Are you grappling with high energy costs? Are you looking for ways to go green but worried about your bottom line? Your business can be eco-friendly and reduce costs.
Cloud expenses keep rising. Cloud management, especially capacity and power management, is eco-friendly and will help keep costs down. Technology exists to automate the process, saving time and money.
Having an energy-efficient office or building saves money and is eco-friendly. You’re not alone in this; your local utility is there to support you. They conduct energy efficiency audits and offer rebates for efficiency upgrades.
When you purchase office equipment, favor energy-efficient models. Before you close, power down all the electronics. There’s no reason to keep the lights on if no one is there.
Enter a line in your budget for energy usage and set a limit. This will motivate you to track your usage and help you reduce it. Allowing employees to work from home is eco-friendly.
It can reduce your office’s energy usage. It’s also better for the environment, as employees don’t have to commute long distances in their cars.
Data storage sucks up lots of energy. Want to keep your data storage costs down and stay eco-friendly? Utilize hot and cold data storage.
Store your cold data—information that needs to be kept but is infrequently accessed—on tapes or slow drives. Reserve the more expensive space for hot data, which requires immediate access.
Being eco-friendly in your business doesn’t have to cost more. It can save you money.
Author: Kris Keppeler is a writer who finds technology fascinating and loves humor. She writes on Medium.com. She is also an award-winning podcast producer who enjoys telling funny stories. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @KrisNarrates or on LinkedIn.
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