While most of the IT sector’s carbon emissions are directly attributable to hardware devices, the software running on them plays a role, too. If your business relies on a large application stack that keeps computers and servers under heavy load, that can have a considerable effect on your energy consumption.
With off-the-shelf software it may not be easy to reduce computing demands and complexity, but it’s worth exploring your options. A few task-focused tools might be able to replace a heavyweight integrated package.
And for in-house software development there are several potential ways to make efficiency gains. One is using compiled languages rather than interpreted code – it’s been estimated that executing a Python script uses more than 50 times as much energy as performing the same task in C.…
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PC Pro (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025