{"podcast":{"title":"Asynchronous & Unreliable - Conversations on The Edge of Software","slug":"asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997","podcast_index_feed_id":7759997,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/Pik9xbHl.rss","website_url":"https://www.asynchronousunreliable.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/ecffc8b9-d7a7-4b87-b3b3-977ced306210/logos/2a312ed4-c4eb-41b4-ba00-de08462e2aa9.png","author":"Anne Currie","episode_count":16,"summary":"Welcome to Asynchronous and Unreliable , the new weekly podcast where we discuss the latest and most fascinating ideas in: software engineering, AI, management, leadership and communications, efficiency, operations, clouds, hyperscaling, resilience and sustainability. Our host is Anne Currie, tech veteran, co-author of O'Reilly's Building Green Software (on building cheaper and more flexible systems ready for the energy transition), The Cloud Native Attitude (on industry embrace of fast flow), and the science fiction Panopticon series (on killer robots in space, amongst other topics). Expect animated, friendly, and lighthearted discussions with some of the most renowned & interesting thinkers and practitioners in technology. To find out about just a few of our amazing guests in 2026, visit our website .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T16:17:11.788534+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 6: What Does The Energy Transition Mean for Software? With Sara Bergman","slug":"ep-6-what-does-the-energy-transition-mean-for-software-with-sara-bergman","published_at":"2026-05-07T08:06:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997/ep-6-what-does-the-energy-transition-mean-for-software-with-sara-bergman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/65df015e715e894481658e23627808a05d57cac075c87020a59c45148541ef5f/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5YzU0ZmI5Zi1jOGQxLTQyZTYtYTBjOC03MzQ1NzkwZTY3OWQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJlY2ZmYzhiOS1kN2E3LTRiODctYjNiMy05NzdjZWQzMDYyMTAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NzYxNWNlNTQyMGE5OTgwNWExOTY2MGMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjljZThjYzI4YjFkZGRjZWVlZjNhMTQxL2FubmUtY3Vycmllcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi00LTJfXzE3LTM1LTMwLm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/65df015e715e894481658e23627808a05d57cac075c87020a59c45148541ef5f/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5YzU0ZmI5Zi1jOGQxLTQyZTYtYTBjOC03MzQ1NzkwZTY3OWQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJlY2ZmYzhiOS1kN2E3LTRiODctYjNiMy05NzdjZWQzMDYyMTAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NzYxNWNlNTQyMGE5OTgwNWExOTY2MGMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjljZThjYzI4YjFkZGRjZWVlZjNhMTQxL2FubmUtY3Vycmllcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi00LTJfXzE3LTM1LTMwLm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"Shownotes Discover how the rapid shift from fossil fuels to renewables, especially solar and wind, is shaping the tech industry and global economy. 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