Comments on: It Can Be Easy “Being Green” http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/comment-page-1/#comment-10144 Joe Panettieri Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:50 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/#comment-10144 Yes, Green is a good, healthy topic. And MSPs should include it in their customer discussions. But make sure you know the facts and key metrics: 1. How much energy will thin clients save vs. traditional PCs? 2. How much energy will managed services save vs. truck rolls? 3. How much energy/heat/cooling benefit do you gain from virtualized servers vs. traditional servers? Arm yourself with facts and figures, rather than a "me too" campaign that won't let you stand out from the crowd. Yes, Green is a good, healthy topic. And MSPs should include it in their customer discussions. But make sure you know the facts and key metrics:
1. How much energy will thin clients save vs. traditional PCs?
2. How much energy will managed services save vs. truck rolls?
3. How much energy/heat/cooling benefit do you gain from virtualized servers vs. traditional servers?

Arm yourself with facts and figures, rather than a “me too” campaign that won’t let you stand out from the crowd.

]]> By: Kevin Michael http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/comment-page-1/#comment-10122 Kevin Michael Wed, 14 May 2008 18:12:33 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/#comment-10122 I think MSPs have the opportunity to make green computing a selling point as more begin rolling out virtualized desktop environments to their clients. By using desktop appliances as a opposed to a power hungrier machine MSPs will have the opportunity to assist their clients in reducing their carbon footprint. I think MSPs have the opportunity to make green computing a selling point as more begin rolling out virtualized desktop environments to their clients. By using desktop appliances as a opposed to a power hungrier machine MSPs will have the opportunity to assist their clients in reducing their carbon footprint.

]]> By: Greg Lawson http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/comment-page-1/#comment-6386 Greg Lawson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:58:24 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/14/it-can-be-easy-being-green/#comment-6386 Unfortunately, not all customers care about your green efforts. But even in its most basic form, managed services can help you reduce truck rolls and cut your own energy costs. If you don't care about your business's carbon footprint, you can still relate to your company's monthly gas expenses going down. Unfortunately, not all customers care about your green efforts. But even in its most basic form, managed services can help you reduce truck rolls and cut your own energy costs. If you don’t care about your business’s carbon footprint, you can still relate to your company’s monthly gas expenses going down.

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