Every query, model and deployment has an energy cost. In this LinkedIn Live session, Anastasiia, Fedir Kompaniiets and Roman Burdiuzha of Gart Solutions discuss the hidden electricity cost of digitalization, how AI both consumes and saves energy, why cloud is usually more efficient than on-premise, and practical steps for running greener infrastructure.
Published: 21 October 2025
Who it is for: IT leaders, DevOps teams and business decision-makers who want lower infrastructure costs and credible ESG reporting.
Key takeaways
- Data centre electricity demand is rising fast with AI; the session cites projections of 6.7% to 12% of US electricity use by the end of the decade.
- AI is both energy-hungry and one of the strongest tools for improving efficiency, for example by forecasting load and optimising data centre operations.
- Large cloud providers run more efficient data centres than most single-company server rooms because they invest in cooling, automation and renewable power at scale.
- Idle “just in case” capacity wastes both energy and money. Right-sizing, containers and higher utilisation cut both.
- Sustainability metrics in reporting strengthen ESG alignment and investor and customer trust, turning green IT from a cost centre into a value centre.
Timestamps
- 0:03 Introduction
- 2:13 The hidden electricity cost of digitalization
- 5:23 How AI affects energy use and helps optimise it
- 8:40 Compute as the currency of innovation
- 12:02 Why sustainability is more than a checkbox
- 14:11 Business returns of green IT
- 17:27 Why cloud is more energy-efficient than on-premise
- 20:42 Efficiency and productivity gains from the cloud
- 22:50 How to approach cloud adoption
- 24:59 Sovereign clouds in Europe and sustainability
- 27:16 Nuclear energy, the EU taxonomy and data centres
- 29:27 What the energy shift means for IT infrastructure
- 31:38 Technical tips for energy-efficient cloud architecture
- 36:00 Sustainability roadmaps and ESG reporting
- 39:12 Q&A: migration costs and monitoring for Industry 4.0
Speakers
- Fedir Kompaniiets, CEO and Co-founder, Gart Solutions
- Roman Burdiuzha, CTO and Co-founder, Gart Solutions
Related resources
- Green data centers
- How technology can drive a sustainable future for business
- Gart Solutions sustainability impact report
- Cloud consulting
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