Web Hosting Geeks' Blog » green web hosting http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog Web Hosting Industry News, Latest Trends, and Analyses. Thu, 24 May 2012 11:11:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2012 Award for the Best Green Hostinghttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2012-award-best-green-host/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2012-award-best-green-host/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:29:05 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=4669 best green hostingGreen technology is all the rage these days. Massive companies the world over, including mega heavyweights like Google and Amazon, have been marking up the efficiency of their servers and sites. However, that doesn’t mean you have to have a budget the size of the Titanic to make your website green-capable. In fact, with Green Geeks, Web Hosting Geeks’ winner for the Best Green Hosting in 2012, you can streamline your server for next to nothing—and with a heap of free benefits to boot!

We’ve awarded Green Geeks the honor of the Best Green Hosting for a number of reasons, including the service’s excellent pricing scheme and top-notch feature set, but before diving into those details, let’s talk about the green!

Why Green Geeks?

To kick things off, Green Geeks uses the latest generation of Intel processors to power its servers. These bad boys are streamlined to use as little energy as possible while still delivering the power-punch you deserve. Not only that, but the company even has its tech support specialists telecommute into work, saving carbon emissions on morning commutes. There’s also the 300% wind-powered hosting network that Green Geeks uses. No small feat, this marvel of modern hosting engineering ensures that the company returns three times the energy it uses every time its servers are fired up.

As a cherry on top, Green Geeks is also one-hundred percent certified by the EPA as a compliant Green Power Partner. All in all, the provider takes the most steps to ensure its hosting network is green-capable, making it a shoe-in for the Best Green Hosting category.

greengeeks websiteWith Green Geeks, though, that’s not the whole of it. Considering the provider has pricing schemes that start at a scant $4.95 a month, users are also getting a tremendous bargain in hosting while preserving the planet. For that low price of five bucks a month, all of Green Geek’s consumers enjoy unlimited disc space, bandwidth, add-on domains, IMAP, and POP3 email accounts. Not to mention the fact that Green Geeks offers several other amenities to help ease the process of moving your site to their servers: This includes free site migration, free domain registration for life, and a customized, 100% free site builder.

And, of course, Green Geeks comes stock with all the bells and whistles you want, including support for Python, Perl, PHP, and cPanel. The provider will also handle as many MySQL databases as you want to throw at it, making it a solid, eco-friendly, and comprehensive way to host your professional website without harming the planet.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2012-award-best-green-host/feed/ 0 Fasthosts Takes on a New Green Initiativehttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/fasthosts-takes-on-a-new-green-initiative/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/fasthosts-takes-on-a-new-green-initiative/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:58:34 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=205 Green web hosting services are emerging as more companies come to realize the negative affect data centers of the world have on the environment.  Some of the industry’s biggest names are making the switch to green energy, a trend that is being seen throughout North America and Europe as well.

Based in the United Kingdom, reseller hosting provider Fasthosts is actively participating in a green initiative to reduce its impact on the environment.  The move is said to ensure that all web hosting services will be run out of a green data center, making it the only provider that offers unlimited green reseller hosting solutions.

On Tuesday February 17, Fasthosts was announced as being a part of United Internet’s Global Green Initiative, a program that uses renewable energy to prevent an estimated 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the environment.  Additionally, Fasthosts is deemed a certified green host by Green-e, a voluntary non-profit certification organization that specializes in programs for renewable energy.  The UK reseller host also announced that it would be purchasing  enough RECs (renewable energy credits) from the non-profit BEF (Bonneville Environmental Foundation) to entirely offset electricity usage at its data center located in Kansas.

Steve Holford, Chief Marketing Officer at Fasthosts, says it is important for the company to deliver its resellers a service that allows them to succeed.   Holford’s statement also touched on how environmentally hosting products and services are in great demand, leading to the provider’s decision to offer customers the ability to sell their own green hosting packages at no additional cost.  Aside from being a valuable selling point for resellers, Fasthosts prides itself on being a company that is running an environmentally responsible service.

Many companies are boasting green hosting but not all are making the efforts required to run an eco-friendly service.  In fact, several web hosts simply offset their greenhouse gas emissions by investing in green initiatives in other locations, ultimately facing criticism for merely paying someone else to pollute the environment.  The Fasthost partnership with BEF gives the assurance that revenue generated from RECs provides direct support for new watershed ecosystem restoration and renewable energy projects.  According to an October announcement, the majority of the RECs will be contributed to the Power Company and Bowersock Mills facilities in Lawrence, Kansas.

Considered a veteran in the industry, Fasthost has being serving small and medium sized businesses in the UK for nearly 10 years, making it one of the largest providers in the region.  The company launched its service in the United States back in September of 2008, hoping to use its market experience to garner success in North America.  Fasthosts claims that its U.S. customers are provided with around the clock service as well as localized support agents that can be reached via phone or email.  All of its U.S. customers get the benefit of the provider’s state of the art green data facility in Lenexa, Kansas and an infrastructure that delivers 30 gigabit high-speed internet connectivity.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/fasthosts-takes-on-a-new-green-initiative/feed/ 0 The Emergence of Green Web Hostinghttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/the-emergence-of-green-web-hosting/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/the-emergence-of-green-web-hosting/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:17 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=142 Few ever believed the internet would explode into its current state of popularity.  Everyone from young to old is signing online to surf the web – communicating, shopping and seeking out entertainment.  At the same time, millions of people are creating websites in attempt to meet the needs of visitors across the globe.  A webmaster can’t reach their niche market without servers and the associated hardware found in today’s data centers.  In order to keep the web thriving, providers must use tons of electricity, contributing to the environmental concerns plaguing the earth today.  Data centers are located throughout the world, most of them allowing CO2 among other harmful emissions to pollute the atmosphere.  To reduce data center emissions and help preserve the earth, a number of web hosing companies have opted to go green.

The Power Behind Green Hosting

Green web hosting was scarce a few years ago, however, recently this type of web hosting has come into the limelight.  There are a handful of companies who started off 100% green while others have gradually converted.  Even some of the most widely known providers have made the switch to offer a more eco-friendly web hosting product.  Many begin in the office by recycling waste paper and utilizing bio-fuel for heating purposes.  This leads to the data centers where servers thrive off alternative sources such as wind, solar and geothermal energy.  Some have went out and purchased RECs (Renewable Energy Credits), a certification which assures the company is using alternatives forms of power.

Slowly but surely, the web hosting industry is making the transition to more efficient operations.  There are a few companies that go far and beyond to make sure they deliver green hosting.  For example, Green Web Hosting is one host that encourages its employees to telecommute in attempt to reduce pollutants caused by everyday transportation.  Some run an entirely paperless service to cut back on the unnecessary usage of trees.  Others will actually plant a new tree for each new customer they sign up.  Many of them will also offer discounts to customers who aid in environmental causes with their websites.  Green web hosting emerged from nowhere to become the preferred choice for an increasing amount of people.

Reliability and Performance

There are some who question the performance and overall reliability you receive with a green web hosting platform.  In actuality, renewable energy is proven to be just as reliable and effective as conventional electricity.  Green hosts are successfully running their businesses just as everyone else is.  Like the traditional provider is equipped with electrical backup sources, these companies are prepared to produce renewable energy to keep the operation flourishing.

Is Green Web Hosting for You?

Green hosting is great for obvious reasons but not everyone is ready to convert.  Some are turned off because the price varies and can be more than traditional hosting.  Cost aside, you want to find a company that is reliable and provides a quality service most importantly.  With the backing of a respectable green web host, you can feel good about your role in saving the earth.

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