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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.

Carbon-aware computing: Measuring and reducing the carbon footprint associated with software in execution - Microsoft Switzerland News Center

Carbon-aware computing: Measuring and reducing the carbon footprint associated with software in execution - Microsoft Switzerland News Center

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 […]

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Foundational basic Patterns

Reduce touchpoints

Reduce the number of contacts with customers and third parties

Deploy extra resources

If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources

Apply Integral technology

Elevate physical constraints by applying new technology

Minimize numerical involvement

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Outsource activities

Delegate and optimize your operations

Consolidate Work

Collect similar work items and work in batches

Use eco-friendly resources

Replace underlying resources with eco-friendly alternatives

Automate for environmental impact

Implement automation in a sustainable way

Offer temporal flexibility

Let customers interact with your organization whenever they want to.

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Shift Workload

Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy

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