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Real-Time Digital Twins Can Help Expedite Vaccine Distribution

ScaleOut Software

Getting the COVID-19 crisis under control requires that we put in place an effective process for vaccine distribution so that the country can get to herd immunity as fast as possible. Agile In-Memory Software Can Track the Dynamic Rollout of Vaccine Distribution and Delivery to Quickly Spot Problems.

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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. Everyone can play a role in this, including those of us working on the web. But that doesn’t mean they should.

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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.

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