Report cover image

Sustainability Index for Cloud Infrastructure and Datacenter Providers Vendor Profile: Microsoft

Publisher IDC
Published Mar 30, 2022
Length 11 Pages
SKU # IDC17066929

Description

Sustainability Index for Cloud Infrastructure and Datacenter Providers Vendor Profile: Microsoft

This IDC Vendor Profile provides a detailed view of Microsoft's performance in IDC's European sustainability framework. It examines three areas:The vendor's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) achievementsThe vendor's social and environmental sustainability portfolio of products and solutions to help customers on their sustainability journeysThe vendor's altruistic activities aimed at providing technology solutions and skills for good causesThe document presents Microsoft's performance against 150+ parameters contained in IDC's Technology for Sustainability and Social Impact (TSSI) framework for cloud infrastructure and datacenter service providers. It identifies the areas in which Microsoft outperforms the industry average and provides a view of the vendor's best practices.IDC selects vendors for profiles based on their overall sustainability performances measured against our criteria, their proactivity on sustainability issues, and their provision of information in a transparent manner.These vendors have been assessed for the purposes of our analysis: AWS, Beyond, Colt Datacenter Services, Eco Datacenter, Equinix, Google, Green DC, IBM, IONOS, IronMountain, Microsoft, NTT Global Datacenters, Orange, OVH, Salesforce, Scaleway, ServerHouse, Telefonica, and Telenor.

Please Note: Extended description available upon request.

Table of Contents

11 Pages
IDC Opinion
In This Vendor Profile
Situation Overview
Introduction to IDC's Technology for Sustainability and Social Impact Index Framework
Tech Vendor Performance
Technology as an Enabler
Tech4Good
Company Overview
Company Strategy
Microsoft's Overall Performance Against IDC's TSSI Index
Pillar One: Tech Vendor Performance
Governance
Social Sustainability
Supply Chain for Company Operations
Operational Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
Pillar Two: Technology as an Enabler
Monetization
Energy Sources for Datacenter
Datacenter Energy Efficiency and Overhead
Circular Economy-Hardware Efficiency
Pillar Three: Tech4Good
Solutions for Good
Donations and Volunteering
Good for Local Communities
Future Outlook
Cloud Delivery: A Powerful and Innovative Technology
Sustainability-Related Priorities
The Business Opportunity of Sustainability
Essential Guidance
Advice for Microsoft
Expand the Scope of Cloud for Sustainability Tools
Evangelize the Supply Chain
Learn More
Related Research

Pricing

Currency Rates
How Do Licenses Work?

How Do Licenses Work?

The primary function of a report license is to define how many people within a company are authorized to use the purchased report. This is separate to how a report might be delivered. Unless specifically identified otherwise, the purchase option is Single User. Below is a helpful description of that license, along with a sampling of others most commonly offered.

  • This license allows only one user to have access to and to use/read the report. It is not one user at a time or one user group; it is an individual who will be reading and utilizing the report.

  • This license allows for the entire purchasing company to read and use the report. This is the license level that would allow for a report to be placed on an internal company shared drive for access by all employees of that direct company. This license does not extend to parent or sister company use.

  • This license is designed to allow an entire department within a company full access to a report. The departmental license is a great option for companies that have more than one location and the department is spread out all over the country/world

  • This license is for companies that have one location where they want the report to be accessible by all employees within that physical location.

  • This is the most flexible of the licensing options. Some publishers will allow you to get a license for a preset number of people (typically 5). These licenses are ideal for small work groups.

License options are at the discretion of each publisher. As such, not all licenses indicated above are available for every product. If you are uncertain of the best license for your needs or would like a license that is not proactively available, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.

Head shot

Questions or Comments?

Our team has the ability to search within reports to verify it suits your needs. We can also help maximize your budget by finding sections of reports you can purchase.
Chat Now
Contact Us