With the average adult spending 4.2 hours a day on smartphone apps in 2020, our reliance on technology has evolved even more than we might have thought possible. From ordering food to connecting with loved ones or binge-watching the latest series, our data consumption is an integral part of daily life. As a result, businesses are also consuming more data than ever before, and this trend will only grow. But our tech-loving ways could cause lasting damage to the planet. While the transition to the cloud has promised to solve many of our data overload problems, data centers are now…

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