April 3, 2007 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Rackforce (rackforce.com) announced on Tuesday it has deployed new quad-core servers from IBM (ibm.com) to give its customers more processing power and reliability while reducing its electricity costs.
The new servers are three times faster than the servers Rackforce had been previously using, while using 30 percent less electricity, says the company. Interestingly enough, Rackforce is following a large trend of Web hosting providers today that are attempting to reduce electricity usage not only for cost efficiency but also to reduce carbon emissions and thus help with the fight against greenhouse gases.
Rackforce has purchased 320 IBM System x servers in 2006 for $1.2 million and expects to purchase 600 more this year.
“One of our highest costs is powering our data centers and anything we can do to save electricity makes a big impact on costs,” says Tim Dufour, president of Rackforce. “Our first priority is to provide our customers with the best value and the most reliable hosting available and the second is being as environmentally responsible and energy efficient as possible. Our new IBM quad-core servers help us achieve those priorities.”
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