Challenges and Practices Identification via a Systematic Literature Review in the Adoption of Green Cloud Computing: Client’s Side Approach

Ashfaq Ahmad,Muhammad Ilyas,Habib Ullah Khan,Ghulam Murtaza Khan,Siffat Ullah Khan

doi:10.1109/access.2021.3085707

Abstract

Green cloud computing gains popularity over the last decade due to the extensive use of cloud computing. The trend towards cloud computing is spreading at a fast rate. Cloud computing providers extend their data centers at regular intervals. However, cloud providers face severe issues about sustaining the environment because big data centers are responsible for consuming a vast amount of energy and producing a carbon footprint. The solution to address such an issue is green cloud computing. In the literature, a considerable amount of research has been done to determine the challenges and practices in adopting green cloud computing. Still, the field is immature and needs further research to identify the challenges and practices faced and addressed by various stakeholders. This research focuses on identifying the challenges faced by client organizations in adopting the green cloud and the associated practices for addressing the challenges. The challenges and patterns were identified via a systematic literature review from the relevant literature. After thorough conduction of the systematic literature review (SLR), we have identified 9 challenges and 63 practices from 68 papers in the cloud domain. In the future, we plan to develop a comprehensive framework by using some robust soft computing techniques like Fuzzy logic or AHP, etc., to assist the clients in adopting the green cloud environment.

Highlights

Over the last decade, the concept of Green Cloud Computing (GCC) gains popularity due to the extensive usage of cloud computing
The focus of this study is to shelter almost all the relevant literature to find out challenges faced by clients in the adoption of GCC
In this research, we focus on finding barriers/challenges faced by clients in the adoption of GCC

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Introduction

The concept of Green Cloud Computing (GCC) gains popularity due to the extensive usage of cloud computing. The extensive use of cloud computing is a reason for big data centers. The request for cloud computing is enhancing day by day [1]. Cloud computing providers are facing severe threats of how to sustain the environment. From the classical to the modern era, the computing industry has evolved rapidly than any other field of science. It is to be noted that from classical to today’s modern era, the variation has been made possible by the use of evolving computers. Every field of science relies directly or indirectly on computers. To catch up with the increasing demand, the computer industry has been expanding rapidly, which harms the environment. Extensive research has been done in the computer industry to make green cloud computing sustainable.

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