From c23fcb4651cd34ad1cf44f71348f97afe1082661 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Schottelius Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 15:11:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update blog article (south pole), add new sustainability channel --- .../contents.lr | 87 +++++++++++++++---- content/u/projects/open-chat/contents.lr | 5 ++ 2 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/u/blog/datacenterlight-now-hosting-southpole/contents.lr b/content/u/blog/datacenterlight-now-hosting-southpole/contents.lr index a6a6222..97f725f 100644 --- a/content/u/blog/datacenterlight-now-hosting-southpole/contents.lr +++ b/content/u/blog/datacenterlight-now-hosting-southpole/contents.lr @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ title: Data Center Light welcomes South Pole --- -pub_date: 2020-05-30 +pub_date: 2020-06-01 --- author: ungleich --- @@ -15,42 +15,93 @@ Penguins push sustainability forward together --- body: -## Data Center Light is now hosting for South Pole +## Where penguins meet -We have great news - that we have welcomed a new customer into [Data Center Light,](https://datacenterlight.ch) our renewable energy-powered data center in the Alps. It is rare that we write about who we offer our services to, so when we do it you know it is a bit special and we might have a good reason for it. This time we're introducing another penguin: the great penguins all the way from [South Pole](https://www.southpole.com/). +Do you know where penguins live? Probably all of us assume that they +live at the South Pole. That is correct. And it is [a really +fascinating story how penguins +meet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_of_the_Penguins). If you +haven't seen the movie, we can highly recommend it! + +But did you know that penguins also live and meet at other places? For +instance [in Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_penguin). + +Or in the case of the penguin companies [South +Pole](https://www.southpole.com/) and [ungleich](https://ungleich.ch): +in Switzerland. + +This blog post is about how penguins and ethical values brought South +Pole and ungleich together. ## Who is South Pole? -South Pole is a team of passionate sustainability experts with its headquarter in Zürich. South Pole specializes in green investments, climate actions for businesses, climate risk assessment and, renewable energy. +South Pole is a team of passionate sustainability experts with its +headquarter in Zürich. South Pole specializes in green investments, +climate actions for businesses, climate risk assessment and, renewable +energy. -Started as a handful of people with great ideas back in 2006, now their offices are spread over 30 countries, including Singapore, London, Amsterdam, Sydney, Stockholm, and more. And most importantly: their mascot is a penguin, and the team calls themselves penguins. +Started as a handful of people with great ideas back in 2006, now +their offices are spread over 30 countries, including Singapore, +London, Amsterdam, Sydney, Stockholm, and more. And most importantly: +their mascot is a penguin, and the team calls themselves penguins. -Sustainability, Switzerland, penguins?! Instant love for us. +Sustainability, Switzerland, penguins?! Instant love for us. -We recommend that you take a look at [their blog](https://www.southpole.com/blog) that covers their inspiring projects such as forest conservation, wild animal protection, clean water project for local communities, and many more. +We recommend that you take a look at [the South Pole +blog](https://www.southpole.com/blog) that covers inspiring +projects such as forest conservation, wild animal protection, clean +water project for local communities, and many more. ![](/u/image/southpole-projects.jpg) -## When our passion overlaps +## Sustainability at ungleich -When we started a data center in the valleys of Switzerland only using energy from the on-site hydropower plant, when we moved into the old factory halls from the bygone weaving industry, and when we built everything from a scratch with recycled hardware, we were all in for creating a data center as sustainable as possible. However it was not 100% clear for us what kind of customers our services would be offered to. +A few years ago ungleich started building data centers in +[the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Glarus). +This valley does not only offer a gorgeous view, but was the home of +the weaving industry for more than a century. And it's our luck and +privilege to build on top of this heritage. + +Our focus is on re-using and re-modeling buildings from this +time. Many factory halls in Glarus also come with on-site hydropower +plants, which allows us to run servers on 100% renewable, locally +produced power. + +Not only do we re-use old buildings, but with recycled hardware, +we were all in for creating a data center that is +as sustainable as possible. + +When we started this project it was not 100% clear for us what kind of +people would be interested in this kind of hosting. ![](/u/image/datacenter-location.jpg) -More and more we are realising that how we started and continued our journey has actually brought us the best kind of customers. The kind who shares our visions of sustainable technology and understands the value of what we do. -So such was the case for team ungleich and team South Pole. We love that those whom we provide our services to have the same mission as we do. Enabling and supporting like-minded people with what we have built has been a really exciting journey for our team. +More and more we are realising that how we started and continued our +journey has actually brought us the best kind of people. The kind +who shares our visions of sustainable technology and understands the +value of what we do. So such was the case for team ungleich and team +South Pole. We love that those whom we provide our services to have +the same mission as we do. Enabling and supporting like-minded people +with what we have built has been a really exciting journey for our +team. ## Continuing our work on sustainability together -Our team sends the warmest welcome to the fellow penguins of South Pole! Together our walk for the sustainable future will be even more fun. +South Pole is offering a variety of +[Sustainability +Solutions](https://www.southpole.com/sustainability-solutions) in all +kinds of areas. At ungleich we focus on sustainable hosting in the +[Data Center Light](https://datacenterlight.ch/), the renewable +energy-powered data center in the Alps. + +Together we can make a change for a better world. ![](/u/image/southpole-ungleich-penguin-together.jpg) +## Join the discussion +If you like to discuss sustainability topics, we invite you to get in +touch with us: - - - - - - +* [Get in touch with South Pole](https://www.southpole.com/contacts) +* Get in touch with ungleich diff --git a/content/u/projects/open-chat/contents.lr b/content/u/projects/open-chat/contents.lr index af3d839..f7b61c5 100644 --- a/content/u/projects/open-chat/contents.lr +++ b/content/u/projects/open-chat/contents.lr @@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ we created the **Hacking & Learning channel** which can be found at We meet for cdist discussions about using, developing and more on **#cdist:ungleich.ch**. +## Sustainability + +We discuss topics related to sustainability in +**#sustainability:ungleich.ch**. + ## More channels * The main / hangout channel is **o#town-square:ungleich.ch** (also bridged