Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch Pike Research brought out good news this week for cloud computing. The energy efficiency benefits of cloud computing over traditional data center operations are becoming more well known as many companies switch over, and forecasts show that the growing interest in using cloud computing could lead to a reduction in global energy use for data centers by as much as 38% by 2020. It could mean a drop in spe… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Cloud Computing Can Cut Data Center Energy by 38% by 2020