(researchgate.net, 2019-03) Jayalath, T; Chathumali, E. J. A. P. C; Kothalawala, K. R. M; Kuruwitaarachchi, N
With cloud computing emerging as a trending topic,
it has been a major point o f discussion for the last few
years. In regards to technological advancements, the
associated shortcomings like environmental footprint
caused by them also become an affair o f high
significance. Cloud computing itself is a much greener
alternative to individual data centers with lesser number
o f servers being used and cloud data centers being far
more efficient than those o f traditional thereby reducing
the carbon impact. Nonetheless, it cannot be neglected
the fact that the data centers utilized by the cloud vendors
are still a major source o f carbon emissions due to the
dirty energy usage. Therefore, the discussion o f the paper
is based on how green the foremost cloud providers are
and the implementations o f green IT attributes in the
cloud infrastructure.
