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IBM launches IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator to help enterprises calculate their emissions from IBM Cloud
IBM launched a new tool to help enterprises track their greenhouse gas , GHG emissions across cloud services and advance their sustainability performance throughout their hybrid , multicloud journeys . Now generally available , the IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator , an AI-informed dashboard , can help clients access emissions data across a variety of IBM Cloud workloads such as AI , high performance computing , HPC and financial services .
To help clients respond to these challenges , the IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator is designed to quickly spot patterns , anomalies and outliers in data that are potentially associated with higher GHG emissions . Based on technology from IBM Research and through a collaboration with Intel , the tool uses machine learning and advanced algorithms to help organisations uncover emissions hot spots in their IT workload and provide them with the insights to inform their emissions mitigation strategy . with commonly used classic and cloud native infrastructure services , with more service coverage planned quarterly .
Identify GHG emissions hot-spots and opportunities for improvement
Clients can analyse emissions by month , quarter and year , enabling enterprises to gain a regular view of progress towards targets . Having access to emissions trends and patterns helps to uncover anomalies and hotspots , and clients can use the insights they gained to adjust their strategies in near real time to optimise workloads across locations and help reduce emissions .
Clients can access the output and audit trails generated by the IBM Cloud Carbon
Calculator to help meet their reporting needs . Additionally , enterprises can integrate their emissions data into the IBM Envizi ESG suite3 , which can help enhance their ability to conduct further analysis and reporting .
The availability of the IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator is a new milestone in our commitment to helping clients turn sustainability ambition into action and create a more energy efficient future .
It complements IBM ’ s existing portfolio of sustainability solutions and consulting expertise , including the IBM Envizi ESG Suite , IBM Turbonomic , IBM Planning Analytics and IBM LinuxONE , that help organisations set , operationalise , and achieve their environmental sustainability goals . p
The IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator is designed to give clients access to standards-based GHG emissions data for IBM Cloud workloads with just a few clicks . Its capabilities include :
Track emissions across various workloads down to the cloud service level for enterprise accounts
By helping deliver access to detailed GHG emissions data for their workloads on IBM Cloud , the tool is designed for clients to visualise and track GHG emissions associated with individual cloud services and locations , in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol . Clients can use filters to see emissions profiles across locations and a variety of services – starting
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