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
Minimize numerical involvement
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Delegate and optimize your operations
Avoid shared responsibilities for tasks by people from different functional units
Collect similar work items and work in batches
Offer a green alternative with the same outcome, utilizing different steps, resources, or partners, while retaining the previous existing process
Replace underlying resources with eco-friendly alternatives
Consider whether it is eco-friendly to let humans work over machines
Explore whether a process can easily be used for additional products or services