Cloud Native Computing and Environmental Sustainability: A Discussion with Intel's Marlow Weston

Open at Intel

Marlow Weston discusses her role at Intel, focusing on Kubernetes resource management and optimization, and her role as the environmental sustainability technical advisory group chair within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Marlow highlights the importance of considering power usage in data centers and the shift toward green energy sources. We cover her journey into open source, the power of collaboration within the CNCF community, and the collective effort to optimize computing from both a performance and environmental perspective.

00:00 Introduction to Marlo's Role in the Cloud Native Community
00:16 Marlo's Work at Intel and Involvement with CNCF
03:49 Open Source and Community Engagement
07:31 The Importance of Environmental Sustainability in Computing
08:23 Aligning Missions: Intel, CNCF, and the Broader Impact
16:18 Advice for Aspiring Open Source Contributors
Resources:

Keynote: Environmental Sustainability in the Cloud Is Not a Mythical Creature - Frederick Kautz, TestifySec; Rimma Iontel, Red Hat; Tammy McClellan, Microsoft; Marlow Weston, Intel; Niki Manoledaki, Grafana Labs

CNCF Environmental Sustainability TAG Updates and Information - Marlow Weston, Intel & Niki Manoledaki, Grafana Labs

Guest: Marlow Weston is a Cloud Software Architect working on resource management for Kubernetes at Intel. She also is a chair for the CNCF Environmental Sustainability TAG. Marlow has expertise in resource management, the AI/ML Kubernetes cloud compute ecosystem, embedded systems, high performance compute system tools, kernel drivers, tracing libraries, and security. Marlow's interests lie in optimizing the cloud native ecosystem for both performance and sustainability.