Data Centers As an Emerging Environmental Threat in Malaysia
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Year 2013, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract: In the past decade, global attention towards environmental stewardship has increased. Concerns about air pollution, after pollution and hazardous substances have made governments and businesses to move towards greener policies and application. In between, ICT sector as a fast raising industry. Data centers despite the rapid worldwide growth, have not been under consideration until recently. This paper takes a look at this emerging thread and the negative impacts of data centers activities on the environment. Moreover, the global attempts towards this issue were reviewed and were compared to that of Malaysia.
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Fatemeh Binesh, Saravanan Muthaiyah
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- DOI 10.24297/ijmit.v6i2.731
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