Being that this is the March/April issue, I pondered how Earth Day, April 22, and International Data Center Day (IDC Day), March 25, might clash or align in their goals.
While this is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, it is only the second annual IDC Day. So, how do we reconcile the Earth Day goals to mitigate climate change and pollution with the general perception that massive data centers are consuming terawatt hours of energy and creating a negative evironmental impact?