InformaInformational Speech Transcripttional Speech Transcript

7/28/2019 InformaInformational Speech Transcripttional Speech Transcript

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Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo these

global brands and a host of other IT companies are rapidly andfundamentally transforming the way in which we work,

communicate, collaborate and enjoy entertainment such as movies

and games.

All These TECH Giants employs the same particular cutting edge

technology.THE TECHNOLOGY IM TALKING ABOUT IS NONE

OTHER THAN CLOUD COMPUTING .AND ITS EFFECT TO THE

ENVIRONMENT.

HOW many of you in the AUDIENCE own a gadget ,a cellphone or

a device with web browsing capabilities,?And how many of us

have at least uploaded a picture ,or file to the internet in the last 28

days ? Or collaborated on the Spectrum portal .There are real lifeexamples of CLOUD COMPUTING use which exist in this

technological era .

Cloud Computing is a technology which is able to store all data in

a large data factory .At the same time making it highly accessible

via internet. Our lives today are so dependant on cloud

computing,especially in the university where were required to be

efficient in research,effective in communication and synergized in

collaboration .Coupled with Small handheld devices, Cloud

Computing has brought us CONVENIENCE was not made availble

in previous decades. Im Sure We have all benefitted in one way

or another , and having a hand in building content into a

technology which highly interactive .


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The growth and scale of investment in cloud computing technology

is truly mind-blowing. Industry experts estimates that therell be

50% increase in the amount of digital information by 2020.And

Nearly half a trillion in investment in the coming year,.

All to create and feed our desire for access to infinite information

from our computers, phones and mobile devices instantly.

THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH

The engine that drives the cloud is the data center or data factories

of the 21st century .It contains thousands of computers servers

that store and manage our rapidly growing collection of data forconsumption at a moments notice.

A research done by Greenpeace International reveals that these

cloud data centers, many of which can be seen from space,

consume a tremendous amount of electricity; to the equivalent ofnearly 180,000 homes. Electricity is essential to power the data

servers and the cooling mechanisms that keep the machines

running smoothly.One begins to ponder where did all that electricty

come from?

They are mainly powered by electricity which is often derived from

burning coal.Which in turn , emit Carbon into the atmosphere.

CHOICE OF ENERGY

At the same the energy choices made by these companies are

completely invisible to consumers. As consumers continue to rely

more and more on our online world, there are places where the

cloud actually touches the ground. As a matter of fact,cloud


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computing is responsible for a very significant and rapidly growing

impact in the offline world. Places where these data centers are

situated.

CONSUMERS MUST INFLUENCE CHANGE

As users of the technology , we are partly to be blamed for the

mismanagement of environmental situation by the very cloud

companies we support . We did not realise that we are actually

behind these sophisticated IT companies.Companies which didn't

bother linking their IT innovation to equally innovative clean

sources of electricity.Many IT companies are simply choosing to

attach their information factories to some of the dirtiest sourcesof electricity .

And these utilities suppliers, unlike the IT companies, are notknown for their innovation and are polluting the environment with

carbon emissions of devastating proportions.

Greenpeace activists have reveal that Three of the largest IT

companies are found to be in the environmental red , Amazon,

Apple and Microsoftrapidly expanding without adequate regard

to source of electricity.They relying heavily on coal energy to

power their clouds.

The lack of transparency from major IT brands remains one of

the major environmental concern among environmental activist..

There is this shared secrecy due to fear of disclosing business

information among major cloud brands.


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There is also a desire to suppress the story of how the IT sector,

often perceived as clean by the public and its employees, is

actually heavily reliant upon coal and other dirty sources of

energy to fuel its growth.

We as consumers should demand our rights to be made aware

of the environmental impact that is derived from the cloud

computing industry .And we need to express the urgency rather

quickly. Through the social networks we use, we should spread

the awareness of the detrimental effects which cloud computing

pose on our environment. Our tremendous urgency will pressure

cloud companies towards renewable sources of energy.Taking

the example of facebook one of the largest online destinations

with over 800 million users around the world.It has now

committed to power its platform with renewable energy.

Facebook took the first major step in that direction with the

construction of its latest data center in Sweden, which can be

fully powered by renewable energy such as wind energy. That

serves to prove that as a consumer, we do have the power to

influence the companies to look into the potential of cleaner

energy.

As a summary to what I have delivered in my speech, I wish toreiterate that the cloud computing has brough many convenience

and benefits in the field of communication and information

technology. However ,the inconvenient truth about cloud

computing is that many companies have yet to sought cleaner

energies to fuel the expansion of the investments. Furthermore the

lack of transparency , has allowed consumers to be oblivious of

the dangers the industry pose to the environment. Consumers


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exert their power asthe agents that can influence change in the

industry

As a conclusion, I would like to encourage all cloud users such as

the audience I have here with me to practise educated and

environmental judgment . Use the cloud only when necessary. If

possible ,do not rely on online storage platforms such as Icloud.In

my personal experience,as an owner of of many Apple devices, I

am guilty of Apples ignorant stand on environmental issues

.Recently ,I have disabled all my icloud subscription in my devices.

I believe if we do not do something about this,, future generations

will question is cloud computing just a cloud of pollution and if it

is why did we all allowed it to happen

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