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Measuring Your Application Power and Carbon Impact (Part 1)

Scott ChamberlinSeptember 14, 2020Sep 14, 202009/14/20

Overview of using the built in Energy Estimation Engine to estimate the carbon impact of your application.

Network Optimization for Sustainable Software Engineering

Alex BitiukovSeptember 7, 2020Sep 7, 202009/7/20

Designing network infrastructure upfront can reduce customer’s carbon footprint as well as the carbon footprint of their cloud provider. This also represents a paradigm shift in how cloud services are designed, planned, and deployed. Just like designing with accessibility in mind became a common software development life cycle.

Do you want to be powered-by renewables? The answer is no.

Asim HussainAugust 31, 2020Aug 31, 202008/31/20

Does a 100% supply of renewable energy make computing guilt-free? The answer depends on if you are being powered-by or matched-by renewables and is always "no".

Balancing the Three Areas of Sustainability Engineering

Bill JohnsonAugust 24, 2020Aug 24, 202008/24/20

Sustainability in Software Engineering Software engineering has evolved over the years as new capabilities are discovered and new information introduced. Software developers and operations engineers were typically seen as two very separate roles. Once the cloud began to commoditize hardware these roles began to blend together into a new ...

Two philosophies of Sustainable Software Engineering

Asim HussainAugust 17, 2020Aug 17, 202008/17/20

Alongside the 8 principles of Sustainable Software Engineering, there are 2 philosophies. For many of us, sustainability is more than a task. It's a purpose and a movement. Where does Sustainable Software Engineering sit in that broader sustainability movement?

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