Digital Sobriety principles
In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital technology, the notion of Digital Sobriety emerged as a critical response to the burgeoning digital footprint and its environmental repercussions. Traced back to 2008, the term was coined by the Green IT France association, marking a pivotal moment in the recognition of the need for a more restrained and environmentally conscious approach to digital services. Digital Sobriety calls upon every facet of society – be it individuals, businesses, or organizations that consume digital services, as well as those that design, develop, and provide these digital products and services – to partake in a collective effort toward minimizing the ecological impact of our digital existence.
As we reviewed in the previous section, SSE is all about pushing past traditional boundaries in software development and embedding environmental considerations into every stage of the software development life cycle. It calls...
