Q&A: Con Zwinkels, LeaseWeb

In an email interview with the WHIR, LeaseWeb managing director Con Zwinkels discusses his company’s “green” practices through its EvoSwitch data center, as well as the environmentally friendly efforts of the hosting and data center industries at large.

By Justin Lee, theWHIR.com

October 17, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — As environmental concerns continue to be raised within the IT industry, Netherlands-based Web hosting provider LeaseWeb (www.leaseweb.com) has gone to great lengths in its eco-friendly practices.
 
Last year, LeaseWeb put 500 racks into use at its new carrier-independent and carbon neutral data center EvoSwitch (www.evoswitch.com). In total, LeaseWeb manages 1,500 cabinets and more than 11,000 servers located in five different data centers. (more…)

Tags: "green hosting", carbon offsets, Climate Neutral Group, data center, evoswitch, LeaseWeb, The Green Grid

A2 Launches Green Initiative

By Justin Lee, theWHIR.com

September 10, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting company A2 Hosting (a2hosting.com) announced on Tuesday it has recently launched FutureServe Green Hosting.

The ‘green’ initiative helps to further A2 Hosting’s role in protecting and improving ecological conditions for current and future generations, says the company.

“We decided to develop FutureServe because we felt it was the best way to reduce our environmental impact and continue to act as a responsible business,” says Bryan Muthig, CEO of A2 Hosting. “We are very excited to provide FutureServe to our customers to do our part to ensure a healthy environment for future generations.” (more…)

Tags: "green hosting", A2 Hosting, carbon offsets, CarbonFund, recycling

SoftLayer’s Green Data Center FAQ

By Liam Eagle, theWHIR.com

July 17, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In June, dedicated server hosting company SoftLayer (softlayer.com) sent out an informational paper on data centers and their impact on the environment.

The document, in format, is a frequently-asked-questions style Q&A covering about 1,000 words and two pages. In function, it’s a pitch for SoftLayer’s services ? not really an unexpected or unreasonable function for almost-a-whitepaper material such as this.

Issuing reports on the green status of their businesses may be developing as a fresh promotional tool for hosting companies. Earlier this week, we posted an interview with John Engates of Rackspace (rackspace.com), which had recently issued data from a survey analyzing the green attitudes of its hosting customers.

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Tags: "green datacenter", "green hosting", SoftLayer, thewhir