Comments on: Carbon Footprints http://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/carbon-footprints/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Sansom http://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-340 John Sansom Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:48:25 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1020#comment-340 Yes it is indeed about costs of one form or another. What I think will become more pressing in years to come, is who picks up the bill. Yes it is indeed about costs of one form or another. What I think will become more pressing in years to come, is who picks up the bill.

]]> By: SQLBatman http://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-339 SQLBatman Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:36:50 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1020#comment-339 Is it your responsibility? I think that depends on your environmental views. And if the client/manager is not interested, at least you did your part by mentioning it to them. My thought is that business like to say they are going green, which means they put some recycle bins in the break room and set the printers to print double-sided by default. But they rarely look to take significant measures in conservation of resources. In the end, it is all about $$$. If you can show your client/manager that an efficient database design will save them money, then you can bet your ass they will be interested in what you have to say. Is it your responsibility? I think that depends on your environmental views. And if the client/manager is not interested, at least you did your part by mentioning it to them.

My thought is that business like to say they are going green, which means they put some recycle bins in the break room and set the printers to print double-sided by default. But they rarely look to take significant measures in conservation of resources.

In the end, it is all about $$$. If you can show your client/manager that an efficient database design will save them money, then you can bet your ass they will be interested in what you have to say.

]]> By: John Sansom http://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-338 John Sansom Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:52:36 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1020#comment-338 Some truly thought provoking stuff here. So as a database professional, is it considered my responsibility to educate the company or clients I work for about the environmental impact of their database systems? What if the client/manager is not interested? I agree with you about the popularisation of the term Carbon Footprint, along with the lack of any real transparency as to what the term actually means. I honestly believe that if the appropriate tools and information were more accessible, businesses would perhaps consider and evaluate their own responsibility more seriously. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this? Some truly thought provoking stuff here. So as a database professional, is it considered my responsibility to educate the company or clients I work for about the environmental impact of their database systems? What if the client/manager is not interested?

I agree with you about the popularisation of the term Carbon Footprint, along with the lack of any real transparency as to what the term actually means. I honestly believe that if the appropriate tools and information were more accessible, businesses would perhaps consider and evaluate their own responsibility more seriously.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this?

]]> By: K. Brian Kelley http://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-337 K. Brian Kelley Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:48:39 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1020#comment-337 Microsoft measures based on power: http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/news/interview/0,289202,sid80_gci1307821,00.html# Microsoft measures based on power:

http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/news/interview/0,289202,sid80_gci1307821,00.html#

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