Great Western Malting Migrates its IT Infrastructure from Texas to EasyStreet

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If you think your IT challenges are tough, try moving your entire infrastructure over 2,000 miles. In this new case study, Great Western Malting’s Regional IT Manager for North America, Mark Orchard, recounts how EasyStreet helped his company move from a private Cloud in Texas to a private Cloud in EasyStreet’s data center. “We started on a Friday night and ended on a Saturday night, says Mark. “We had a perfect cutover, lost no business data, and the system was available for use come Monday morning.”

Click here to read the case study.

Beaverton 4 Business Award

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EasyStreet is the proud recipient of a 2011 Beaverton 4 Business™ award from the City of Beaverton. EasyStreet CEO Rich Bader accepted the award at a ceremony during a City Council meeting on June 21, 2011.

Said Jim Rauh, Business Relations for the Office of the Mayor, “A model for emulation, committed to sustainability leadership within the Beaverton business community, EasyStreet Online Services utilizes breakthrough technologies as a means to reduce energy consumption and boost sustainability for the company and its customers. Further, EasyStreet shares what they know with Energy Trust of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Energy so that other data centers around the state might also learn and benefit.”

Shown left to right in the photo are: Wendi Eiland, Chair of the Board, Beaverton Chamber of Commerce, Rich Bader, President & CEO, EasyStreet Online Services, and Denny Doyle, Mayor, City of Beaverton.

EasyStreet is one of 100 Best Green Companies — Again!

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The ranking of Oregon Business Magazine’s 2011 “100 Best Green Companies to Work for in Oregon” was presented at an Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 25. We’re proud to be one of 25 organizations who have made the list since its inception in 2009. Our sincere congratulations to RedSide of Oregon City for topping the list this year.

EasyStreet’s Green Team Adopts Solar Beaverton Effort

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Solar Beaverton is a city of Beaverton organization that encourages residents to use 2011 state and federal tax credits as well as local incentives to lower the price of installing a residential solar system. In March, EasyStreet’s Green Team invited representatives from Solar Beaverton and LiveLight Energy LLC to present an informative workshop to interested EasyStreet staffers. Apparently, we were the first company to do so. (Since then, several EasyStreeters have had a free on-site solar assessment done on their homes.) Click here to read more about their visit and EasyStreet’s continued efforts to support Beaverton’s green initiatives.

SELP Helps EasyStreet Green up and Prepare to Boost Growth

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The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) has a number of programs designed to encourage Oregonians to use energy more efficiently and to use renewable energy sources. Its Small-scale Energy Loan Program (SELP) offers low-interest loans for energy saving projects.

You may or may not know that EasyStreet is the first company to receive funding assistance through SELP. The ODOE’s Office of Public Affairs and Outreach just posted an article about how the program made the building of our new energy-efficient data center possible. You can read the article here.

According to ETO, ‘Savings are in the Air at EasyStreet’

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Thank you, Energy Trust of Oregon, for producing this great case study about EasyStreet’s recent hot/cold aisle containment project. 

 Here’s a quote in the case study from Rich Bader:

“For customers, the biggest advantage of improved airflow is better assurance that we’re creating the right environment for the equipment. For EasyStreet, benefits include happy customers, more capacity and lower power bills.”

EasyStreet One of the ‘Healthiest Employers’ of Oregon

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The Portland Business Journal has named EasyStreet as one of ten Healthiest Employers of Oregon in the 2 – 49 employee category, based on an extensive survey conducted by Healthiest Employers LLC. This new Business Journal program promotes the value of workplace wellness and recognizes companies who are demonstrating innovation and leadership in their wellness programs. The final ranking will be revealed at a luncheon on October 15.

Click here to see the complete list of honorees or to register.

EasyStreet in the News for Bike-Friendly Incentives

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This article in The Oregonian covers local companies who offer perks for pedaling. In the article, EasyStreet’s veteran biker, John Beaston, outlines many of the things the company does to encourage a bike- and health-friendly environment. This includes an innovative cash incentive program that encourages outdoor activities.  “Employees can make $1 a day when they or their families do one of four things: walk or bike to EasyStreet; bike or walk an errand normally using a car; walk or bike to school; engage in an outdoor aerobic activity for at least 15 minutes.”

Over the years, biking has become a necessary part of John’s well-being.  “I need to do something active every day,” he says, “If I go more than a couple days, I’ll get real grumpy.”

Oregon Luminaries Gather to Recognize EasyStreet’s Sustainability Actions

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From left to right: Rich Bader (EasyStreet Online Services), Spencer Moersfelder (Energy Trust of Oregon), John Haas (Intel), Mayor Denny Doyle (City of Beaverton).”

On Wednesday, July 7, EasyStreet hosted a media event to celebrate the completion of our hot aisle/cold aisle containment project and to promote our new green data center expansion.

Representatives from Energy Trust of Oregon presented EasyStreet with a $65,000 incentive check for completing the energy efficiency project, which will save over 500,000 kW per year.

Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle was also on hand to congratulate EasyStreet for its contributions to the city’s growth and sustainability initiatives.

John Hass, a Director at Intel’s Eco-Technologies Programs Office and a member of The Green Grid, spoke about PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) as the basis of evaluation for the EPA’s Energy Star for Data Centers Program.

Executives from other organizations who were instrumental in enabling EasyStreet’s sustainability initiatives also participated in the event, including Archinetix, Inc., USI Insurance Services, U.S. Bank, Evergreen Financial, Northwest Bank, the Oregon Department of Energy and Portland General Electric.

We’ll share more information later, but wanted to provide some links to the media coverage we’ve seen so far.

This article appeared on the front page of The Beaverton Valley Times. Sustainable Business Oregon (Portland Business Journal) ran this article.

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