Towards a Software Product Sustainability Model

TL;DR

This paper emphasizes the importance of defining and evaluating software sustainability to promote environmentally friendly software development and usage, addressing a relatively recent research focus in GreenIT.

Contribution

It proposes a foundational model for understanding and assessing software sustainability, filling a gap in current GreenIT research.

Findings

Highlights the need for a clear definition of software sustainability

Proposes a preliminary framework for evaluating software sustainability

Identifies research gaps in sustainable software development

Abstract

The necessity to adapt current products and services into a way of working environmentally friendly is already a social and economic demand. Although the GreenIT can be considered a mature discipline, software sustainability, both in its process and its use, has not begun to be a topic of interest until the last few years. In this sense we think is fundamental to define what we consider that is software sustainability and how to evaluate it properly.