The report says cloud computing can reduce U.S. businesses by 87%

According to a report from the Lawrence Burkere National Laboratory, cloud computing can enable companies to transfer software applications from inefficient http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/11770.html "> local server Cloud" Thus reducing the energy consumption of American enterprises by 87%.

Although a study conducted by McKinsey last year for the New York Times shows that data centers consume a lot of power, the study says cloud computing can dramatically reduce data center energy requirements through server consolidation and increased facility efficiency.

By shifting software applications, such as e-mail, productivity software and customer relationship management software, to the cloud, American companies can save a lot of power and save enough to think of Los Angeles for a year, according to the report.

"Potential energy savings are more pronounced for e-mail and productivity software, and are used by a large number of employees, and currently these two applications rely on servers widely distributed in small data centers, and servers are inefficient in small data centers." "the report said.

The national Laboratory has developed a cloud energy and emissions Research (CLEER) model to assess "the net effects of energy and emissions from cloud computing in various regions under different market penetration levels." "Cleer is an open model that is available online free of charge."

The lab admits that the model is not completely reliable. "Despite these uncertainties, the energy-saving potential of cloud software can be significant across the country because of the huge differences in energy efficiency in local and cloud data centers." The report added.