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A useful tell that a skill is “softening” is when you stop hiring specialists for it and start expecting everyone to have it. Not as a bonus. As table stakes. I’ve watched this happen in slow motion before. Computer literacy used to be a hard skill. People took classes just to learn how to operate …
What if your next business partner was an algorithm… that actually cared about your carbon footprint? AI is no longer a shadow productivity boost – it’s quickly becoming a catalyst for entirely new business models. But here’s the inconvenient truth: every prompt has a footprint. The GPU farms powering your “AI magic” pull electricity, consume …
In enterprise IT, we’re fluent in the language of layers. From network to application, each stratum has its protocols and responsibilities. Tackling greenhouse gas emissions demands the same layered mindset. Too often organizations focus solely on top-level reporting or infrastructure tweaks, overlooking the “missing middle” where applications themselves can and must become carbon-aware. Here’s how …
With the rise of generative AI, our collective appetite for computing power is reaching new heights. While AI continues to unlock remarkable capabilities across industries, it also quietly consumes a staggering amount of electricity, water, and raw materials. According to recent estimates, the ICT sector contributes nearly 4% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a figure that’s …
Everyone’s worried about AI becoming sentient and taking over: cue the killer robots, glowing red eyes, and post-apocalyptic deserts. That’s great science fiction. But not great systems thinking. Here’s what we should actually be worried about: AI that’s dumb, fast, and unsupervised. Not malicious, just highly efficient, poorly understood, and capable of causing chaos at …
From Sustainability Strategy to Execution In the last ten years, enterprise architects have played a central role in the digital transformation. Their holistic view of the organization, underpinned by comprehensive methodologies and extensive access to IT and business portfolio data, makes them ideally suited to translate business strategies into actionable plans. However, enterprise architects have …
What Is Sustainable Technology? Sustainable technology aims to improve the environmental compatibility of societies, companies, and households. It involves reducing the carbon footprint of various tasks and using more environmentally friendly production techniques. Ideally, it achieves both. Sustainable technologies permeate all levels of green projects and strategies. From “greener” phone companies like Fairphone to large-scale …