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Green Software Foundation: On a mission to decarbonize software

CIO Business Intelligence

Good coding practices for performance and efficiency have been part of software engineering since the earliest days. Computers that piggyback on vast libraries with extraneous lines of code, developers who have lost count of the number of virtual machines they have spun off — all add drag and increase the carbon emissions related to software.

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Microsoft joins SAP, Oracle in setting sunset date for legacy ERP support

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2020, SAP announced an innovation commitment for SAP S/4HANA until the end of 2040. This means that until 2040, there will always be at least one release of SAP S/4HANA in maintenance. Microsoft isn’t the only company attempting to lure its legacy customers into the cloud. She advised CIOs to do the math and weigh the trade-offs.

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SAP to buy LeanIX to advance process optimization with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP has agreed to buy German enterprise architecture management specialist LeanIX, hoping its early adoption of AI will help with the massive task of migrating customers still using SAP’s legacy software on premises to the more modern S/4HANA in the cloud. Demand for the process mining software is still strong in 2023.

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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

CIO Business Intelligence

of CO2 in 2007, the industry has now risen to 4% today and will potentially reach 14% by 2040. . Net zero: Utilize green software practices that can reduce energy consumption. Producing only 1.5% Fortunately, CIOs can course-correct by focusing on three key areas: .

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The heat is on for a sustainable future at Siemens Gamesa

CIO Business Intelligence

Siemens’ aptly named RecyclableBlade, suitable for commercial use both offshore and onshore, is fully recyclable and a first giant step towards fulfilling the company’s commitment to producing 100% recyclable turbines by 2040. This hodgepodge of legacy software was overly complex, highly inefficient and, yes, unsustainable.

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Deutsche Telekom calls on SAP for Rise all-in-one offer

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP has won another convert to its Rise with SAP managed software offering. Deutsche Telekom intends to migrate systems used by its European operating companies to Rise over the next two years. ERP Systems, SAP, Telecommunications Industry

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Dear SAP Support – We’ve Grown Apart

CIO Business Intelligence

The software I paid $5 million for was suddenly not new enough for you to take care of anymore. I poured my heart and soul into that software. A couple of times, I acquiesced and upgraded—at great expense to me—because my software was working, and I wanted to keep it supported and maintained. How do you think that made me feel?