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Towards Sustainable Energy-Efficient Data Centers in Africa

Computers and Society 2021-09-10 v1 Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
Authors: David Ojika , Jayson Strayer , Gaurav Kaul
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Abstract

Developing nations are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of global warming. By 2040, 14 percent of global emissions will come from data centers. This paper presents early findings in the use AI and digital twins to model and optimize data center operations.

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data centers energy efficiency sustainability Africa AI digital twins global warming

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@article{arxiv.2109.04067,
  title  = {Towards Sustainable Energy-Efficient Data Centers in Africa},
  author = {David Ojika and Jayson Strayer and Gaurav Kaul},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.04067},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Presented at OCP Future Technologies Symposium, San Jose, California | Nov 8, 2021

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