Cloud providers want us to think that using large Public Clouds is a more efficient utilization of compute than running servers on premises. The reasoning is that servers running on premises stay idle for a lot of time.
e.g. Sustainability issue of AWS Architecture Monthly
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture-monthly/AWS-Architecture-Monthly-August-2021.pdf

I was curious to find out how much idle time there is in the public clouds. It seems like it could be in the range of 40 to 50%.
https://devops.com/the-cloud-is-booming-but-so-is-cloud-waste/

#PublicCloud #WorldWideWaste

@dajbelshaw interesting journey!

What comes to my mind when comparing #5G with 4G: 5G has (by design) lower range and higher electricity consumption.

Interesting is also the difference between classic copper #boradband and full fibre connection. The later is not only faster but also has a better #co2 footprint.

So, your friend did a good catch with the full fibre connection.

Gerry #mcGovern #worldWideWaste