Environment
Media Release: XMission Receives 4th Perfect Score of 100 on U.S. EPA Energy Star Certification
XMission has earned for the fourth time a perfect score of 100 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification. Scores for ENERGY STAR can range from 1 to 100. XMission’s perfect score indicates that XMission’s data center is more energy efficient than 100 percent of similar properties nationwide. The EPA awards ENERGY STAR […]
Telecommuting for Better Health
XMission has long advocated for the benefits of telecommuting and although we wish the circumstances were different, we are happy to support a robust broadband infrustructure in our state and communities. Reliable and fast Internet is more important than ever. The numbers of corporate messages about the COVID-19 pandemic are reaching their own pandemic levels, […]
Media Release: XMission Receives Perfect Score on Energy Star Certification from U.S. EPA
Salt Lake City, UT – XMission has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification for 2017 which signifies that XMission’s data center facility performs in the top 25 percent of data centers nationwide for energy efficiency and meets strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. Scores for ENERGY STAR can range […]
PHP + Powder = Perfect Day! XMission proudly sponsors 2016 Ski PHP Conference.
Once again, XMission is a proud sponsor of Ski PHP 2016! This growing conference combines two of our favorite things: coding and taking powder days in the beautiful Wasatch. They have some great speakers coming into town next week to teach you about PHP and web development. You should attend! When: Classes on January 14-15, […]
Five Tips for Businesses to Avoid Downtime
Salt Lake City companies never expected a tornado to take their business offline but that’s exactly what would have happened to XMission if we hadn’t properly prepared for the worst. Back in 1999, we decided to expand into the empty former battery factory next door and convert it into a modern data center. The Internet bubble was in full […]
Data Center Sustainability Improvements Via Free Cooling
Water Side Economizing Also known as “free cooling,” water side economizing provides significant energy efficiencies because it doesn’t rely on traditional refrigeration. For this final post in my series about energy saving data center cooling strategies I’ll focus on the significant role water side economizing plays in modern data center HVAC (Heating Venting Air […]