Sustainable IT and Data Innovation: Driving the Future of DevOps
The worlds of sustainable IT and data innovation are converging, and two upcoming events are set to showcase the latest developments in these critical areas of sustainable IT and data innovation. The SustainableIT Impact Awards & Symposium and the DevOps + Data Impact 2024 promise to bring together industry leaders, experts, and practitioners to explore how […]
Five Ways AMD’s ZT Systems Acquisition May Enhance AI Sustainability
AMD’s recent acquisition of ZT Systems for $1.9 billion opens new doors for enhancing sustainability in the data center and AI markets. Here’s how this strategic move could advance AMD’s environmental goals, along with some potential challenges: 1. Improved Energy Efficiency ZT Systems specializes in energy-efficient hyperscale server solutions. By combining their expertise with AMD’s high-performance processors, […]
Advancing Sustainable Practices in Data Centers: Insights from Platform.sh
The environmental impact of data centers is becoming increasingly critical. These facilities, essential to our digital infrastructure, consume vast amounts of energy and contribute significantly to carbon emissions. Clearly, recognizing the urgency of this issue, Platform.sh is pioneering sustainable solutions to mitigate their environmental footprint. By incorporating renewable energy, cutting-edge cooling systems, and robust carbon offset […]
Dynatrace Elevates IT Sustainability
Dynatrace’s Carbon Impact App Dynatrace, in collaboration with Lloyds Banking Group, has taken a bold step forward with the Carbon Impact app. This initiative represents a significant advancement in addressing the environmental impact of IT operations. Addressing a critical gap in the tech industry’s approach to environmental responsibility, Klaus Enzenhofer, Product Lead Business Analytics at […]
SEC Introduces Enhanced Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings. These rules aim to meet investor demands for consistent, comparable, and reliable information on the financial effects of climate-related risks on companies’ operations and their risk management strategies. The Importance of Transparency […]
How Open Source Software Powers High-Impact Climate Science
Innovations from the open source community are helping revolutionize climate science, letting researchers quickly derive insights from data.
A Manifesto for a More Sustainable Cloud Future
Benjamin Brial talks about the steps necessary for organizations to create a more sustainable cloud future.
How Platform Engineering Can Drive Digital Sobriety
If we’re being honest, the “green issue” currently isn’t the priority it needs to be for a lot of companies. At best, they are ticking the box marked ‘sustainability’ and paying lip service to a trendy topic. At worst, they are engaging in nothing more than greenwashing. Considering carbon emissions from cloud computing have now […]
EU Adopts European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS): What are the implications for Tech and IT?
The European Commission’s recent announcement on July 31st marks a major turning point for sustainability reporting in the European Union. The adoption of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) is set to reshape how companies report their sustainability practices and impacts. This new directive will have far-reaching implications, especially for tech and IT companies that […]
The Heat is On: Climate Change, Record-Breaking Temperatures and the Tech Industry’s Response
Intense heat poses a significant challenge to our digital infrastructure, particularly data centers, the nerve centers of our digital world. Here’s how the tech industry is responding.
Technological Breakthroughs in Hurricane Forecasting
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season marks a transformative era in tropical forecasting, driven by the remarkable progress in machine learning and big data analysis. It’s a rapidly evolving field, where technology and meteorology intersect to better prepare the public for the formidable forces of Mother Nature. NOAA’s 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast The National Oceanic […]
Device42 Brings Power and Carbon Emission Tracking to IT Asset Management
Device42 today made available a power and CO2 Summary Dashboard to its agentless platform that employs machine learning algorithms to discover and track IT assets. Raj Jalan, Device42 CEO, said the dashboard makes it possible for IT teams to combine the tracking of assets and associated dependencies with a capability that enables them to reduce […]
Data at Risk: Navigating the Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather on Data Centers
Climate change, primarily driven by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is causing more frequent and severe extreme weather events, such as floods, heatwaves, and droughts. These events have extensive consequences on individuals, economies, and infrastructure, including the digital systems that underpin our daily lives. Climate Central reports weather was the cause […]