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Each episode we discuss the latest news regarding how to reduce the emissions of software and how the industry is dealing with its own environmental impact. Brought to you by The Green Software Foundation.

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Tom Kerkhove
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, specializing in Azure API Management
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Sara Bergman
Software Engineer working on CPU efficiency at Microsoft.
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Episode: The Green Shift: Transitioning .NET Services Across Architectures
Adam Newman
Managing Director of Root & Branch Digital
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Episode: Root and Branch and SCI-Web
Valeria Salis
Software engineer, sustainability advocate and co-founder of Green Software Italia
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Episode: The Week in Green Software: Thirsty AI
Karthik Vaidhyanathan
Assistant Professor at the Software Engineering Research Center at IIIT Hyderabad and Sustainability Advocate
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Episode: Software Architecture for Sustainability
Julian Gommlich
Software Architecture Consultant, Software Engineer, and IT Trader at ITech Progress GmbH
ITech Progress GmbH
Episode: The Week in Green Software: Sustainability along the DevOps Lifecycle
Didi Hoffmann
CTO and co-founder at Green Coding Solutions
Green Coding Solutions
Episode: Building Energy Awareness into Operating Systems
Gosia Fricze
Community Manager at The Green Software Foundation
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Episode: Backstage: The Green Software Movement Platform
Scott Chamberlin
Expert in energy efficiency and sustainability in software development
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Episode: LLM Energy Transparency with Scott Chamberlin

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Anne Currie
Co-Author of Building Green Software and Guest Host, she focuses on advancing green software practices and raising awareness about the environmental impact of technology.
Chris Adams
Host of Environment Variables and key advocate for green software, he emphasizes sustainability within the development ecosystem.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 72 ratings
  • Lifting the lid on green software dev

    Excellent podcast, professionally put together. Chris is an engaging host.

    I have been looking for more information on green software development advice and practices and news. This podcast is a great resource with lots of leads to follow-up on. The podcast website is nicely put together with lots of useful links.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jezzamabezza
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • As informative as inspiring

    As we‘ve recently started working on the topic of sustainable IT Solutions this podcast helps a lot by its professional opinions regarding our topics as well as new ideas!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kex_1
    Germany4 years ago

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Azure API Management
Q: So do you see any good examples of when this would not be such a good use case?
The regionality may become a problem; having multiple backends from the same geography won't be as beneficial as spreading across regions.
Azure API Management
Q: Could you maybe tell us a little bit about what Cada is?
Cada is a Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaler that aims to build an open horizontal autoscaler which goes beyond CPU and memory to include other metrics.
Azure API Management
Q: Can I give you some space to tell us a little bit about yourself and what's keeping you busy these days?
I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, and I'm working on the Data Plane Gateway for Azure API Management.
The Week in Green Software: Thirsty AI
Q: Can you tell us a little bit more about the tag and CNCF? And what do you guys do in your group?
Valeria explains her involvement with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's Environmental Sustainability tag and its transformation into the Operational Resilience tag, sharing ongoing sustainability initiatives.
Backstage: The Green Software Movement Platform
Q: Where can our listeners go if they want to find out more about you?
Check out my LinkedIn or reach out on the Movement Platform, where I'm active.

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What is Environment Variables about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Focused on the intersection of technology and environmental sustainability, a series of episodes explore how the software industry is addressing its carbon emissions and environmental impact. Each discussion typically features expert guests from various fields, such as academia, technology, and sustainability advocacy, shedding light on innovative practices, tools, and community initiatives that promote green software development. Noteworthy topics include the role of artificial intelligence in sustainability, practical energy measurement, and the importance of transparent metrics for assessing the environmental footprint of software systems. Overall, content emphasizes actionable steps for integrating sustainable practices into everyday te... more

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