Performance and Sustainability in Practice: How to Make Software Greener

The role and impact of the tech industry on the climate crisis are getting increasing attention.

As software practitioners, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin and how to advocate for building systems with a smaller environmental footprint while meeting the requirements of high performance and delivery of business needs.

Whether you're looking to improve application response times or reduce carbon footprints, this track will provide practical insights, patterns, and tools to help you build high-performance, sustainable systems.


From this track

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The Efficiency Paradox and How to Save Yourself and the World

Details coming soon.

Speaker image - Holly Cummins

Holly Cummins

Full Stack Engineer, Building Quarkus @Red Hat, Former Lead Consultant

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Boosting Performance and Productivity with Local-First Development

Details coming soon.

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What I Wish I Knew When I Started with Green IT

The path to sustainable technology involves complex technical and organizational decisions that aren't immediately obvious from industry best practices. This talk shares seven key lessons drawn from implementing Green IT at scale in a scaleup environment and in a public bank institution.

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Building Better AI: Resource Efficiency and Responsible Development

Details coming soon.

Speaker image - Jade Abbott

Jade Abbott

CTO & Co-Founder @Lelapa AI, Co-Founder @Masakhane, With Over a Decade of Experience in Deploying AI Into Production

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Beyond Uptime: What the 'Metric' Is Going On with Green Software?

Metrics such as availability and latency have long been the cornerstones of software engineering. Now, carbon emission is joining their ranks as a golden signal in a world increasingly focused on sustainability.

Speaker image - Sarah Hsu

Sarah Hsu

SRE @Goldman Sachs & Training Project Chair @Green Software Foundation, TechWomen100 Winner, Co-Author of "Building Green Software"

Date

Monday Apr 7 / 10:35AM BST

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Track Host

Erica Pisani

Sr. Software Engineer @Float Financial

Erica is currently a Sr. Software Engineer at Float Financial. She's worked in a number of startups across a variety of industries and is passionate about learning how to build more sustainable software.

In her free time, she enjoys backcountry camping, attempting to learn the violin, and exploring new places in Toronto with her dog Ada.

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