Cloud-based computing can help businesses reduce their operating costs and carbon footprints, providers claim.

And on the face of it, outsourcing IT services and moving from physical to virtual operations seems to make sense.

It reduces the need for energy-hungry, bricks-and-mortar offices, while online collaborative software improves efficiency.

But companies cannot assume they are operating more sustainably simply by moving to the cloud, some experts warn, because not all clouds are equally as clean.

See full Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27405810