The document discusses whether cloud computing is more energy efficient than traditional in-house data centers. It notes that cloud providers aim to drive efficiency through virtualization and can close down physical data centers. However, moving to the cloud may increase network traffic and energy transmission losses. The document also examines metrics like PUE that measure data center efficiency but are not the full picture. Migrating to the cloud could shift who pays rising energy costs due to green taxes as the UK faces an increasing energy gap due to nuclear plant retirements.
Delivering to the Energy Marketplace - Texas Harvests Wind and SolarRick Borry
Texas is a well-known energy state, and is famous for oil and gas production. But surprising to many, it is also the nation’s leading electricity producer, generating more than 10% of the total US electric energy annually, according to the Energy Industry Administration’s most recent report. In fact, on a global energy producer scale, Texas would rank number 12, between South Korea and the United Kingdom.
With vast supplies of natural gas and coal, it is the national leader in electricity generated from fossil fuels, but Texas also leads in production by intermittent renewables – wind and solar.
To utilize these resources, Texas augmented their grid by creating Competitive Renewable Energy Zones, and constructed CREZ transmission lines to deliver these valuable resources to consumers. The Energy Reliability Council of Texas is charged with providing this massive market with dependable electric power. Even though the capacity of intermittent resources on the ERCOT grid is an impressive 15 percent, the energy generated and transported is still only about 8 percent – but growing.
How will Texas manage increasing penetration of renewable energy on the ERCOT grid? Are the CREZ lines situated to take advantage of optimum wind and solar regions? What are the risks and rewards for energy producers and consumers?
Join us with industry expert Ron Seidel, former president of Texas Independent Energy, to share his insights and delve into these questions in our live webinar.
Real world versus vitrual world data, Joseph Borza Founder of Energy Elephant...Dublinked .
• Joseph Borza is founder of the awarding winning Irish tech start-up EnergyElephant.
• He is a chartered engineer and has over a decade of experience working in the energy and environment sectors in Ireland and abroad.
• He is an active and passionate member of Dublin's startup community and has worked on numerous research, development and deployment projects.
Joseph's presentation introduces EnergyElephant, the startup that focuses on making sense of energy data, quickly and easily. From multinational organisations to residential homes, EnergyElephant has analysed several data sets to ascertain the "smartable" demand of these entities. Today, over 60% of Irish electricity demand can come from intermittent energy sources, and matching this generation with smartable demand will be one of the greatest challenges for the Irish energy system in the years ahead.
Delivering to the Energy Marketplace - Texas Harvests Wind and SolarRick Borry
Texas is a well-known energy state, and is famous for oil and gas production. But surprising to many, it is also the nation’s leading electricity producer, generating more than 10% of the total US electric energy annually, according to the Energy Industry Administration’s most recent report. In fact, on a global energy producer scale, Texas would rank number 12, between South Korea and the United Kingdom.
With vast supplies of natural gas and coal, it is the national leader in electricity generated from fossil fuels, but Texas also leads in production by intermittent renewables – wind and solar.
To utilize these resources, Texas augmented their grid by creating Competitive Renewable Energy Zones, and constructed CREZ transmission lines to deliver these valuable resources to consumers. The Energy Reliability Council of Texas is charged with providing this massive market with dependable electric power. Even though the capacity of intermittent resources on the ERCOT grid is an impressive 15 percent, the energy generated and transported is still only about 8 percent – but growing.
How will Texas manage increasing penetration of renewable energy on the ERCOT grid? Are the CREZ lines situated to take advantage of optimum wind and solar regions? What are the risks and rewards for energy producers and consumers?
Join us with industry expert Ron Seidel, former president of Texas Independent Energy, to share his insights and delve into these questions in our live webinar.
Real world versus vitrual world data, Joseph Borza Founder of Energy Elephant...Dublinked .
• Joseph Borza is founder of the awarding winning Irish tech start-up EnergyElephant.
• He is a chartered engineer and has over a decade of experience working in the energy and environment sectors in Ireland and abroad.
• He is an active and passionate member of Dublin's startup community and has worked on numerous research, development and deployment projects.
Joseph's presentation introduces EnergyElephant, the startup that focuses on making sense of energy data, quickly and easily. From multinational organisations to residential homes, EnergyElephant has analysed several data sets to ascertain the "smartable" demand of these entities. Today, over 60% of Irish electricity demand can come from intermittent energy sources, and matching this generation with smartable demand will be one of the greatest challenges for the Irish energy system in the years ahead.
Fire Island wind farm in Anchorage, Alaska produces 30% of its nameplate rating in its first year of operation. Most expensive wholesale electicity in Alaska considering the fuel is free! Because of its unreliable output, no fossil fueled generation is replaced by the wind farm. Hydroelectric generation is backed off when the wind is blowing. No fuel savings and no reduction in CO2 at a wholesale cost of 9.7 cents per KWH. FAIL
Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords...JISC GECO
Presentation on Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords given by Antony Scott, Sustain.co.uk (http://www.sustain.co.uk) at the JISC GECO/STEEV Green Energy Tech Event (#e3vis) on Thursday 13th October 2011.
