Can Platform Engineering Address Data Center Energy Shortages?
Platform Engineering, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Spoiler alert: Yes, it can, and here is how.
Energy demands and the costs associated with data center usage are rising all the time. The emergence of AI, in particular, is expected to amplify global data center power demand by 160% by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs. AI and machine learning (ML) require a lot of energy, particularly during the training of large models and the continuous operation of complex algorithms.
AI has already been integrated into a variety of software, including Office, Microsoft's Copilot, as well as Google's Gmail and Docs and Github's Copilot, with more to come. This trend is likely to exponentially increase the internet's environmental footprint in a very short time. According to Gartner, by 2025, without sustainable AI practices, AI will consume more energy than human labor. This will render carbon neutrality all but unattainable.