Carbon Budgets: Empowering SREs for Eco-Efficiency - Conf42 SRE 2024

Explore a conference talk that delves into the concept of carbon budgets and their role in empowering Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to achieve eco-efficiency. Learn about the importance of understanding IT emissions, the Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) specification, and effective strategies for reducing carbon footprint. Discover how SRE principles can be applied to sustainability efforts, including key metrics, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and measurement tools like Aether for carbon observability. Gain insights into continuous profiling, the Sustainable 50% Challenge, and various waste patterns in IT infrastructure. Examine ways to extend hardware life and explore practical examples of implementing eco-efficient practices. Conclude with actionable steps to immediately improve your organization's environmental impact in the realm of IT operations.

intro
preamble
how bad are bananas
why?
regulation
fines and carbon taxes?
understanding it emissions
software carbon intensity sci specification
wrong ways to reduce emissions
a better process
focus areas
sre
purpose of sre
key metrics in sre
slo
sla & sli
measurement tools
aether - carbon observability
continuous profiling
profiling talks
how to achieve even more
the sustainable 50% challenge
other waste patterns
extending hardware life
wrapping up
some random examples
what can i do now?