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How can the Cloud help
your business reduce its
carbon footprint?
Virtualization is a foundational
technology for deploying cloud-
based infrastructure that allows a
single physical server to run multiple
Operating Systems or Virtual Machines
(VMs) concurrently. As an enabler of
consolidation, server virtualization
reduces the total physical server
footprint, which has inherent green
benefits, in turn reducing your carbon
footprint.
From a resource-efficiency
perspective, less equipment is needed to
run workloads, which proactively reduces
data centre space and the eventual
e-waste footprint. From an energy-
efficiency perspective, with less physical
equipment plugged in, a data centre will
consume less electricity.
It’s worth noting that server
virtualization was the most widely
adopted green IT project implemented
or planned, at 90 percent of IT
organizations globally into 2011.
Is it expensive to migrate to
the Cloud?
No. Because ultimately the pay-as-you-
go nature of cloud-based infrastructure
encourages users to only consume what
they need and nothing more, and “turn
off” these resources with set expiration
times.
Our services will improve resiliency.
Consolidation and improved utilization
create more space, more power and
more cooling capacity within the same
facility envelope, and you only pay for
what you use as and when you use it
saving you time, money and resources.
How green is
your data..?
As a UK leading provider of IT & Communications we at
Broadfire Technologies are always looking for ways to reduce
both our customers’ & our own carbon footprints. Our drive for
efficiency comes from both a concern for the environment & a
straightforward desire to save costs.
The use of cloud services can considerably cut down on your
business’s annual e-waste. This includes servers, network equipment
and PBX. Also real-time communications, web conferencing, chatting,
and synced mobile phones can eliminate the need for expensive
business trips and unnecessary commuting. The cloud will reduce your
carbon footprint as well.
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Per Kw of IT load, the data
centres we use consume five
times less energy than the
average data centre...
The Data Centres Broadfire use for cloud
activities use five times less power per
Kw than the average data centre. The
heat that is produced by the data centre
is used when required to heat the main
building.We also used the most efficient
UPS systems available in order to keep
losses to a minimum.
In addition to the above we
are constantly striving to improve
our efficiencies & impact on the
environment and we are currently
looking to introduce LED lighting
systems & BIO-fuel generators.
To discuss how your business will benefit
from the Cloud call Broadfire Technologies
on 0203 510 0203 or email our team on
[email protected] for a free consultation.
www.broadfire.co.uk
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