Carbon Neutral Service Offered by eLINIA

Set in data center operator Equinix’s facility in Slough, UK, UK-based managed services provider eLINIA announced on Wednesday that it will be providing a carbon-neutral hosting service.

eLINIA says it is one of the original four companies to acquire space at the new data center to accommodate its growing managed services customer base, which consists of clients such as The National Assembly for Wales and Global Aerospace.

Equinix’s Slough data center, which generates hot water and electricity by burning wood chips and fiber cubes make from used paper and cardboard, is powered by Slough Heat and Power Energy, aiding companies like eLINIA to offer carbon-neutral services to its customers.

James Carnie, technical architect of eLINIA stated “Failure to curb emissions will soon be as damaging to a company’s reputation as losing their personal information is today. Managed hosting is all about giving customers peace of mind, and we see our environmental policy as an extension of that. That’s why it was so important to opt for a service that is technically sound and sustainable for our customers in the long-term. We plan to increase our presence in the Equinix data center and will increase our capacity to help our customers reduce their carbon emissions.”

Through a carbon offsetting initiative put into practice through CO2 Balance, eLINIA is presently offering carbon-neutral hosting for existing customers at its Cardiff data center.

Equinix lately announced the impressive opening of its fourth Internet Business Exchange center in the New York area.