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.
https://news.microsoft.com/de-ch/2023/01/10/carbon-aware-computing-whitepaper/
Green software is software designed and implemented to have the lowest possible carbon emissions. The Green Software Foundation (GSF) is a cross-industry consortium that is building a trusted ecosystem of people, standards, tooling and best practices for Green Software. A foundational principle of Green Software is known as carbon-aware computing, which involves shifting compute to […]
Combine small activities into composite activities
Eliminate unnecessary activities
Buffer external information and subscribe to updates
Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel
Consider the division of a general activity into two or more alternative activities
Collect similar work items and work in batches
Automate for environmental impact
Implement automation in a sustainable way
Offer customers the possibility to serve themselves
Workload-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload