Energy Consumption and Hardware Utilization of Standard Software: Methods and Measurements for Software Sustainability

Achim Guldner (), Marcel Garling (), Marlies Morgen (), Stefan Naumann (), Eva Kern () and Lorenz M. Hilty ()
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Achim Guldner: University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Institute for Software Systems
Marcel Garling: University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Institute for Software Systems
Marlies Morgen: University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Institute for Software Systems
Stefan Naumann: University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Institute for Software Systems
Eva Kern: University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Institute for Software Systems
Lorenz M. Hilty: University of Zurich

A chapter in From Science to Society, 2018, pp 251-261 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) results in substantial amounts of energy consumption and thus, CO2-emissions. Since software induces the energy consumption of hardware, some reliable procedures and tests for measuring software are necessary. We present such a method and prove our measurement concept by applying it to two software product groups: word processors and content management systems. Even though the two groups are very different in terms of their requirements, we were successful in the creation of a measurement environment that supports the production of reliable, verifiable results, allowing the comparison of the energy consumption induced by software systems with similar functionality. The method shows viable results for desktop and client-server systems, paving the way for further setups like e.g. mobile and embedded devices.

Keywords: Green software engineering; Software energy consumption; Green IT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65687-8_22

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