Hostivia Launches Eco-Initiative

By David Hamilton, theWHIR.com

August 28, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Linux-based hosting provider Hostivia (hostivia.com) has launched a new ‘green’ initiative to minimize its environmental impact, and offer shared and reseller Web Hosting customers an environmentally friendly alternative.

On Thursday, Nevada-based R&D Technologies subsidiary Hostivia announced that the initiative is focused on improving data center energy efficiency. All future server deployments will use Intel, Supermicro, and Seagate components designed to use less power. The company estimates that new server configurations will reduce power usage by 30 to 40 percent.

“Going green is about more than just corporate responsibility, it’s also good business,” said Rob Tyree, Hostivia CTO. “As we researched green hardware configurations, we learned we can deliver more powerful and reliable hosting solutions while trimming off a huge portion of our energy usage. We reduce our negative impact on the environment, save costs, and meet an important ethical standard?this is a real win-win situation for our company and our community.” (more…)

Tags: data center, energy efficiency, Hostivia, renewable energy, Seagate, solar power, Supermicro

SoftLayer Reduces Packaging by 80%

June 3, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider SoftLayer (softlayer.com) announced on Tuesday it has received its first delivery of servers under a new server packaging program that cuts packing materials by 80 percent.

The program was created through several months of close collaboration between SoftLayer and its server manufacturer, Supermicro (supermicro.com). It also marks one of the many initiatives SoftLayer has made towards running an environmentally friendly operations, which includes the company joining The Green Grid (thegreengrid.org) program last June.

“From the shipment of our first server in 2006, SoftLayer has actively recycled all its data center materials. But with our rate of growth, it was essential we do even more,” says Joshua Rushe, VP of operations at SoftLayer. “We looked for a way to go beyond recycling and reduce the production of unnecessary material. We hope this program sets a new industry standard that will help reduce the total environmental impact of data centers worldwide.”

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Tags: data center, SoftLayer, Supermicro, The Green Grid