Green Hosting and the Benefits for Online Business |
Posted: December 16, 2014 |
It can be often heard that the Internet is one of the greenest fields of human work. When we consider that we do not emit any exhaust fumes when using the net nor start engines of cars or buses if we earn money on the Internet, it really seems that this divine medium is so pure and clean. However, that is only one side of the Internet. Even this very computer on which I am writing this paper is connected to the electric grid. Yes, computers might not be harming the environment in a direct way, but they do it in a subtler way.
Renewable sources of energy If we all want to make the use of computers even better and more advanced, while at the same time keeping them eco-friendly, we should focus on electric energy received from renewable sources of energy. If your computer or server does not spend too much electricity, it is almost not green at all if even those small amounts of it originate from fossil fuels. As we all know, hosting means getting connected a home computer with the Internet via large computers called servers. Servers are much bigger electricity devourers than ordinary PCs. That is why areas where large servers are placed should be equipped with renewable energy systems to get electricity that does not harm the environment. In a recent study done by HP, the accent has been put on finding alternative sources of energy in order to save money on energy that is going to be necessary with the rise of new supercomputers.
On and off networking The term hosting does refer to servers, but there are also numerous other features, both online and offline, where every small business owner needs to be a good host in order to support his or her business. When it comes to real life, you could behave in a green-friendly way on many occasions. For instance, when your old office computers are coming close to their end, do not dump them to the nearest dumpster or send them to a landfill. Instead of that, have your old computer components recycled. That way you will save energy and prove to be a fine host of the environment on this planet. And the more energy and nature you save that way, the more money will be left for the development of faster and energy-efficient servers. In addition to that, today using only one strategy in any field of human work is wrong. When it comes to making hosting eco-friendly, it is not an isolated step. It is intertwined with other parts IT sector and here it is also necessary to apply an omni channel approach that could include many similar features.
Once you start thinking green, you will see that as time passes by, more new opportunities for green energy will be offered. If you include in that process on time, you could spend less money on hosting and site maintenance while at the same time enjoy better site performances and still save some money. That is the beauty of a green hosting approach.
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