The Week in Green Software: The Sustainable Data Paradox
10/03/24 • 42 min
This Week in Green Software, the affable Anne Currie is joined by Sara Bergman, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and co-author of Building Green Software. Together, they dive into the complexities of sustainable data in relation to AI and cloud computing. They explore the environmental impact of managing and storing vast quantities of data, and question the feasibility of making these processes more eco-friendly. The discussion touches on cloud providers' carbon reporting, the importance of using AI responsibly, and how businesses can optimize their cloud use to minimize their environmental footprint. Tune in for an insightful conversation on balancing technological advancements with sustainability in the age of AI.
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TRANSCRIPT BELOW:
Sara Bergman: What data do we need to take in order to take meaningful action? Like, what is the level that, of course, yeah, if I could get minute by minute, like there's tons of stuff we could do and correlations we could draw, but what is the level of data that we would need to start taking meaningful action? And I think that could unlock a lot of good things.
Chris Adams: Hello, and welcome to Environment Variables, brought to you by the Green Software Foundation. In each episode, we di...
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- Why Cloud Provider GHG Reporting isn’t enough: The Case for Product-Level Accountability [14:16]
- Is sustainable data storage a paradox? | TechRadar [33:03]
- GSF Global Summit in London Summit (October 1 at 6 pm BST · London) [37:56]
- GSF Global Summit inGlobal Summit Munich Summit 2024 (October 1 at 1:30 pm CEST · Munich):
- GSF Global Summit in Green Software Summit Hamburg (October 1 at 1:30 CEST · Hamburg)
- GSF Global Summit in Dublin (October 8 at 9:00 am BST · Dublin):
- Green Software Summit Berlin (October 9 at 6:30 pm · Berlin):
- GSF Global Summit in Singapore Edition 2024 (October 9 and 9:00 am SGT · Singapore):
- GSF Global Summit in2024 Tokyo (October 9 at 6:00 pm JST · Tokyo):
- Building Green Software [Book] [02:04]
- Greening Digital and the Rebound Effect | Environment Variables [11:36]
- GitHub - Green-Software-Foundation/real-time-cloud [21:35]
- Green Software Maturity Matrix [21:55]
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- Watch our videos on The Green Software Foundation YouTube Channel!
TRANSCRIPT BELOW:
Sara Bergman: What data do we need to take in order to take meaningful action? Like, what is the level that, of course, yeah, if I could get minute by minute, like there's tons of stuff we could do and correlations we could draw, but what is the level of data that we would need to start taking meaningful action? And I think that could unlock a lot of good things.
Chris Adams: Hello, and welcome to Environment Variables, brought to you by the Green Software Foundation. In each episode, we di...
This Week in Green Software, the affable Anne Currie is joined by Sara Bergman, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and co-author of Building Green Software. Together, they dive into the complexities of sustainable data in relation to AI and cloud computing. They explore the environmental impact of managing and storing vast quantities of data, and question the feasibility of making these processes more eco-friendly. The discussion touches on cloud providers' carbon reporting, the importance of using AI responsibly, and how businesses can optimize their cloud use to minimize their environmental footprint. Tune in for an insightful conversation on balancing technological advancements with sustainability in the age of AI.
Learn more about our people:Find out more about the GSF:News:
TRANSCRIPT BELOW:
Sara Bergman: What data do we need to take in order to take meaningful action? Like, what is the level that, of course, yeah, if I could get minute by minute, like there's tons of stuff we could do and correlations we could draw, but what is the level of data that we would need to start taking meaningful action? And I think that could unlock a lot of good things.
Chris Adams: Hello, and welcome to Environment Variables, brought to you by the Green Software Foundation. In each episode, we di...
Learn more about our people:Find out more about the GSF:News:
- Report: Thinking about using AI? - Green Web Foundation [03:54]
- Why Cloud Provider GHG Reporting isn’t enough: The Case for Product-Level Accountability [14:16]
- Is sustainable data storage a paradox? | TechRadar [33:03]
- GSF Global Summit in London Summit (October 1 at 6 pm BST · London) [37:56]
- GSF Global Summit inGlobal Summit Munich Summit 2024 (October 1 at 1:30 pm CEST · Munich):
- GSF Global Summit in Green Software Summit Hamburg (October 1 at 1:30 CEST · Hamburg)
- GSF Global Summit in Dublin (October 8 at 9:00 am BST · Dublin):
- Green Software Summit Berlin (October 9 at 6:30 pm · Berlin):
- GSF Global Summit in Singapore Edition 2024 (October 9 and 9:00 am SGT · Singapore):
- GSF Global Summit in2024 Tokyo (October 9 at 6:00 pm JST · Tokyo):
- Building Green Software [Book] [02:04]
- Greening Digital and the Rebound Effect | Environment Variables [11:36]
- GitHub - Green-Software-Foundation/real-time-cloud [21:35]
- Green Software Maturity Matrix [21:55]
- Follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts
- Follow and rate on Spotify
- Watch our videos on The Green Software Foundation YouTube Channel!
TRANSCRIPT BELOW:
Sara Bergman: What data do we need to take in order to take meaningful action? Like, what is the level that, of course, yeah, if I could get minute by minute, like there's tons of stuff we could do and correlations we could draw, but what is the level of data that we would need to start taking meaningful action? And I think that could unlock a lot of good things.
Chris Adams: Hello, and welcome to Environment Variables, brought to you by the Green Software Foundation. In each episode, we di...
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