Making of the SRE Omelette

Episode 2 - Reliable Sustainability

Making of the SRE Omelette

Show Notes

Sustainability is no longer just an ambition, over the last few years, we’re starting to see companies actively doing things and changing their behaviours to be more sustainable.

Suzanne Livingston, VP of Development & Reliability Engineering at IBM Sustainability Software takes the audience through the journey of building a solution that is reliable and sustainable from day one. She also shares insights on why Sustainability is the focus of companies today, success stories with customers she has worked with and what IBM is doing to help their customers to achieve sustainability goals.

Lastly, Suzanne gives practical advices on how companies and organization can get started right away and take steps closer to realizing their sustainability goals.

Things to listen for

[01:48 - 03:44] Suzanne's role

[04:09 - 11:00] What sustainability means to Suzanne

[11:38 - 15:11] Why now?

[15:29 - 21:39] How IBM is helping companies to achieve their sustainability goals

[22:13 - 24:09] How to get started

[25:01 - 28:38] How to drive innovation in sustainability

[29:11 - 30:02] Suzanne's ingredient and recipe for companies to achieve their sustainability goals

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