NOAH 2022 Zurich: You Don't Need Another Server
Climate change and IT, scaling sustainably. Get an overview of climate change, explore how to quantitatively reduce your carbon footprint in the cloud, and explore what actionable information is needed by the client. The ICT sector contributes ~4% of global greenhouse gas emissions – this is more than global aviation.
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NOAH 2022 Zurich: Keynote by Leah Goldfarb, Environmental Impact Officer at Platform.sh.
NOAH Category: #Systems, #Platforms & #saasbahu
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Key moments:
0:00 - Intro
• Introduction by Leah Goldfarb, the Environmental Impact Officer at Platform.sh, expressing gratitude for the invitation and briefly outlining her background in climate science and sustainability.
1:27 - ICT global carbon footprint
• Explanation of the global carbon footprint of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, highlighting its significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and the expected growth in emissions.
2:19 - What Platform.sh does?
• Description of Platform.sh services as a secure, unified, and enterprise-grade cloud platform that supports developers in building, running, and scaling websites and applications. Mention of Platform.sh role as a co-founder of the NOAA conference and its commitment to gender parity in the tech sector.
3:17 - Carbon auditing
• Discussion of Platform.sh's approach to carbon auditing, including the use of Greenly as a carbon auditor to measure emissions attributed to the company's activities.
4:39 - Optimizing
• Explanation of Platform.sh optimization strategies, focusing on a shared responsibility model and the use of tools like Blackfire for application performance monitoring to reduce resource use and emissions.
6:15 - Deploy to greener regions
• Emphasis on the importance of deploying resources to regions with lower carbon intensity electricity grids to minimize environmental impact. Contrasts Platform.sh location-based approach with the market-based approach used by some cloud providers.
7:41 - Educate
• Acknowledgment of the learning process during carbon audits and the importance of ongoing education. Mention of a shift in understanding regarding the proportion of emissions attributed to data transfer.
8:16 - We reduce our customers' carbon emissions
• Summary of Platform.sh three main strategies for reducing resource use and emissions: high-density computing, observability tools like Blackfire, and deploying to greener regions. Encouragement for interested parties to reach out for more information.
9:07 - Ending