The Power of Hosting Green
Making changes for the better makes sense. When it comes to promoting a greener business, iQWebHost found that by using the tools and technologies already at its disposal, and by implementing a few common-sense procedures, it was easy to help the environment. And it made business sense, too.Green Tech
All of our servers at our DataCenter are powered by wind power. Plus, our servers are built with energy efficient components.iQWebHost has gradually shifted its entire server farm to servers utilizing the most energy-efficient and coolest running components. That means substantially less energy used per server than just a short time ago.
No Paper Equals No Waste
iQWebHost provides electronic billing for our customers. And, we've helped customers adapt to a paperless billing cycle. For our part, we ask for and take advantage of electronic billing from our vendors, either through e-mail, PDF, or other means.To help avoid the cost and impact of paper cheques, iQWebHost encourages the use of electronic payment methods for its services, like credit cards and web banking. And in turn, through common-sense practices like automated debit and credit bank transactions, we've reduced our company's use of paper cheques to virtually zero.
Telecommuting And The Virtual Office Environment
When it comes to the environment, the biggest impact may be transportation and the fuels it consumes.
Recently, using technologies that are now standard business tools, like VPN, VoIP, and distributed phone systems, we've been able to ease the commuting burden of our employees. With simple technology changes and easily implemented procedures, our telephone and ticket support staff can now work from wherever they are, without the need to commute.
Taking cars off the road and easing the burden of public transport goes a long way to creating a truly green-powered business. And it makes very satisfied employees.