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23/05/2025
Blog : The Agile GreenOps Cycle: Optimising Cloud for Sustainability
Continuous Sustainability Improvements
In an era where digital innovation meets environmental responsibility, the call for sustainable cloud practices has never been louder. At Synyega, we’re not just responding to that call — we’re leading it.
We have developed the Cloud GreenOps Framework — a dynamic, agile model designed to embed sustainability into the very fabric of cloud operations. This isn’t just a framework; it’s a movement. A journey. And we’re inviting you to be part of it.
Discover: Unveiling Inefficiencies and Impacts
The journey begins with gaining visibility into cloud resource consumption, energy use, and overall sustainability impacts. This phase involves:
- Identifying inefficiencies in cloud resource deployment.
- Measuring and estimating the carbon footprint of workloads.
- Evaluating alternative approaches to reduce environmental impact, such as shifting workloads to greener cloud regions or adjusting deployment models.
- Understanding dependencies, data transfer costs (both financial and carbon-related), and the implications of architectural decisions on sustainability.
Optimise: Taking Action for Improvement
Once inefficiencies are identified, the next step is to take tangible actions to enhance sustainability. This phase includes:
- Rightsizing workloads to match demand, avoiding over-provisioning.
- Leveraging renewable energy-powered cloud regions where possible.
- Implementing scheduling strategies that align workloads with periods of lower carbon intensity on the grid.
- Adopting sustainable software engineering practices to improve code efficiency and reduce unnecessary processing power.
- Evaluating storage to ensure only valuable data is stored in carbon-inefficient ways and minimising data transfers by optimising data structures and retention policies.
Manage: Continuous Monitoring and Adaptation
Sustainability efforts require ongoing attention and adaptation to remain effective. This phase focuses on:
- Implementing governance models that prioritise sustainability in cloud operations remains a key priority.
- Using real-time monitoring and reporting tools to track energy efficiency and emissions.
- Establishing policies for the sustainable procurement of cloud services and aligning them with broader corporate sustainability goals.
- Regularly reviewing and refining optimisation strategies based on technological advancements, regulatory changes, and business needs.
Modernise: Adoption of innovative and advanced technologies
Encourages the adoption of innovative and advanced technologies to further enhance sustainability in cloud environments. This phase includes:
- Technology Modernisation in GreenOps focuses on updating and transforming old, monolithic, or inefficient workloads and applications using modern technologies.
- DevOps (Development and Operations) and CICD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) are foundational practices for modern cloud operations.
By aligning with agile methodologies used in FinOps, IT Asset Management (ITAM), and broader Technology Value Management, this cycle ensures that sustainability becomes an integral part of modern IT and cloud operations rather than a separate or secondary concern.
Synyega’s Framework Overview
Synyega’s Cloud GreenOps framework is designed to help organisations understand and implement practices that reduce carbon emissions and water usage in cloud environments. It provides a structured approach to GreenOps, divided into four key chapters: Discover, Optimise, Manage, and Modernise. Each chapter encompasses specific topics that guide organisations through various aspects of GreenOps, from initial scope setting to continuous management and modernisation of practices.
By 2026, it is predicted that 70% of technology sourcing, procurement, and vendor management leaders will have performance objectives aligned with environmental sustainability. This highlights the growing importance of integrating sustainability into every aspect of cloud operations.
Embrace the Cloud GreenOps Agile Cycle to ensure your cloud operations are efficient and environmentally responsible.
Download Synyega’s eGuide Cloud GreenOps: A Framework for Sustainability.
The guide outlines the core principles of Cloud GreenOps and Synyega’s Framework to measure and report your carbon footprint. We will share topics that can be included to integrate sustainability into your cloud operations. Fill in the form below for your copy :
