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Reducing carbon emissions in a core system

Reducing carbon emissions in a core system

UBM and Microsoft shift computational tasks in CO2-reduced times

This whitepaper discusses the first enterprise-scale implementation of carbon-aware computing, a collaboration between UBS and Microsoft under the Green Software Foundation (GSF) umbrella. Using the GSF Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) specification and carbon-aware-sdk tooling, the partners implemented a time-shifting strategy for UBS's risk platform, running workloads during periods of lower carbon intensity in the grid. This approach is projected to prevent multiple metric tons of CO2eq from entering the atmosphere annually.

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Foundational basic Patterns

Appoint case managers

Assign a responsible individual for handling each case type

Establish a case-based mindset

Remove batch-processing and periodic activities from your business process

Resequence activities

Move activities to more appropriate places

Specialist-generalist

Consider to deepen or broaden the skills of resources

Shift Workload

Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy

Green Compensation

Start implementing actions that can offset or counterbalance the environmental effects generated by business processes that cannot be changed.

Automate for environmental impact

Implement automation in a sustainable way

Workload-based task assignment

Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload

Constraint-based task assignment

Allocate tasks considering business process execution constraints

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Shift Workload

Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy

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