Op dinsdag 26 maart en woensdag 17 april 2019 spraken drie gastsprekers over waterstof tijdens de Duurzaam Doen Lezing bij ROC Friese Poort. Op initiatief van Centrum Duurzaam, Techniek Nederland, OTIB, Bedrijfsopleidingen en Installatiewerk Noord gingen zij in op de kansen die deze energiedrager biedt. Ruim 100 bezoekers waren aanwezig bij deze bijeenkomst in de Innovatiewerkplaats.
Lees het verhaal: https://www.centrumduurzaamfriesland.nl/nieuws/waterstof-steeds-belangrijker-schakel-in-energietransitie/
"Proposed British Columbia LNG Facilities and Renewable Power: A Feasibility ...Clean Energy Canada
Presentation of research commissioned by Clean Energy Canada to determine the reliability and affordability implications of powering British Columbia LNG facilities with renewable energy, and the impacts such a decision would have on employment, project schedule, and pollution.
Op dinsdag 26 maart 2019 spraken drie gastsprekers over waterstof tijdens de Duurzaam Doen Lezing bij ROC Friese Poort. Op initiatief van Centrum Duurzaam, Techniek Nederland, OTIB, Bedrijfsopleidingen en Installatiewerk Noord gingen zij in op de kansen die deze energiedrager biedt. Ruim 100 bezoekers waren aanwezig bij deze bijeenkomst in de Innovatiewerkplaats.
Lees het verhaal: http://www.centrumduurzaamfriesland.nl/nieuws/waterstof-steeds-belangrijker-schakel-in-energietransitie/
Solar Power Construction Project Engineer in NYCalvinarnold843
The Wesson Group offers Alternative Energy Construction including Wind Power Engineering, Hydroelectric Construction, and Solar Power Construction Projects.
ANU Energy Green Paper Forum presentation by Department of Industry Energy Wh...Adhityani "Dhitri" Putri
Presentation by Margaret Sewell, head of the Energy White Paper Taskforce, Department of Industry at the ANU Energy Green Paper Forum, 15 September 2014. The release of the Energy Green Paper is imminent. The Taskforce was present throughout the proceedings to take note of questions and recommendations.
Dec. 2011 family newsletter from Task Force Wolfpack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno, Afghanistan. Task Force Wolfpack is part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade serving in Regional Command-East.
Fire Island wind farm in Anchorage, Alaska produces 30% of its nameplate rating in its first year of operation. Most expensive wholesale electicity in Alaska considering the fuel is free! Because of its unreliable output, no fossil fueled generation is replaced by the wind farm. Hydroelectric generation is backed off when the wind is blowing. No fuel savings and no reduction in CO2 at a wholesale cost of 9.7 cents per KWH. FAIL
Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords...JISC GECO
Presentation on Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords given by Antony Scott, Sustain.co.uk (http://www.sustain.co.uk) at the JISC GECO/STEEV Green Energy Tech Event (#e3vis) on Thursday 13th October 2011.
Op dinsdag 26 maart en woensdag 17 april 2019 spraken drie gastsprekers over waterstof tijdens de Duurzaam Doen Lezing bij ROC Friese Poort. Op initiatief van Centrum Duurzaam, Techniek Nederland, OTIB, Bedrijfsopleidingen en Installatiewerk Noord gingen zij in op de kansen die deze energiedrager biedt. Ruim 100 bezoekers waren aanwezig bij deze bijeenkomst in de Innovatiewerkplaats.
Lees het verhaal: https://www.centrumduurzaamfriesland.nl/nieuws/waterstof-steeds-belangrijker-schakel-in-energietransitie/
"Proposed British Columbia LNG Facilities and Renewable Power: A Feasibility ...Clean Energy Canada
Presentation of research commissioned by Clean Energy Canada to determine the reliability and affordability implications of powering British Columbia LNG facilities with renewable energy, and the impacts such a decision would have on employment, project schedule, and pollution.
Op dinsdag 26 maart 2019 spraken drie gastsprekers over waterstof tijdens de Duurzaam Doen Lezing bij ROC Friese Poort. Op initiatief van Centrum Duurzaam, Techniek Nederland, OTIB, Bedrijfsopleidingen en Installatiewerk Noord gingen zij in op de kansen die deze energiedrager biedt. Ruim 100 bezoekers waren aanwezig bij deze bijeenkomst in de Innovatiewerkplaats.
Lees het verhaal: http://www.centrumduurzaamfriesland.nl/nieuws/waterstof-steeds-belangrijker-schakel-in-energietransitie/
Solar Power Construction Project Engineer in NYCalvinarnold843
The Wesson Group offers Alternative Energy Construction including Wind Power Engineering, Hydroelectric Construction, and Solar Power Construction Projects.
