Moving to Cloudflare’s cloud-based services from on-premises devices can cut related carbon emissions by up to 96% for small businesses and up to 78% for very large businesses, according to a new independent report published by Analysys Mason released by Cloudflare, Inc.
Reducing carbon footprint
“The best way to reduce your IT infrastructure’s carbon footprint is easy: move to the cloud,” said Matthew Prince, CEO and co-founder, of Cloudflare. “At Cloudflare, we’ve built one of the world’s most efficient networks, getting the most out of every watt of energy and every one of our servers. That’s why, with Cloudflare, companies can help hit their sustainability goals without sacrificing security, speed, performance, or innovation.”
Key findings
The study found carbon emissions can be reduced by up to 96% by switching enterprise network services to Cloudflare services from on-premises devices. Consolidating services causes the greatest reduction because it improves carbon efficiency by increasing the capacity of servers that provide multiple network functions.
On-premises devices can host multiple workloads consume power constantly, and are not used daily. On the other hand, cloud infrastructure is shared by millions globally, allowing cloud providers to achieve more with less downtime, less waste, and lower emissions. Furthermore, the revealed additional gains due to the high Power Usage Effectiveness of cloud data centres, and differences in the carbon intensity of generation in the local electricity grid.
