Environmental Sustainability in Cloud Infrastructure Design: Towards Green Secure Platforms

Abstract

Cloud computing growth has completely transformed digital service delivery while creating major environmental and security headaches for data centers. This article explores blending green approaches with solid cybersecurity for cloud systems, showing practical ways to build what could be called "Green Secure Platforms." It digs into how data centers harm the environment through massive energy consumption, carbon output, and resource usage, while also examining the evolving security threats companies face when using cloud services. Several sweet spots exist where going green improves security, like better hardware management, smarter virtualization setups, and leaner software design. The article looks at cutting-edge methods delivering benefits on both fronts, including spreading workloads across different locations, tapping renewable energy, and security systems that adapt based on actual threat levels. Recognizing the real tensions among these occasionally conflicting objectives, the article highlights innovative technologies and governance strategies addressing these issues. By acknowledging essential links between safeguarding the Earth and securing digital resources, businesses can turn possible disputes into competitive benefits while developing resilient, effective, and secure cloud infrastructures.