Ecosystem Functions The term ecosystem function refers to the collective activities of plants, animals and microbes and the effects of those activities on the system as a whole.

Google Earth provides search capabilities and the ability to pan, zoom, rotate, and tilt the view of the Earth. It also offers tools for creating new data and a growing set of layers of data, such as volcanoes and terrain, that reside on Google’s servers, and can be displayed in the view.

Citizens and environmental groups turn to Google Earth to fight threats such as water pollution, deforestation and illegal fishing. Google Earth has enabled anyone with an Internet connection to become an environmental watchdog—a phenomenon best described as the democratization of satellite technology.

Researchers can also run AI models over their data to eliminate images without animals and to identify species in images. Using Google’s open source TensorFlow framework, Google has trained AI models to filter blank images, or images without animals, and do species classification.

From an ethical responsibility, Google has for the most part, done a good job with respect for their employees, customers, and suppliers. Google commitment to their employees, customer is clearly outline in its code of conduct. Google is also supporting of the physical environment with its “Google Green” initiatives.

Google has a longstanding commitment to climate action and environmental stewardship. Sustainability has been a core value since Google’s founding, and we strive to build sustainability into everything we do.

Every Google search results in CO2 emissions. Much of that energy comes from power sources that emit carbon dioxide into the air as they burn fossil fuels; one study from 2015 suggests internet activity results in as much CO2 emissions as the global aviation industry.

Google first achieved carbon neutrality in 2007, and since 2017 we’ve purchased enough solar and wind energy to match 100% of our global electricity consumption. Now we’re building on that progress to target a new sustainability goal: running our business on carbon-free energy 24/7, everywhere, by 2030.

Google’s logo is going green today with an animated image that links to the company’s first published environmental report. Unlike most doodles, the image doesn’t link to a search results page, but instead leads to Google’s Environment website, where you can download its 72-page environment report.

Google has been carbon neutral each year since 2007, which means that it offsets the emissions it generates from burning fossil fuels by investing in renewable energy projects or other initiatives that draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and into storage.

Since 2017, the search company has matched 100% of its global electricity consumption with solar and wind energy; but that is not to say that Google’s data centers run on renewable power at every hour of every day.

Google Cloud is a suite of Google’s public cloud computing resources & services whereas AWS is a secure cloud service developed and managed by Amazon. Google Cloud offers Google Cloud Storage, while AWS offers Amazon Simple Storage Services.

Google: The search giant’s server count has long been the focus of speculation. Google’s recently revealed container data center holds more than 45,000 servers, and that’s a single facility built in 2005. Amazon: It runs the world’s largest online store and one of the world’s largest cloud computing operations.

AWS shares its long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy usage for the global AWS infrastructure footprint.

• Amazon Web Services. The leader in IaaS and branching out.
• Microsoft Azure. A strong No.
• Google Cloud Platform. A strong No.
• Alibaba Cloud. The primary cloud option in China.
• IBM. Big Blue looks to Red Hat to juice hybrid cloud deployments and growth.
• Dell Technologies/VMware.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Cisco Systems.

To recap, cloud storage data centers are inherently more green than on-premise data centers. Companies can reduce their carbon footprint simply by moving their data to a cloud provider’s data center, where they will use fewer resources and optimize their efficiency.

AWS uses custom-built network ASICs, server chipsets, and storage servers to offer tailor-made data center infrastructure to Enterprise and non-Enterprise customers.

With 34% market share among cloud hosting providers in the top 100k, Amazon owns the bigger piece of the visible internet out of the big three. Google Cloud comes in at 13% and Microsoft Azure clocks in at just 7%, a share that’s over 4 times smaller than AWS.

Estimate: Amazon Cloud Backed by 450,000 Servers.