Energy Consumption of AI and GenAI Workloads in Datacenters, and How These Technologies Can Offer Sustainability Benefits
This IDC Market Note discusses how the rapid uptake of AI and GenAI leads to the increased demand for power capacity and energy consumption in datacenters. It further explores how these technologies can be used to save energy.
Executive Snapshot
In This Market Note
IDC's Point of View
AI and GenAI Energy Consumption Is Rapidly Increasing
Heat Dissipation Challenges
GenAI Is an Energy-Intensive Workload, But It Can Offer Sustainability Benefits