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Sustainable Software Talks and Latest News About Green Software

Apiumhub

Even though we have renewable energy sources where we live, sometimes when the electricity demand is high, they start to use fossil fuels as energy sources. Illustrating Microsoft’s commitment to sustainability, the Sweden data center stands out and it operates entirely on renewable energy sources.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

. “Just like with a new fitness program, participants feel good after completing the workout, but it takes a lot of activation energy to start and hard work to get there,” Chen notes. Image Credits: Klaus Vedfelt (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

CIO

At Equinix, Lillie decided against the current convention of building out a separate innovation team, because he wanted to make innovation a part of the overall culture. He had a little window on his computer that showed cars driving by,” says Lillie. So, why spend time and energy detailing such an outline? “My

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Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, more

TechCrunch

Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). Image Credits: MCCAIG (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: NurPhoto (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Randy Faris (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Aleksandar Nakic (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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The Alchemy of Culture: 4 Key Ingredients from the Founder of Qor

Steve Farber

And that’s a good thing to keep in mind if you want to help build an innovative culture. ” But this much we know: As president of Athleta , the women’s athletic wear company, Teno helped build an organization known for its collaborative, heart-led culture. (My Know your culture. That’s a good thing).

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United Airlines gives employees the digital tools to make customers happy

CIO

ConnectionSaver is a great example of how a “simple” solution resulted from a tremendous amount of cultural, organizational, and process transformation, so I asked Birnbaum to describe the transformation “chapters” behind this kind of innovation. It involves at least 35 employees in a 30-minute window. Take baggage, for example.

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

CIO

What are some of the steps that you are taking to foster a culture of innovation and experimentation amongst the employees and customers, and encourage them to move towards digital transformation in in their work? There can be parts of the industry which are still working on redundant legacy systems.