Green tech: Wi-Fi, not storage, is the power hog, researchers say

Cloud service providers have previously drawn ire from environmentalists for not being transparent when it comes to the energy efficiency of their data centres. However, a new report from the University of Melbourne in Australia says that the real sustainability threat comes not from the growing demand for data centers to house cloud-ready infrastructure, but from the rising use of cellular and Wi-Fi networks to access cloud services. CEETKerry Hinton A 2012 report produced by Greenpeace titled ...