
Climate-friendly software
How much electricity does my software consume? This is a question that hardly any user can answer. Awareness of this issue has only just begun to grow.
The internet consumes energy, a lot of energy. According to The Shift Project, digital technologies are already responsible for 4% of greenhouse gases. Energy company e.on even estimates that servers and data centers will account for 13% of total electricity consumption by 2030. This makes the internet a significant contributor to CO2 emissions.
Servers and the cloud are power guzzlers
Cloud data centers are now being built specifically next to power plants to avoid the energy loss associated with long power lines. These data centers consume a lot of electricity for servers, cooling, cable harnesses, distribution systems, and applications: every click is processed. This applies to applications in the cloud as well as on local servers.
Great progress has been made in recent years in terms of hardware efficiency. However, energy-efficient software has hardly been an issue so far. Yet software that is incorrectly designed can be a real power guzzler.
Use efficient algorithms
Climate-friendly software uses efficient algorithms with short solution paths. Databases and programs are located as close to each other as possible. Data is stored in temporary memory to minimize database access. The data packets between the cloud and the consumer are kept small. This results in another advantage: climate-friendly software runs faster.
uTraxx AG has consistently designed and implemented its software in a climate-friendly manner.