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Networks
Taxonomy of Clouds
> Application or platform clouds
Google
g Apps,
pp SalesForce
No specific allocation of resources or location
Many examples
Data Islandia
Digital Data Archive
Zero
Zero Carbon
Carbon ICT
> Purchasing green power locally is expensive with significant transmission
line losses
Demand for green power within cities expected to grow dramatically
> ICT facilities DONT NEED TO BE LOCATED IN CITIES
-Cooling also a major problem in cities
> But most renewable energy sites are very remote and impractical to
connect to electrical grid.
Can be easily reached by an optical network
Provide
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Savings in transmission line losses (up to 15%) alone, plus carbon offsets
can pay for moving ICT facilities to renewable energy site
> ICT is only industry ideally suited to relocate to renewable energy sites
Also ideal for business continuity in event of climate catastrophe
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KREOnet
Dynamic
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Lightpaths
Calgary
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Chicago
CA
net4
CA*net4
Starlight
VMs
downtime
optical link
is the enabling
Thank you
> More information
> http://green-broadband.blogspot.com
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