ANU Energy Green Paper Forum presentation by Department of Industry Energy Wh...Adhityani "Dhitri" Putri
Presentation by Margaret Sewell, head of the Energy White Paper Taskforce, Department of Industry at the ANU Energy Green Paper Forum, 15 September 2014. The release of the Energy Green Paper is imminent. The Taskforce was present throughout the proceedings to take note of questions and recommendations.
Dec. 2011 family newsletter from Task Force Wolfpack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno, Afghanistan. Task Force Wolfpack is part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade serving in Regional Command-East.
A nice story I was involved in ;) A photo exhibition by Catalina Flaminzeanu (http://www.catalina-flaminzeanu.ro/). And some of my contribution on media relations side.
Looking for suggestions about internet shopping you have appear on the right ...Kaka Buttsart
It's vital to spend less in today's economy. While we all are having to watch over our financial situation meticulously, that doesn't suggest we must stop purchasing. You could purchase what exactly you need internet and often with a much better value. Keep reading for additional details on thrifty online shopping.
Prior to becoming to purchase on the net, be sure that your anti-virus software program is up to time. There are lots of rogue sites out there attempting to lure you in.You can find those that are too great to be real just to enable them to spread out malware to the pc. Be mindful whenever you visit a web-based store, in spite of well-known and trustworthy web sites.
Sustainable Times Issue 10
A US study found that running a computer application in the cloud is generally more energy and carbon efficient than a server room, but that it was not a foregone conclusion and there were a number of factors that could influence overall energy and carbon efficiency.
GreenTouch: Putting Energy Into Making Networks More Efficient GreenTouch
On February 1, 2011, the GreenTouch Consortium, a global research initiative dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of information and communications technology (ICT) networks by a factor of 1,000, today detailed the accomplishments of its first eight months of operation and demonstrated a Large-Scale Antenna System proof of concept ‒ the first of many technologies it is working to deliver. This antenna system offers the potential for tremendous energy savings thanks to its novel wireless transmission techniques.
Improved performance through carbon aware green cloud policyIjrdt Journal
Cloud computing and Green computing are two most emergent areas in information communication technology (ICT) with immense applications in the entire globe. Due to tremendous improvements in computer networks, the people prefer the Network-based computing instead of doing something in an in-house based computing. In any business sectors, daily business and individual computing are now migrating from individual hard drives to internet servers. Therefore more and more companies are investing in building large datacenters to host Cloud services. These datacenters not only consume huge amount of energy but are also very complex in the infrastructure itself. Certain studies propose to make these datacenters energy efficient by using technologies such as virtualization and consolidation. These solutions are mostly cost driven and thus, do not directly address the critical impact on the environmental sustainability in terms of CO2 emissions. Hence, in this work, we propose a user-oriented Cloud architectural framework, i.e. Carbon Aware Green Cloud Architecture, which addresses this environmental problem from the overall usage of Cloud Computing resources.
SCOE: Society's Cost of Electricity: How society should decide on the optimal...Christoph Wiard Neemann
Today, the evaluation of power technologies is done on the base of LCOE (Levelized Cost of Electricity). We propose to enlarge the picture to see what costs and benefits occur on the macro-economic level.
The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate ChangeLarry Smarr
09.08.17
Invited Talk
Negotiating the Downturn: Emerging Stronger
Australian Industry Group National Forum
Parliament House
Title: The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate Change
Canberra, Australia
About Frits Verheij
Frits Verheij has been working in the renewable energy business, and related areas, since the start of his career in 1987. Prior to joining KEMA (now DNV GL), he worked at the research organization TNO and the Dutch Energy Agency. Currently, Mr. Verheij is Director Smart Energy for DNV GL – Energy. Additionally, he is actively involved in the energy transition arena and acts as chairman of the Board of Top consortium on Knowledge & Innovation (TKI) Switch2SmartGrids, as well as a board member of the Global Smart Grid Federation and GreenIT Amsterdam. Mr. Verheij is an expert in working at the crossroads of technology, policy, strategy, and socio-economics, and has worked for governments and utilities, among other stakeholders in similar industries. He knows how to work with different views and interests of stakeholders, as well as how to manage multi-client projects, such as the Smart Energy Collective, an industrial initiative of 26 companies in the Netherlands.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: The WebAuthn API and Discoverable Credentials.pdf
Peter judge - Is the Cloud Green?
1. Is the Cloud Green? Peter Judge UK Editor, eWEEK Europe Is the Cloud Green?
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4. PUE is energy efficiency Peter Judge UK Editor, eWEEK Europe = Data Centre Power IT System Power
5. Peter Judge UK Editor, eWEEK Europe PUE is not the end of the story
6. In-House App Cloud will increase energy used in networks Peter Judge UK Editor, eWEEK Europe
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8. The UK’s Energy Gap Our nuclear capacity has reached its end of life and a significant number of coal fired stations will be decommissioned by 2015 thanks to Large Combustion Plant Directive agreements. The renewable capacity is nowhere near ready to fill the gap. The only option the country has is to reduce consumption to bridge the energy gap. Peter Judge UK Editor, eWEEK Europe
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