Ecological improvements in IT company
The main resource consumed by an IT company is electricity. Here are a few thoughts on how we can improve environmental friendliness:
Turn off office computers after work
Although modern computers have highly efficient sleep modes that save power, turning off office devices completely is a good habit to conserve electricity and reduce environmental impact.
Set a minimal time for switching to sleep mode
This is closely related to the previous point and aims to reduce the duration
of devices running at full power unnecessarily. The power consumption difference
between in use
and sleep mode
can be as much as 30 times.
Implement software that consume fewer resources
Modern web development has become increasingly resource-intensive. The average web page can be several megabytes in size. While content contributes to this, a significant portion of the size often comes from JavaScript code.
When a browser processes JavaScript, it consumes computational resources, which is not energy-efficient. As a result, simply surfing the web through JavaScript-heavy websites can drain your device's battery more quickly, requiring more frequent recharges.
There's a great example of how environmental concerns have driven change in technology - blockchain. Long story short, instead of having every participant perform calculations (with the winner being the first to finish), a new mechanism was developed to determine who will perform the calculations. This drastically reduces the resources required to maintain such systems.
Conclusion
These are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we can do to be more eco-friendly. It's encouraging to see that more people care about our planet and are addressing the problems we face. I'm also happy to see that trends are shifting, with developers finding ways to create more efficient and simpler solutions.