AI's Environmental Storage Problem - Distributed Solutions for Sustainable Cloud Storage

Learn about innovative solutions to reduce cloud storage's environmental impact in this Storage Developer Conference 2023 talk. Explore how distributed storage models can address the growing carbon footprint of cloud infrastructure, which now exceeds that of the airline industry and is further strained by AI demands. Discover technical insights into Storj's approach of utilizing a network of 23,000+ active nodes with underutilized disk drives instead of building new data centers. Examine how this distributed architecture achieves high-performance cloud storage while significantly reducing environmental impact, outperforming AWS S3 in both cost and speed. Gain understanding of robust security measures including end-to-end encryption, file splitting, and global node distribution that enable resilient, ransomware-resistant storage solutions. Investigate how this pioneering approach could achieve a 90% reduction in carbon emissions while maintaining performance and security, addressing the critical need for sustainable enterprise-grade cloud storage solutions in an era of increasing AI and big data demands.