GreenOps Master

Program Overview

Duration: 16 hours (spread over 2 days)
Target Audience: IT Practitioners (Developers, DevOps Engineers, IT Operations, Cloud Architects)

This GreenOps masterclass provides IT practitioners with a deep and practical understanding of GreenOps principles and practices. Through hands-on exercises, creative problem-solving, and interactive discussions, participants will learn how to implement GreenOps effectively. The masterclass emphasizes practical application in various domains and encourages participants to adopt a sustainability mindset that extends beyond their professional roles.

The masterclass is divided into 8 modules, each lasting approximately 2 hours. Each module might be slightly more or less than 2 hours but marked as the same for simpler categorisation.

 
The modules are designed to provide a comprehensive learning experience with a strong emphasis on hands-on, practical learning. The final module raises awareness about the broader importance of sustainability and how participants can integrate this mindset into their daily lives.

Outcome for Participants

By the end of the masterclass, participants will:

  • Understand GreenOps and its practical application.
  • Have hands-on experience in optimizing compute, storage, AI, and networking for sustainability.
  • Implement GreenOps strategies in their organizations.
  • Adopt a sustainability mindset that influences professional and personal practices.

Program Agenda

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Introduction to GreenOps and Sustainability Mindset (Day 1)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Understand GreenOps and its relevance.
    • Recognize the environmental impact of IT operations.
    • Cultivate a sustainability mindset applicable both professionally and personally.
  • Content:
    • Icebreaker and sustainability perceptions poll.
    • Overview of environmental challenges (climate change, resource depletion).
    • Role of IT in environmental impact.
    • Definition of GreenOps and comparison with DevOps and FinOps.
    • Case study of a successful GreenOps implementation.
    • Awareness of Greenwashing in tech and IT.
Business Incentives and Personal Motivations for GreenOps (Day 1)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Identify business drivers and personal motivations for adopting GreenOps.
    • Understand financial, operational, and strategic benefits.
    • Align sustainability with personal and company missions.
  • Content:
    • The business case for sustainability (market trends, stakeholder expectations).
    • Financial and operational benefits of GreenOps (cost savings, alignment with FinOps).
    • Group activity: Calculating savings from sustainability initiatives.
    • Mapping GreenOps initiatives to business goals.
Deep Dive into the GreenOps Framework (Day 1)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Gain an in-depth understanding of the GreenOps Framework.
    • Learn how to apply the framework practically.
    • Understand how people, processes, and technology intersect in GreenOps.
  • Content:
    • Detailed explanation of the GreenOps framework (Plan, Execute, Govern).
    • Exploring the role of people, processes, and technology in GreenOps.
    • Best Practices for Framework Application and Pareto’s Principle application.
Practical Assessment of Environmental Impact (Day 1)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Learn practical methods to assess environmental impact.
    • Gain hands-on experience with data collection and analysis tools.
    • Identify key areas for improvement in participants’ organizations.
  • Content:
    • Key environmental metrics (KPIs for sustainability).
    • Tool demonstration for tracking environmental impact.
    • Hands-on activity: Calculating carbon emissions with sample data.
    • Developing an assessment plan for participants’ organizations.
Practical GreenOps for Compute and Storage (Day 2)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Optimize compute and storage resources with GreenOps principles.
    • Engage in hands-on optimization exercises.
    • Understand the sustainability impact of these optimizations.
  • Content:
    • Optimizing compute resources (right-sizing, auto-scaling, eliminating idle resources).
    • Hands-on lab: Configuring resource optimization settings.
    • Storage optimization techniques (deduplication, compression, tiered storage).
    • Group activity: Optimize system architecture for compute and storage efficiency.
Practical GreenOps for AI and Machine Learning (Day 2)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Understand the environmental impact of AI/ML workloads.
    • Learn techniques to optimize AI operations for sustainability.
    • Balance performance with environmental considerations.
  • Content:
    • Environmental footprint of AI/ML (energy consumption of training models).
    • Hands-on exercise: AI model optimization (pruning, quantization, transfer learning).
    • Strategies for maintaining model accuracy while reducing resource usage.
Practical GreenOps for Networking and Data Transfer (Day 2)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Optimize networking and data transfer for sustainability.
    • Reduce network-related emissions through practical exercises.
  • Content:
    • Impact of networking on sustainability (data centers, infrastructure).
    • Configuring CDN, applying data compression, setting up caching mechanisms.
    • Edge computing and its benefits for energy consumption.
Extending the Sustainability Mindset Beyond GreenOps (Day 2)
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Objectives:
    • Reflect on the broader purpose of GreenOps.
    • Extend the sustainability mindset into daily life.
    • Develop a personal action plan for promoting sustainability.
  • Content:
    • Why we do GreenOps (environmental and societal impact).
    • Sustainability beyond the workplace: Practical tips for daily life.
    • Building a culture of sustainability in organizations.
    • Personal sustainability manifesto and action plan development.

Workshop Format

  1. Hands-On Labs: Practical exercises using real tools and environments in the GCF COE.
  2. Interactive Discussions: Facilitated conversations to deepen understanding.
  3. Creative Problem-Solving: Group activities that foster innovative thinking.
  4. Reflective Exercises: Personal reflection to internalize learning.

Resources Provided

  1. Workshop Handbook: Detailed materials and instructions for labs.
  2. Access to Online Tools: Temporary access to cloud platforms.

Prerequisites

  1. Familiarity with IT systems and cloud concepts.
  2. Completion of Sustainable IT Practitioner Course

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