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Techday NZ
5 days ago
- Business
- Techday NZ
OVHcloud launches tracker to monitor customers' cloud emissions
OVHcloud has introduced its Environmental Impact Tracker, a tool designed to enable customers to monitor and understand the carbon footprint of their cloud infrastructure. The new tracker provides measurements of the carbon footprint associated with Baremetal, Hosted Private Cloud and Public Cloud Compute products, with the company stating that support will shortly be extended to Public Cloud Storage and Web Hosting services. OVHcloud describes the tool as an enhanced version of its previous carbon calculator, launched in 2023, with expanded coverage and soon to include a multi-criteria approach for tracking environmental impact. The company has refined its methodology to account for the variety and complexity of its products, which it claims enables accurate and comprehensive measurement. The Environmental Impact Tracker delivers data that encompasses scopes 1, 2 and 3, covering the full lifecycle from manufacturing through to operation. This includes information related to the infrastructure components and the carbon emissions linked to the consumption of cloud services. OVHcloud indicates that the tracker offers benchmarking data based on market offerings, which was recognised in a study by the digital responsibility research and expertise firm IJO for its level of methodological achievement and transparency. Tracking features OVHcloud states that several new functionalities have been added to the tracker, enabling it to account for emissions from usage with details at both the national emission factor level and at the level of electricity suppliers with which the company works. The tracker also considers the impact of hardware reconditioning during server assembly. The company states that these improvements are designed to provide OVHcloud customers with a deeper understanding of the environmental footprint of their cloud usage and, consequently, support more sustainable practices. Looking forward, the company plans to broaden the tool's coverage beyond carbon emissions to include analysis of water use, abiotic resources and land use impact, which will enable a more comprehensive approach to environmental monitoring. "In a world where every action counts, accurately and transparently assessing your environmental footprint is no longer an option – it is a responsibility. As a committed player, we support our customers in understanding and controlling their impact. That is why we are continually improving our Environmental Impact Tracker, a true market benchmark recognised for its methodological rigour and completeness. We are determined to pursue our commitments to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible cloud industry," said Grégory Lebourg, Global Environmental Director at OVHcloud. Sustainability record OVHcloud notes that it has prioritised responsible digital practices since its inception over 25 years ago. According to the company, its proprietary watercooling technology and vertically integrated operations model have contributed to data centres, which the company claims are among the industry's best-performing for energy and water usage (PUE and WUE indices). In its latest Corporate Sustainability Assessment, performed by S&P Global Ratings in early 2025, OVHcloud reports that it was placed among the top 16% of companies in its sector, which it attributes to its ongoing focus on responsible cloud operations. Product availability The Environmental Impact Tracker is available to all OVHcloud customers worldwide except those in the United States. It can be accessed directly through the OVHcloud Manager platform or via an API service. While tracking for Public Cloud Compute is already active, storage and web hosting product support, as well as multi-criteria reporting, are expected to be introduced shortly. OVHcloud states that additional tracker features will be integrated during the year as part of its ongoing product roadmap. The company says this rollout aligns with its wider objectives to provide customers with the necessary information to manage and mitigate the environmental impacts of cloud service usage.
Techday NZ
5 days ago
- Business
- Techday NZ
OVHcloud launches updated carbon impact tracker for cloud operations
OVHcloud has announced the release of its Environmental Impact Tracker, an enhanced tool designed to give customers a comprehensive overview of the carbon emissions linked to their cloud usage. The new Environmental Impact Tracker builds on the company's previous carbon calculator, extending coverage to include Bare Metal, Hosted Private Cloud, and Public Cloud Compute systems. Plans are in place to add Public Cloud Storage and Web Hosting to the tool's capabilities soon. According to OVHcloud, the tool provides an extensive lifecycle analysis, covering the entire operation from manufacturing through to the operational phase of infrastructure. Updates to the tool now enable calculations that consider the emissions from both the use phase and elements such as the average emission factors of countries and those of electricity suppliers partnered with OVHcloud. Additional criteria account for the reconditioning of server components during assembly, and increasing the accuracy of the environmental data presented to customers. "In a world where every action counts, accurately and transparently assessing your environmental footprint is no longer an option - it's a responsibility," says Grégory Lebourg, Global Environmental Director at OVHcloud. "As a committed player, we support our customers in understanding and controlling their impact." OVHcloud highlighted its use of large-scale water cooling technology and a vertically integrated production model. These practices are deployed across its data centre facilities, including those in Quebec, Auckland, New Delhi, Manchester, Singapore, and Sydney. The company's data centres have recorded some of the industry's lowest power usage and water usage effectiveness scores. According to OVHcloud's sustainability and environmental page, its operations are committed to low-carbon energy, reduced emissions, and zero waste heading to landfills by the end of this year. It reported 0.37 litres of water per kWh and 0.16 kilograms of CO2 per kWh in addition to a 92 per cent rate of renewable energy in its data centres. OVHcloud operates over 450,000 servers across 44 data centres worldwide. According to the company, its ongoing commitment to sustainability has been recognised in external assessments. In early 2025, it was ranked within the top 16% of companies in its sector by the Corporate Sustainability Assessment conducted by S&P Global Ratings. The Environmental Impact Tracker's development has focused on providing extensive coverage and transparency. This approach is in line with increasing industry interest in sustainability and the growing emphasis on responsible use of digital technologies. The tracker is available to all OVHcloud customers around the globe, with the exception of users in the United States. Access is provided via the OVHcloud Manager and through a dedicated API, designed to meet the operational needs of various clients. The initial launch supports Public Cloud Compute, Cloud Storage, Web Hosting, and additional support for multi-criteria analysis is scheduled to follow. Follow us on: Share on:
