From 6aad5242fccab983c05c7fbced4fbaa716bee2b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sanghee Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:37:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] typops fixed in data storage opst --- .../contents.lr | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/u/blog/how-to-sustainable-store-your-data/contents.lr b/content/u/blog/how-to-sustainable-store-your-data/contents.lr index 332c296..b9a9685 100644 --- a/content/u/blog/how-to-sustainable-store-your-data/contents.lr +++ b/content/u/blog/how-to-sustainable-store-your-data/contents.lr @@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ body: When we talk about climate change or sustainability, we usually think about factories or cars. What we usually don't anticipate is how much -we actually contribute to the climate change by our digital behaviour. +we actually contribute to climate change by our digital behaviour. ## How data is stored Your data is usually stored in one of the many data centers in the -world. To save your data, multiple disk or even multiple servers are +world. To save your data, multiple disks or even multiple servers are used to ensure that your data is safely stored. When you open up your mobile phone to browse pictures or to read your @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ email, you access the servers to retrieve your data. Most data centers use energy from the grid. This energy can be either produced by coal, nuclear power or renewable energy. Unfortunately, most of them don't run on renewable energy. Some do buy CO2 -certificates to compensate this fact. +certificates to compensate for this fact. -Energy in a data center is spent on one side for actually running the +The energy in a data center is spent on one side for actually running the servers that store your data and on cooling on the other hand. The amount of energy used for cooling can be quite significant, too. @@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ be contributing to CO2 emissions by using your default data storage. So how can we tackle this situation? We have worked hard here in Switzerland to create the [Data Center -Light](https://datacenterlight.ch), a complete alternative -approach to save as much CO2 emissions, as possible. +Light](https://datacenterlight.ch), a completely alternative +approach to save as many CO2 emissions, as possible. And this is how it is done: * instead of buying certificates, we use 100% renewable energy * instead of buying energy, we produce it locally (using PV and a -local hydro power plant) +local hydropower plant) * instead of building new data centers, we modernise existing factory halls * instead of buying new servers, we buy 2nd hand (with new disks/ssds) @@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ you should not miss the [Black IPv6 Friday](https://swiss-crowdfunder.com/campaigns/black-ipv6-friday?locale=en), which has *up to 50% discount on the products*. -If you have any questions or comemnts, you can reach us at +If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us at **sustainability at ungleich.ch** or in the [ungleich chat](https://chat.with.ungleich.ch).