EPISODE · Apr 6, 2022 · 20 MIN
Cutting Carbon Emissions in Data Centers. The Role for Open Networking | John Laban - The Open Compute Project
from The Critical Lowdown · host EPS Global
Demand for cloud services is growing and with that is the need for more infrastructure to support this growth in traffic. For every blog post, photo and tweet there is a physical manifestation somewhere in the world. These manifestations are data centers. The carbon footprint of data centers and their energy usage has come into sharp focus, as climate targets loom, and the climate crisis intensifies. How can open networking meet this challenge and bridge this gap? Senior Systems Engineer for EPS Global, Barry McGinley, is joined by Open Compute Project board member John Laban to talk about how the switch to open networking can reduce emissions and energy usage in data centers. 👉 If you're looking to discover more podcasts similar to those from EPS Global, make sure to follow us for updates and recommendations 🎵Spotify: spotify/podcasts Subscribe for more content from EPS Global. Give a like, share with others! 🎯📌 💻LinkedIn: linkedin/epsglobal1 🐦X: twitter.com/epsglobal1 #carbonemission #datacenter #opennetworking #epsglobal
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Demand for cloud services is growing and with that is the need for more infrastructure to support this growth in traffic. For every blog post, photo and tweet there is a physical manifestation somewhere in the world. These manifestations are data centers. The carbon footprint of data centers and their energy usage has come into sharp focus, as climate targets loom, and the climate crisis intensifies. How can open networking meet this challenge and bridge this gap? Senior Systems Engineer for EPS Global, Barry McGinley, is joined by Open Compute Project board member John Laban to talk about how the switch to open networking can reduce emissions and energy usage in data centers. 👉 If you're looking to discover more podcasts similar to those from EPS Global, make sure to follow us for updates and recommendations 🎵Spotify: spotify/podcasts Subscribe for more content from EPS Global. Give a like, share with others! 🎯📌 💻LinkedIn: linkedin/epsglobal1 🐦X: twitter.com/epsglobal1 #carbonemission #datacenter #opennetworking #epsglobal
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