Inspiration
I chose this project because I believe security isn't just about protecting data. It affects outcomes.
When a server gets breached, projects stall. When a config is wrong, teams lose hours. When a workload sits idle, budgets bleed and carbon footprints grow. These aren't just IT problems—they hit schedules, costs, and trust.
Then it hit me: what if I could use security to build a more sustainable tomorrow?
Most people think security and sustainability are separate things. But they're not. A misconfigured server is both a security risk and a waste of energy. Fixing one helps the other. I wanted to prove that protecting data and protecting the planet can happen at the same time.
Construction teams run BIM rendering, site data, and project files in the cloud every day. But most of this runs unchecked. I saw an opportunity to bring Hilti's reliability into the digital world—and make it greener too.
What it does
Cloud Sentinel is a simple dashboard that watches your cloud in real time.It scans for risky settings every 8 seconds—open ports, weak containers, missing health checks. When it finds something, it connects the full story: what went wrong, how it happened, who owns it, and why it matters. I also added a sustainability view that tracks energy use and flags "zombie" workloads—servers that are running but doing nothing useful.
How we built it
I built it with a Python backend and a clean frontend. The system sends alerts directly to the person responsible, with one click to acknowledge and fix the issue.
Challenges we ran into
I had a big idea to add GPU reallocation, shifting power from idle users to active ones. It would save energy and improve performance. But when the feature is added it somehow doesnt work and it affect other part of the prototype.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
What's next for Cloud-Sentinel_ZeroLatency
GPU Power Allocation, that when a task is important or request higher power, the other GPU that isnt in need or in priority will allocate its power to the priority Task.
A employee activity tracker, it tracks usage of each employee, activity.
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