{"id":1158,"date":"2023-02-23T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contentguru.builtbytoast.uk\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=1158"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:33:42","slug":"the-environmental-impacts-of-cloud-computing","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.contentguru.com\/en-gb\/resources\/whitepapers\/the-environmental-impacts-of-cloud-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Data, Clean Skies: Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Cloud Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <section class=\"block-resource-hero toast-block no-margin no-padding\"> \n\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"resource-hero\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                                <div class=\"resource-type\">Whitepapers<\/div>\n                                <h1>Clean Data, Clean Skies: Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Cloud Computing<\/h1>\n                <div class=\"publish-date\">Published: February 23rd 2023<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"block-columns toast-block no-margin padding-both\"> \n\n        \n\n\n<div class=\"columns-area\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"main-column-grid grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 1fr)\">\n                                    <div class=\"col \">\n                        <h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>The environmental benefits of cloud computing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The cloud represents a computing revolution. The idea that data can be drawn from around the world, to be stored and analyzed in shared data centers, has proven successful, and cloud computing has become ubiquitous in the digital age. But, no technological advancement comes without cost. Often, seemingly revolutionary shifts create hidden externalities\u2014most often to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>With this whitepaper, you will:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rt-bullet-list\">\n<li>Discover the <strong>environmental impacts of cloud computing. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Learn how cloud systems offset their environmental externalities.<\/li>\n<li>Find ways of improving your organization&#8217;s environmental profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fill out a few details and receive the full whitepaper as a PDF.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col \">\n                        <p> <\/p>\n<form id=\"mktoForm_1046\"><\/form>\n<p> <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cloud represents a computing revolution. But, no technological advancement comes without cost. 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