Research on Energy in Cloud Computing

Abstract

One of the most recent technologies is 'Cloud Computing,' which has grown rapidly in recent years with the goal of delivering computing as a utility. This is not an easy task of fulfilling this technological demand. The infrastructure required to support Cloud Computing is a very large data centre with a large volume of data, a large number of servers, and various other related hardware. Several companies are investing in the construction of large data centres to house various cloud computing services. These data centers need a very huge amount of energy which is very complex in infrastructure. All data centres are built on a large scale with many computing nodes and consume a massive amount of electrical power, resulting in higher operational costs. All of these increase in energy consumption, also demands overusing and rethink of the energy efficiency of cloud infrastructures. Nonetheless, before making any changes to the infrastructure, we must first assess the current situation. One of the key research issues that cloud computing researchers have been attempting to resolve is the reduction of carbon emissions by data centres. By investigating all possible areas in the cloud infrastructure that are responsible for a significant amount of energy consumption, this paper discusses modern and recent systems that have been developed to improve energy efficiency in large scale cloud computing infrastructures while not compromising service quality and performance. A comparative analysis of various other survey papers published recently is noted, as well as their key contributions. It also discusses the various tools used in the design of energy-efficient schemes. A futuristic scope in the domain is also provided for the cloud computing research community based on recent trends in energy-efficient algorithms.