Sustainable choices for cloud applications: a focus on CO2 emissions

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10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.43How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cloud applications, CO2 emissions, energy mix,

Abstract

The widespread adoption of cloud computing is having a big impact on the environment since the energy consumption of data centers and the resulting emissions are significantly increasing. Researchers and practitioners in this field are looking for methods to improve the energy efficiency of data centers and increase the use of green energy sources. In fact, besides the energy consumption, the greenness of a data center can be characterized by the quantity of CO2 emissions associated with the use of electricity (from a specific energy mix) and/or fuels (e.g., for heating or cooling). In this paper, we propose an approach in which environmental impacts are considered as an important factor for the selection of the cloud site for the deployment of applications. In detail, considering a user perspective and focusing on the assessment of energy consumption and CO2 emissions, this paper proposes a method to support the users towards greener choices in the deployment of cloud applications.

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© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Cinzia Cappiello
AU  - Paco Melià
AU  - Barbara Pernici
AU  - Pierluigi Plebani
AU  - Monica Vitali
PY  - 2014/08
DA  - 2014/08
TI  - Sustainable choices for cloud applications: a focus on CO2 emissions
BT  - Proceedings of the 2014 conference ICT for Sustainability
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 352
EP  - 358
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.43
DO  - 10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.43
ID  - Cappiello2014/08
ER  -