We are excited to share that Leaseweb Netherlands and Leaseweb Germany have each been awarded the Climate Neutral Data Center Certificate! This certifies that these entities meet requirements in circular economy (recycling IT equipment and waste neutrality) as per goals to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. As a signatory of the Climate Neutral Data Center […]
Leaseweb is deeply committed to protecting our planet for present and future generations, and creating green data centers is key to honoring that commitment. With the recent acquisition of iWeb in Montreal, Leaseweb has established a foothold in one of the cleanest energy regions in the world. Sustainable mindsets are at the core of Leaseweb […]
Last month, I wrote about five things you can do to ensure shorter load times for your sites. Today I want to look at a sixth, positioning your services as close as possible to your end users. Leaseweb entered the U.S. market in 2011, in part because our clients across Europe and Asia needed North […]
A guest blog by Michiel Steltman, Director of the DHPA (Dutch Hosting Provider Association). When you would ask an average EU citizen how the Internet works and where most websites and cloud services are hosted, most people will mention the U.S. as the main source of Internet technologies and services. And when you would ask […]
Data center energy saving is a hot news-item. Google announced experimenting with floating data centers in the sea, Sun is building a data center in an old coal mine below the surface which saves 50% on energy. Although energy reduction is a must, it is important to be realistic in the options available. EvoSwitch, the hosting facility we use, […]
It has been a great year at Leaseweb and we are proud to announce that we launched further datacenter locations across the globe. In Leaseweb’s terms, this means we are ‘super excited’ as we will be able to meet and exceed our customer requirements even better than before!
The local Dutch newspaper Parool published an interesting article on the increased regulations for datacenters in the Amsterdam area. The city of Amsterdam has taken a leading role in bringing together datacenter operators, IT companies and environmental experts as part of their Climate Program. The goal is to reduce carbon emissions by 40% in 2025 […]
A good source of information on the latest developments in the tech space is the blog of Nick Carr. He is the acclaimed author of the article “Does IT matter” which made him sort of a guru on IT and cloud computing in the US. Carr just made a new post where he shares with […]
One of the major problems when operating a datacenter is to cool your serverrooms in the most efficient way. Servers are growing faster, bigger, more power consuming then ever, causing more heat in your racks. Improving the cooling systems will reduce costs, might give your datacenter more capacity (more servers with the same cooling capacity) […]
In today’s digital age, organizations depend on their IT infrastructure to run their business operations efficiently. However, natural disasters, cyber-attacks, and other unforeseen events can cause significant disruptions to an organization’s IT infrastructure, leading to significant downtime and lost revenue. Therefore, having a disaster recovery plan is essential for organizations to ensure business continuity in […]
