Kubernetes Emissions Insights: Bridging Data Center and IT Sustainability

This conference talk by Julie Chenadec, Relationship Development Manager at Aknostic, addresses the critical challenge of measuring environmental impact in data center and cloud infrastructures. Explore the Kubernetes Emissions Insights Tool (KEIT), an open-source solution that measures and helps reduce the carbon footprint of Kubernetes and cloud infrastructures. Learn how KEIT integrates various open source tools including Kepler for energy use monitoring, Electricity Maps for carbon intensity data, and Boavizta for embodied emissions calculations to provide comprehensive environmental impact assessments. Discover how the tool works to pull real-time data, quantify emissions, optimize resource efficiency, and reduce carbon footprints. The presentation effectively bridges the gap between data center operations and IT applications, offering professionals practical insights for making more environmentally responsible decisions in their infrastructure management.