Discussion: Environmental Impact

• Respond to a minimum of two peers’ posts with 2-3 sentences
• Answer the below question with at least 250 words using APA Format

• Place appropriate APA style in-text citations and a Reference List for any “borrowed” data obtained from a source.
• Your data needs to be grammatically sound and free of spelling errors.
• Using terminology from the reference sources in your answers will enhance your grade.
• Unless you are a subject matter expert on the topic, based on your degrees, certifications or “on the job training,” do not submit data obtained only from personal experience.

MUST BE COMPLETE NOO LATER THAN 5 PM EST ON OCT 2

Search engines help businesses gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. However, data presented in Chapter 6 of the course textbook provides “food for thought” regarding the utilization of such technology. Google’s ® data centers, with “over 1 million” servers worldwide, are described as having “used 38,000 megawatts of electricity in 2012” (Turban, Volonino, & Wood, 2015, p.190). The amount of electricity utilized by data centers worldwide continues to grow at a fast rate, and the environmental impact is a growing concern (Turban et al., 2015, p.190).

Question:

Regarding the tremendous growth of data centers and their footprint on the earth’s environment, provide support for or argue against their increased deployment by enterprises.

Remember, one goal in the Discussion assignments is to create an atmosphere of interaction by posting meaningful responses that advance and expand the depth of the discussion. Do this by providing additional support to your peers’ initial and response posts, or if appropriate, by challenging them if you feel that the data that they presented is weak. Likewise, when a peer challenges the data in your posts, debate the issue, and providing further support for your points of view on the topic