DevOps++: Turning Green IT Ambition into Daily Engineering Actions

Many organizations assume that moving workloads to renewable energy or buying efficient hardware is enough to become sustainable. In practice, software can run on green power and still waste energy through idle compute, over allocation, and inefficient design choices. This session reframes Green IT as an engineering discipline: reduce waste through concrete, repeatable actions and use CO2 as validation rather than the primary steering mechanism. What you will learn: - Introduction to DevOps++, a practical framework that embeds sustainability into the daily work of DevOps teams by integrating measurable sustainability actions directly into the delivery lifecycle. - Walk through the DevOps++ playbook: Detect, Expose, Fix, Validate. - See how observability and AI can surface inefficiencies, how testing can make sustainability signals visible earlier, how pipelines can automate improvements in code and infrastructure as code, and how Ops and FinOps can validate outcomes using energy, emissions, cost, and performance. - You will leave with a clear, end to end approach to turn sustainability ambition into operational habits and measurable impact. 🎤 Speaker: Wilco Burggraaf, Sustainable Digital Architect & Transformation Lead | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilco-burggraaf-a6b15517/ Wilco Burggraaf is the Principal Lead of Green Software Engineering at HighTech Innovators, based in Rijen, The Netherlands. With over 20 years of experience in software development (primarily C#), Wilco has worked as a developer, architect, agile tester, and IT advisor. Since 2024, he has focused on advancing sustainable digital practices, specializing in performance-driven, low-impact software systems. A recognized Green Software Champion, Wilco shares practical insights through talks and hands-on articles on topics like energy profiling, architecture, and real-world green coding. He’s passionate about bridging the gap between DevOps and sustainability, empowering engineers to write software that runs smarter and lasts longer. Explore his work on Medium: https://medium.com/@wilco.burggraaf 👩‍💻 About Women Coding Community: We empower women in tech through education, mentorship, and career support. Join us for hands-on workshops, events, and a welcoming community. 🌍 Website: https://www.womencodingcommunity.com/ 📜 Code of Conduct: We are committed to inclusivity and respect. Please review our community guidelines.