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Tag: gerry mcgovern
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Data Center Planned Obsolescence, Part 2
Data centers may have become more electrically efficient but here are three reasons not to be complacent.
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Data Center Planned Obsolescence
One way data centers have become so efficient in reducing their electrical usage is by rapidly cycling through architecture and infrastructure.
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How To Reduce Digital Waste
The problem with digital is that it often drives over-consumption, rather than conservation.
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CO2 Footprint of Data
If we’re going to properly address the climate crisis we must address the key underlying drivers.
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Do Not Track
Only collect the data that it is absolutely essential to collect. Invest lots of time and energy in figuring out what that data is.
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The Cloud Is on the Ground
The true impact of digital on the environment is not really talked about.
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Digital: The Great Accelerator of the Climate Emergency
The more I’ve researched, the more I’ve come to realize that digital is the great secret accelerator of the climate crisis.
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Transferring Data: Convenience Versus Saving Energy
How do we change the culture that has led us into this climate emergency? One practical step is to focus on conserving energy.
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Reducing Digital Energy Waste
Digital trains us to treat energy as a limitless, free resource.
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Launch and Leave Culture Flamed the Climate Crisis
To say yes to the planet, we must say no to code, no to content, no to the stuff that is not necessary.
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Publish the Website You Can Maintain
Just because you can publish doesn’t mean you should.
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Content Is Critical. So Why Do We Launch and Forget?
“We still live in a ‘publish and be damned’ world,” Sarah Winters said.
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Content Is Critical, Part 1
GOV.UK has shown what online government for the people can be like, by being functional, evidence-based, rigorously tested, clear and useful.
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The More You Remove, The More You Can Remove
Waste data, waste code, waste content — all have real consequences.
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