Building Green Software Workshop
1 Day
·Cohort-based Course
You will learn key concepts & practical approaches to building green systems ready for the future. For technologists from ICs to PMs to CTOs
Building Green Software Workshop
1 Day
·Cohort-based Course
You will learn key concepts & practical approaches to building green systems ready for the future. For technologists from ICs to PMs to CTOs
Course overview
Learn about the energy transition's effect on tech & be inspired to take action
BRAND NEW WORKSHOP! INTRODUCTORY OFFER 50% OFF - AUGUST ONLY (NORMAL PRICE $900)
For individuals who want to fight climate change through their day-to-day work in tech. Get a grounding in the fundamental concepts and practical takeaway ideas for building more sustainable, greener systems.
The focus will be on approaches that are effective, already widely implemented and proven to be realistic and scalable.
All this together with building the energy, enthusiasm and validation to make things happen!
The workshop is:
- Short, sharp, and intense (2.5 hours)
- Highly interactive with multiple breakout sessions
- Delivers understanding of key factors and principles
- Drives enthusiasm, ideas, and action
The good news is that being green is often the perfect motivator for adopting more modern practises that cut costs and improve time to market.
What you will learn:
- What is the problem facing the tech industry (where does tech’s carbon footprint come from?)
- What does it mean to go green strategically? (Spoiler: It has to help your business not hurt it)
- What are the opportunities for green leadership by the tech sector
- The positive steps already taken by tech
- What we are aiming for for data centres (24/7 Carbon Free Energy - CFE)
- The key levers we can pull
- An effective strategy for pulling those levers
- The impact of AI
The workshop involves group exercises and is Informative, inspiring, and eye-opening.
Who is this course for
01
Everyone, from PMs to ICs to CTOs, who wants to fight climate change through their day-to-day work in tech. No prev green knowledge required
02
Folk in tech who want to help battle climate change but don't know how to get involved effectively in a way that will have impact and scale
03
People in the tech sector who want to understand the key concepts & get ideas for changes and system improvements they can make immediately
What you’ll get out of this course
Where does tech’s carbon footprint come from?
Be able to confidently discuss the tech sector's role in climate change with colleagues and bosses.
Understand the key factors of code efficiency, operational efficiency, and demand management and their pros and cons in different contexts.
What can we do to go green in the short term?
Know what concrete measures are already being taken by successful companies worldwide to reduce their emissions while growing their business.
What's the long term plan?
Understand 24/7 Carbon Free Electricity (Google's stated goal for 2030) and what it means for the rest of us, including the other cloud vendors.
How do we get from here to there in a way that develops and improves businesses and systems?
Understand the Green Software Foundation's recommended strategy for achieving sustainability: the Green Software Maturity Matrix.
This course includes
1 interactive live session
Lifetime access to course materials
5 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
Projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
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Building Green Software Workshop
Course syllabus
Week 1
Aug 9
Events
- Aug
9
Workshop
Workshop
Fri, Aug 9, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC
Modules
- Context: The Situation and the ToolsContext: The Situation and the Tools1 Lesson
- Group Exercise 1Group Exercise 11 Lesson
- StrategiesStrategies1 Lesson
- Group Exercise 2Group Exercise 21 Lesson
- Green AIGreen AI1 Lesson
What people are saying
Jose Alejandro Sanchez
Edgar Post
Kavita Kapoor
Ross Fairbanks
Meet your instructor
Anne Currie
Anne is a tech veteran with 30 years in the sector as an engineer and leader. She is author of O'Reilly's new book on tech's role in the energy transition: Building Green Software. Anne is a key part of the Green Software Foundation, and helped create the Green Software Maturity Matrix
She is a regular writer, podcaster and keynote speaker. She has written for publications including The Register, The New Stack and InfoQ magazine.
Anne has also helped organise several major tech conferences with the aim of keeping software engineers informed about the future and our role in it.
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Building Green Software Workshop
Course schedule
2.5 hour workshop
Friday
3:00pm - 5:30pm BST
Single Friday afternoon workshop
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
Frequently Asked Questions
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