Our Green Message:
The globalization of business, driven by advancements in technology, has created a common need: a solid foundation whereby businesses are equipped to rapidly scale. At the core is the IT team individuals, who are richly skilled, well diverse, adept with a variety of systems and application knowledge. The ability to deliver an eco-responsible end-to-end solution that encompasses the infrastructure itself and the team to manage and support it with speed and flexibility is critical to business success.
Integrated Archive Systems, Inc. (IAS) is taking a leadership role in
eco-responsibility. IAS is committed to providing reliable products that
are sensitive to our changing global environment. We only have one planet
and collectively it is our responsibility to be stewards of the planet at
home, at work, and while we travel. It is critically important to IAS that
our vendors and suppliers deliver products that are environmentally
responsible including the design, packaging and delivery. Our partners must
adhere to our methodology of "what's good for business is good for the
environment."
IAS has an environmental policy whereby IAS will achieve minimal impact on the global eco-system, outline our methodologies for all IAS offices, our customers, the products we sell, the solutions we integrate and our personal lives. IAS is certified as a business that gets 100% of its energy/power from renewable sources. In many areas you can switch to energy generated by clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. (More information available at The Green Power Network) IAS is working to become a Sustainable Silicon Valley company (www.sustainablesiliconvalley.org) whereby we have made a voluntary pledge and actively strive to reduce our CO2 emissions as an organization. We have taken a further step to encourage our employees and partners to strive for the same within their personal and professional circles.
We invite you to join our eco-responsibility initiative: www.itgogreen.com
IAS' Hybrid Car Program:
Integrated Archive Systems (IAS), an IT infrastructure integrator
headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, has a continually evolving "Eco-Responsibility" program. For full time employees who have been with the
company at least one year, the company offers a $10,000 subsidy toward the
purchase of a hybrid vehicle. An avid environmentalist, Amy Rao, founder &
CEO, has been driving a Honda Civic Hybrid for several years. Committed to
making the workplace a rewarding and fulfilling place to work, coupled with
her commitment to protecting the planet, Rao believes as a business owner,
this is simply the right thing to do. Over half the employees have taken
advantage of this program which has been in effect since 2004.
May 2006, Sun Microsystems & IAS Seminar
Sun's Eco- Responsibility Initiative (PDF 1.4 MB)
Eco-Responsibility Technology & Products (PDF 1.2 MB)
Energy Solutions for Data Centers (PDF 1.1 MB)
Customer Reference (PDF 2.3 MB)
Green Articles:
The Greening of the CIO: Environmental questions matter more and more for corporate IT, not as feel-good programs but business issues with a direct impact on the bottom line.
Going Green: With windmills, low-energy homes, new forms of recycling and fuel-efficient cars, Americans are taking conservation into their own hands.
Green Information:
A website filled with links and information about the environment, global
warming, relevant literature and film recommendations, events, and much more!
Green Solutions:
On this website you'll find all sorts of tools for evaluating the business benefits of going green, as well as discover links to useful resources and information that every IT executive needs to know in the area of
eco-friendly IT.