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News, insights, and technical deep-dives on green software from the GSF community.
Green Software Advocate Series: An Interview with Chris Lloyd-Jones
The new GSF interview series is providing an look inside the minds of some of green software's fiercest advocats. We spoke to Avanade's Chris Lloyd-Jones.
Balancing Power and Responsibility: GSF's AI Environmental Panel Preview
GSF is holding on online event on October 5, where experts will explore how we can make AI greener and carbon-aware.
Expanding the Toolkit for making software greener with Electricity Maps
Recently, Electricity Maps launched an open-source Data Portal giving easy and free access to granular data on CO2 emissions from electricity consumption to every software practitioner. It's a significant leap forward for our community, and here's why.
What’s Shaking at the GSF – A Summer of Milestones
As we reflect on the Summer of 2023, let's delve into some of the key milestones achieved in green software.
Green Software Ingrained in the Corporate Fabric - Meet Savannah Goodman of Google
Google has systematically integrated sustainability in its corporate fabric. A great example is Cloud Carbon Footprint. Google gives its cloud customers a tool to understand their carbon emissions related to Google Cloud resources as well as guidance on how to reduce their carbon footprint.
Reducing GHG Emissions by Developing Green Software - Meet Thomas Frers of Randstad Digital
Digital solutions architect Thomas Frers of Randstad Digital Germany highlights the need for advances in green software. Creating a sustainability focused work culture within the company was a pivotal part for moving in the right direction.
How Sentry Software Reduced Its Data Center’s Electricity Usage by 15%
This article highlights how GSF member Sentry Software successfully raised the temperature of its data center from 18°C to 27°C, resulting in significant energy savings and carbon emissions reductions. A full recording of this Green IT success story can be found here.
Observability Across Complex Environments – Meet Bertrand Martin, CEO of Sentry Software
Bertrand Martin is the CEO and President of Sentry Software and one of the company’s co-founders. He is equally a developer and a system administrator by trade. His career has been dedicated to building monitoring and observability tools, initially as a user of such solutions and later as a developer.
Uniting for the Green Software Revolution
On June 5 for World Environment Day, GSF hosted a live virtual event for tech enthusiasts interested to know how software can help save the planet. Four experts debated the challenges and opportunities in the field of green software and revealed some of the findings of the State of Green Software Report.
How to Accurately Measure the Energy Consumption of Application Software
According to the World Economic Forum, 70% of the new value created in the economy over the next decade is expected to be based on digitally enabled business platforms. This trend will continue to drive an exponential increase in data creation and consumption along with the technology sector’s global carbon footprint.
Green Software Foundation Releases First-Ever State of Green Software Report
May 31, 2023/– The Green Software Foundation (GSF) has announced the release of the 2023 State of Green Softwarehttp://stateof.greensoftware.foundation (SOGS) report - the first-ever analysis of green software, globally and across industries.
How Intesa and NTT Data Measure Software Carbon Footprint and Carbon Intensity
Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP), as a responsible business entity, acknowledges the importance of adopting sustainable practices to minimize its environmental impact. One of the key challenges that the bank faces in this regard is to track and measure energy consumption and carbon emissions associated with software and hardware usage. To address this challenge, Intesa Sanpaolo requires a monitoring tool that can provide accurate data on its environmental impact and help identify opportunities for improvement.