The socio-political impact on technology

Studies show that by 2030, existing datacenters, those under construction, and the datacenters that are planned to built to support AI alone will draw energy that will exceed the energy consumption of Japan.

But powering the future of technology goes far beyond energy consumption. Organizations must also consider the emissions (such as CO₂) that these datacenters will emit and the environmental and ecological impact.

Both in-cloud and on-premises datacenters are attracting socio-political attention and pressures. While governments appreciate the benefits technology offers, they also appreciate the societal concerns.

Citizens in regions such as Europe are already well-versed in the environmental and ecological impact of energy consumption. Many Europeans go out of their way to avoid plane travel in favor of train travel because it is more environmentally friendly. 

Concerns in other countries and regions are growing, especially those countries in which datacenters are being built. Some studies shows that by 2030, rougly US$7,000 billion will be in datacenters, with roughly 40% located in the United States alone. Other countries seeing significant growth in new datacenters include China and India.

The cost of technology goes far beyond capital and operational expenses. It extends to the cost of energy consumption and the cost to the environment and ecology. But it is the reputational cost to an organization which may have the greatest impact.

Neuralytix can help clients understand and balance the real cost of technology investments.