Expert Talk: Sustainable Software in Practice • Sophia Davies & Niels Freier • GOTO 2023

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTO http://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/227/expert-talk-sustainable-software-in-practice Sophia Davies - Senior Technology Architect & Global Product Manager at BCG @TheBostonConsultingGroup Niels Freier - Chairperson at Green Software Foundation & Principal AI Eng. at BCG @greensoftwarefoundation3662 RESOURCES https://greensoftware.foundation https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiaemilydavies https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsfreier https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/sci/blob/main/Software_Carbon_Intensity/Software_Carbon_Intensity_Specification.md https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/climate-change-sustainability/overview https://www.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition https://www.innoq.com/en/articles/2023/02/what-is-sustainable-software DESCRIPTION Join technology architect Sophia Davies and Principal AI Engineering Niels Freier from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as they discuss the implementation of real-life green software projects. Discover the challenges they faced and their insights on how companies can reduce their carbon footprint through initiatives like the Green Software Foundation. As software engineers, you'll gain valuable knowledge on how green code and sustainable software is becoming increasingly important in the industry and what to expect in the future. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 03:47 BCG's engineering community for green software 11:07 Importance of green software in the business world 15:04 Green software in BCG’s internal & external projects 19:52 Implementing green software in real-life 34:30 Taking action for a greener digital future 39:07 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Ioannis Kolaxis • 101 Green Software • https://www.kolaxis.dev/book-green-software Mehdi Khosrow-Pour • Green Computing Strategies for Competitive Advantage and Business Sustainability • https://amzn.to/2YXbI7j Lässig, Kersting & Morik • Computational Sustainability • https://amzn.to/3APBW8r Zbigniew H. Gontar • Smart Grid Analytics for Sustainability and Urbanization • https://amzn.to/3pkRVsS Katsoni & Segarra-Oña • Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability • https://amzn.to/2YXfPQM https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #SustainableProgramming #CarbonEfficiency #Efficiency #HumanFactor #SophiaDavies #NielsFreier #BCG #BostonConsultingGroup #GreenSoftwareFoundation #Decarbonization #GreenCloud #GreenComputing #GreenCoding #Programming #GreenSoftware Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1