Forgive me, but I’m frequently skeptical when managed service providers and IT vendors say they are promoting “green” initiatives. Quite a few companies are merely jumping on the green bandwagon without really practicing what they preach. But a few people — most notably Tech Networks of Boston Founder Susan Labandibar — truly understand how green IT can benefit businesses and the environment.
Here’s some more background on the green initiatives at Tech Networks of Boston.
If you scan through our complete MSPmentor 250 report (a PDF download, registration required), you’ll find the following blurb about Susan:
Long before green computing became the rage, Susan was committed to being a low-carbon footprint managed service provider. Her company’s values have always included recycling, economy, and caring support. As an MSP, Tech Networks delivers onsite service via public transportation or the company car: A Toyota Prius.
Beginning in 2006, clients who needed new computers were offered the power-sipping Earth-PC and Earth-Server. In 2008, Tech Networks was one of the first MSPs to use Kaseya’s user-state management tool to centrally control power management settings, while working on a green IT services project to quantify the IT carbon footprint of each client.
The next time you claim you’re serious about green computing give that blurb above another read. Susan’s business — Tech Networks of Boston — was designed to be green. It’s in her DNA. You can’t fake that type of commitment. If you do, customers will see right through you.
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And doing so hasn’t done anything to reduce her competitiveness in the market - we run into them frequently and they are a worthy competitor!
Mike Cooch
http://www.everonit.com
http://www.smbitpros.com
Congrats to Susan and her company Tech Networks..her good green works is contagious. At Connecting Point we have a policy of “ no trucks roll.” But if a vehicle needs to roll, it is probably one of our 5 Prius that has been added to our fleet. Actually we thought initially of putting our Techs on bikes, (geeks on bikes!) but with temperatures over 105 degrees here in Las Vegas our employees would have been seeing red instead of green!
Lester: I was in Vegas 2 weeks ago and it was 112 degrees (F) in the evening. Your team certainly deserves some air conditioning in those Toyotas
Thanks for the kind words, all. Lester, let’s compete to see who is the first to buy an all-electric car for their business. I’ve been eying those from Hybrid Technologies…
Susan: Please let us know if/when you make the move to all electric.
Managed services lends itself towards being marketed as green simply by the nature of the business:
-less travel time=reduced emissions
-less paperwork generated due to electronic reporting
-outsourcing allows for less redundant infrastructure developed by each company. For example, instead of 25 remote backup setups, 25 companies can backup on one very robust backup server.