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.
Carbon footprint – laptops vs servers, Intel vs ARM
Published in Cloud, Data Center Energy, Environment, Hardware.
The carbon footprint of a laptop is mostly in the manufacturing. Servers are different, and ARM chips are starting to change the game.
Why are pinpoints not used in scientific citation?
Published in Writing.
How often do you follow references in scientific writing only to struggle to find the source of a claim or number? Why are pinpoints not used in scientific citation?
Sustainable computing – where to focus?
Published in Data Center Energy, Data Center Water, Environment, IT Energy.
Progress in renewable energy has pushed IT carbon footprints down, revealing how much more work is needed in manufacturing.
