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07/03/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/03/2024 13:01
How Amazon is preparing for the energy needs of the future
Learn how we're supporting the transition to carbon-free energy and powering our business with sustainability in mind.
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New research validates how Amazon is taking steps to run our AWS data centers more efficiently
We're constantly reevaluating how our data centers operate and determining ways to help them run on less energy and be more efficient. And as the world scales our use of AI, it's important to also minimize its environmental footprint.
A new studyby Accenture shows that an effective way to do that is by moving IT workloads from on-premises infrastructure to AWS data centers around the globe. The research estimates AWS's infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than on-premises, and when workloads are optimized on AWS, the associated carbon footprint can be reduced by up to 99%. This type of impact is possible by AWS optimizing our data center design, investing in purpose-built chips, and innovating with new cooling technologies.
For example, we've taken steps to design our data centers to use natural air flow to lower server temperatures, which can heat up while in use. This allows us to use less air conditioning when possible.
We've also designed our AWS machine learning chips, which power millions of workloads daily, to be more energy efficient. For example, AWS's Graviton processor delivers high performance with high levels of energy efficiency. Graviton4 provides up to 30% better computing performance, 50% more cores, and 75% more memory bandwidth than current-generation Graviton3 processors, delivering the best price performance and energy efficiency for a broad range of workloads running on Amazon EC2.
We're also keeping technologies in use longer by increasing the lifespan of our servers from five to six years.
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Five ways Amazon is preparing for the energy demands of the future
As our society relies on technology more than ever, from consumer electronics to large-scale infrastructure in both public and private sectors, global energy demands are continuing to grow. At Amazon, we're working to meet the future energy demands of our customers and our business while remaining committed to our Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon by 2040. We know the path forward is changing, and our work to decarbonize our operations won't be linear, so we're constantly experimenting, learning, and evolving.
Learn five ways Amazon is innovating to ensure our energy needs are met with sustainability and efficiency in mind.
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