Why You Need Hardware Standards for Green Software
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Why You Need Hardware Standards for Green Software

50:27 May 15, 2025
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Chris Adams is joined by Zachary Smith and My Truong both members of the Hardware Standards Working Group at the GSF. They dive into the challenges of improving hardware efficiency in data centers, the importance of standardization, and how emerging technologies like two-phase liquid cooling systems can reduce emissions, improve energy reuse, and even support power grid stability. They also discuss grid operation and the potential of software-hardware coordination to drastically cut infrastructure impact. Learn more about our people:Chris Adams: LinkedIn | GitHub | WebsiteZachary Smith: LinkedIn | WebsiteMy Truong: LinkedIn | WebsiteFind out more about the GSF:The Green Software Foundation Website Sign up to the Green Software Foundation NewsletterResources:Hardware Standards Working Group | GSF [06:19]SSIA / Open19 V2 Specification [12:56]Enabling 1 MW IT racks and liquid cooling at OCP EMEA Summit | Google Cloud Blog [19:14] Project Mycelium Wiki | GSF [24:06]Green Software Foundation | Mycelium workshop EcoViser | Weatherford International [43:04]Cooling Environments » Open Compute Project [43:58]Rack & Power » Open Compute Project Sustainability » Open Compute Project 7x24 Exchange [44:58]OpenBMC [45:25]If you enjoyed this episode then please either:Follow, rate, and review on Apple PodcastsFollow and
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