Server Hosting and Corporate Social Responsibility

The last few years have seen CSR becoming a compulsory company value, and your business can reduce the energy demands of its data center through virtual server hosting and server consolidation. 

Today, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is a common theme in any company. Care for the environment is something that the end-consumer finds very appealing, so if your company is not implementing methods that abide by sustainable responsible business, then you could be missing out on potential opportunities. VMware server hosting reduces energy demands by consolidating computer assets across a pool of servers.

Computers and the Environment

Computers are extremely energy intensive to produce and use up a large amount of materials. To manufacture just one desktop computer uses more than 240 kilos of fossil fuels, 22 kilos of chemicals and 1,500 kilos of water. These findings have been released by an environmental impact study carried out under the auspices of the United Nations. Every business relies on the use of computing equipment, but this highly impacts on climate change. So how can we, as conscientious and accountable figures in society, use the virtualisation of server hosting to increase energy efficiency? 

VMware can help us reduce energy demands of a data center through server consolidation. Virtualised server hosting, otherwise known as ‘cloud computing’ is the dynamic management of IT assets across a pool of servers. Resources are delivered where you need them. So how does VMware server hosting help with your company’s CSR? 

• Server hosting can reduce energy costs by 80%.
• Power down servers without affecting applications or users.
• Decrease costs yet have improved service levels.
• Delivering IT management for a ‘green’ data center. 

Server Hosting – Make it Green

Most servers are used only 5-15% of the time. This means that there is up to 95% energy wastage. Virtualisation and server hosting can make our energy output more efficient. 

But businesses can also make other cut backs. Managed server hosting services mean that you do not need to employ an entire technology department to administer all of your in-house systems. All updates, upgrades and replacements are done automatically by the provider. You are renting the right to use these programmes and applications, but do not own the license. This also means you will not have to renew annual licensing fees either. 

If you are interested in going green, get in touch with virtual web hosting specialists, Commensus. They can offer you award winning VMware server hosting solutions to help reduce both expenditure and unnecessary energy output. Speak to an expert today and call 0208 661 4650.