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Reducing Carbon Emissions On The Web

Smashing Magazine

The only time the Internet was mentioned was as a tool for communicating with one another without the need to chop down more trees, or for working without a commute. So, when people first started talking about the Internet having similar carbon emissions to the airline industry , I was a bit skeptical. Further Reading.

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Real-Time Digital Twins Can Help Expedite Vaccine Distribution

ScaleOut Software

Widely used to track ecommerce shopping carts, financial transactions, airline flights and much more, in-memory computing can quickly store, retrieve, and analyze large volumes of live data. It offers managers a powerful and flexible means for helping ensure fast, efficient vaccine distribution and delivery.

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Reducing The Web’s Carbon Footprint: Optimizing Social Media Embeds

Smashing Magazine

Measuring the carbon footprint of the web isn’t an exact science, but a report by the BBC in 2020 estimates that all internet activity accounts for around 3.7% of global emissions (similar to the airline industry), and rising. These numbers are based on first-page load — caching seems very efficient for subsequent page loads.