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Just 10% of enterprise workloads have moved to the cloud

AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle have expanded their presence in the region recently, aiming to offer lower latency and develop solutions tailored to specific verticals. Amazon holds 50% of the cloud workloads.

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This was indicated in a joint report by the ITU and the WBA. There are relevant data points: 164 digital firms are responsible for 2.1% of global electricity consumption, and just 10 of them accounted for half of the total.

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