Choosing a sustainable cloud service provider

While organizations worldwide adopt cloud computing, few are aware of its environmental impacts. Choosing a hyperscaler with a proven track record in IT operational efficiency, IT equipment efficiency, data center efficiency, and renewable electricity gives you significant environmental benefits. When organizations choose low-carbon cloud computing, they take an essential step forward on sustainability. Sustainable digital transformation, powered by a cleaner cloud, enables the creation of a sustainable and thriving economy that works for people and the planet in the long term. Lance Pierce, president of Carbon Disclosure Project, North America (Microsoft News Center 2018).

Some of the world’s largest cloud hyperscalers have taken significant steps toward becoming more sustainable, but is it enough? It is, however, important that there are differences in their offering, and you should dissect the subtle differences that exist...