Longevity of software
Published in Product Engineering, Thinking.
Services shipped with Windows 95 no longer work – ICQ, AOL Messenger, MSN. All shut down. But how likely is that today?
How data center operators can transition to renewable energy
Published in Data Center Energy, Environment.
To avoid accusations of greenwashing, data center operators must consider investing in a portfolio of renewable energy products. RECs cannot credibly be used to back claims of 100% renewable energy use.
Paper notes – Energy-efficient cloud computing technologies and policies for an eco-friendly cloud market
Published in Cloud, Data Center Energy, Environment, Paper notes.
My notes on the paper: Montevecchi, F., Hinterholzer, S., Stickler, T. & Hintemann, R. (2020) Energy-efficient cloud computing technologies and policies for an eco-friendly cloud market: final study report.
Focusing on developers
Published in Cloud, Product Engineering, Startups.
Developers face an onslaught of marketing and an unrelenting velocity of releases to keep up with. This is why we started Console.
Paper notes – Moore’s Law and ICT Innovation in the Anthropocene
Published in Data Center Energy, Environment, Paper notes.
My notes on the paper: Bol, D., Pirson, T. & Dekimpe, R. (2021) Moore’s Law and ICT Innovation in the Anthropocene.
RECs cannot be used to back claims of 100% renewable energy
Published in Data Center Energy, Environment, Reports.
Most data center sustainability strategies still focus on renewable energy certificates (RECs). RECs are now considered low quality products because they cannot credibly be used to back claims of 100% renewable energy use
Technology vs philosophy, or macOS vs Linux
Published in Hardware, Product Engineering.
I now have to make a decision between having the best, cutting-edge hardware vs the freedom and control to do what I want with the device I spend most of my time on.
Data centre water consumption
Published in Academic Papers, Cloud, Data Center Water, Environment.
An examination of the water consumption of data centres, the measurement of that consumption, a discussion of the lack of data available to assess water efficiency, and where the industry is going in attempts to reduce future consumption.
My new startup – Console – the best tools for developers
Published in Cloud, Data Center Energy, Environment, Startups, Status Update.
What’s next? 1) Console – a free weekly email digest of the best tools for developers; 2) researching sustainable computing at Uptime Institute.
My favourite books of 2020
Published in Favourite Books.
In 2020 I read 31 books (with an average length of 481 pages). Here are the ones I rated 5 stars.
