AISO.net In The News

"While many data centers and hosting providers tout their environmental concern by the dubious practice of trading carbon credits and purchasing green energy certificates, AISO.net, a solar-powered data center in Romoland, Calif., is one of only a small number of facilities powered by renewable energy that's generated on-site."

"Nail is CTO of AISO.Net, whose Romoland, Calif., data center gets 100% of its electricity from solar energy. "We're never opposed to trying something new", says Nail, how last year eliminated nearly 100 underutilized stand-alone servers in favor of four IBM systems x3650 servers, partitioned into dozens of virtual machines using VMware software."

"Maybe it's still the exception to the rule, but Affordable Internet Services Online (AISO.net) in Southern California powers its 2,000-square-foot building with power from 120 solar panels."

"All server farms must be kept cool. In fact, the average data center is 40 times more energy intensive than an office building. For Affordable Internet Services Online (AISO), which is in the desert, cooling is a particular challenge. But AISO is able to meet 100 percent of its power needs - for both its office and server farm - from 120 solar panels."

"A southern California data center is upping the green ante in the web hosting market with the first full solar-powered data center. Affordable Internet Services Online, or AISO.net, has achieved this feat through a creative blend of green design and leading-edge technologies."

"It's not easy being Green. You've decided to do your bit to help the environment by choosing a "green" host. Thanks to marketing and convenience, you are starting to see a lot of hosts calling themselves Green. Say it loud, they're Green and proud!"

"Situated in Romoland, Calif., amid the rolling hills of Riverside County, the company hosts Web sites from Sweden, Kenya, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, New Zealand and Australia. clients range from personal Web sites and small business to large corporations."

"Switch to a green host! Before switching hosts, look for one that has a solid reputation or a reliable recommendation -- just as with conventional hosts, some green hosts are better than others."

"Massive data centers are vital to the economy. They are also notorious power hogs. If their numbers keep growing at the expected rate, the U.S. alone will need nearly a dozen new power plants by 2011 just to keep the data flowing, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That's why a small server-farm company called AISO.net has gone completely off the grid."

"Endangered Species Chocolate is about as green a company as you will find, so it's not surprising that it selected Affordable Internet Services Online Inc. to host its Web site. AISO, based in the Southern California desert in Romoland, claims to run the only data center in the U.S. powered entirely by solar energy."

"When it comes to Green Hosting few know it better then Affordable Internet Services Online (AISO). The first public data center member of the U.S. Green Building Council, AISO provides hosting that is grounded on environmentally friendly principles."

"The Web hosting company chosen to power the Web sites for this weekend's Live Earth concerts adopts an environmentally friendly business plan: Let the sunshine in. Affordable Internet Services Online Inc. (AISO) has been hired to power the Web sites from its 100 percent solar-powered Web hosting facility in Romoland, California, north of San Diego."

"AISO is a green Web-hosting and network environment company with 15,000 clients worldwide. "My philosophy is to do everything as ecoresponsibly as possible," says Nail. "If we have a new challenge, I look at it and figure out a way that will complete the task at hand -- but in the most ecofriendly way.""

"Affordable Internet Services Online (AISO.net) environmental concert extends from their solar power array, which provides 100% of their electrical needs, to the construction of their data center building."