Francine Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Mastodon C, discusses practical approaches to reducing the carbon footprint of computing in data-led business
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Abstract
Cloud computing is a powerful tool which enables massive-scale data analysis and machine learning, but also has a very large carbon footprint, especially since many public cloud providers are powered by coal-fired grids (annual data centre emissions are currently ~75 million tonnes and growing). This talk discusses some practical approaches to reducing the carbon footprint of computing in data-led businesses.
Biography
Francine is CEO and co-founder of Mastodon C, a cleantech company focusing on reducing carbon emissions in cloud computing without impact on cost or performance. Formed in February 2012, its goal is to help reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. Previously Francine has worked as Operations Director at Ask.com and Senior Financial Analyst at Google. She graduated from the University of Oxford in 2002 with a first class BA in Maths & Philosophy.
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