Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: What is the cost of a gigabyte? - Researchers working on the environmental impacts of information technologies (IT) often had to answer this question at least once. The first step in answering this question is generally to ask: what type of gigabyte (GB) are we talking about? Is it the cost of computing, transferring through networks or storing one gigabyte? This ambiguity, although seemingly trivial, nevertheless leads several scientific publications, even those from reputable academic journals, to produce misguided works [1]. In this paper, we will focus solely on the footprint associated with storing one gigabyte of data. We will explain why this issue is relevant in the current state of research on the environmental footprint of IT and why this simple question calls for complex answers. Finally, we will present our current research position on the footprint of storage as a service and its challenges.
Authors: Berthelot, Adrien, Schien, Daniel
Language: English
Topic: Green IT and Sustainability
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7135843032
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