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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

Eliminate activities

Eliminate unnecessary activities

Distinguish case types

Determine whether activities are related to the same type of case and, if necessary, distinguish new business processes

Empower resources

Empower workers for more decision-making authority

Deploy extra resources

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

Establish standardized interfaces

Consider a standardized interface with customers and partners

Parallelize activities

Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel

Green Compensation

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

Human Process Performance

Consider whether it is eco-friendly to let humans work over machines

First-contact problem resolution

Establish a one-contact resolution for customer issues

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Shift Workload

Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy

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