Remove unused assets
Description
Monitor and analyze the application and the cloud bill to identify resources that are no longer used or can be reduced.
Solution
Decommission unused assets to free consumed resources. Consolidate resources, for example different database instances with a only a few tables could be moved into one instance. Review generated assets if they contain redundant content and handle them accordingly. Inspect storage buckets if unused assets can be removed.
SCI Impact
SCI = (E * I) + M per R
Software Carbon Intensity Spec
With respect to the SCI equation, remove unused assets will impact one part:
E: Reduces the electricity by not using resourcesM: Removing unused resources also reduces the embodied emissions, for example by reducing the storage or CPUs needed
Assumptions
- Assumes that resources can be decommissioned
Considerations
- Consider creating monitoring to more easily identify resources that are no longer needed