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Sustainable IT Strategies: Forum SI 2024

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This lecture presents the Forum SI held at EPFL on February 6, 2024, focusing on sustainable IT practices and strategies. The event features discussions on various topics, including the sustainability of IT applications, the deployment of Microsoft 365, and the introduction of a new identity provider. The instructor outlines the importance of eco-design in digital services and the environmental impact of IT, emphasizing the need for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The forum also addresses the current state of IT security, highlighting new tools and strategies to enhance security awareness among users. Additionally, the lecture covers the school's data storage strategy, aiming to provide scalable and reliable storage solutions that align with EPFL's sustainability goals. The session concludes with a call for collaboration among IT professionals at EPFL to address these critical issues and improve the overall IT landscape.

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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions (abbreviated as GHG emissions) from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, is one of the most important factors in causing climate change. The largest emitters are China followed by the US, although the United States has higher emissions per capita. The main producers fueling the emissions globally are large oil and gas companies.

Cloud computing security

Cloud computing security or, more simply, cloud security, refers to a broad set of policies, technologies, applications, and controls utilized to protect virtualized IP, data, applications, services, and the associated infrastructure of cloud computing. It is a sub-domain of computer security, network security, and, more broadly, information security. Cloud computing and storage provide users with the capabilities to store and process their data in third-party data centers.

Greenhouse gas inventory

Greenhouse gas inventories are emission inventories of greenhouse gas emissions that are developed for a variety of reasons. Scientists use inventories of natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) emissions as tools when developing atmospheric models. Policy makers use inventories to develop strategies and policies for emissions reductions and to track the progress of those policies. Regulatory agencies and corporations also rely on inventories to establish compliance records with allowable emission rates.

Data storage

Data storage is the recording (storing) of information (data) in a storage medium. Handwriting, phonographic recording, magnetic tape, and optical discs are all examples of storage media. Biological molecules such as RNA and DNA are considered by some as data storage. Recording may be accomplished with virtually any form of energy. Electronic data storage requires electrical power to store and retrieve data. Data storage in a digital, machine-readable medium is sometimes called digital data.

Computer data storage

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