Algorithm reduces cloud energy usage

Grazed from ITWeb.  Author:  Editorial Staff.

France-based computing solutions provider ViFiB has deployed a new resource allocation algorithm that reportedly reduces energy usage of cloud computing by 30%.  According to the company, thanks to this new algorithm, ViFiB net power usage effectiveness (PUE) reached a new low of 20%.

PUE is a measure of how efficiently a computer data centre uses energy; specifically, how much energy is used by the computing equipment, in contrast to cooling and other equipment. The PUE metric is widely believed to be the most popular method of calculating energy efficiency…

A recent study by consultancy firm Accenture found, for large deployments, cloud solutions can reduce energy use and carbon emissions by more than 30%. It adds the benefits are even more impressive for small deployments, as energy use and emissions can be reduced by more than 90% with a shared cloud service…

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