Digested farm waste (cow manure) could be turned into valuable energy to run data centers. Who knew? I grew up in a small Kansas town surrounded by farms where barnyard by-products were not considered a treasured valuable.

But a recent study by the world’s largest technology company, says otherwise. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories reports information technology and livestock industries have complementary characteristics that could help each other out.

Farmers need to properly dispose of their livestock waste which degrades the environment. Data centers are rapidly growing and consume substantial power. Why not work together for the benefit of both? The study outlines how a hypothetical farm of 10,000 dairy cows could fulfill the power requirements of a one-megawatt data center…about the size of a small computing center at a bank.

The concept would require building computing centers in more rural locales which would be a boon to those communities. H.P. engineers report a dairy farmer who rents land and power to technology companies could recoup an investment in about two years.

What a way to cash in on manure. At Codero, we rely on farms of another sort to power our operations. We made a commitment and substantial investment in 2009 to operate our data centers more efficiently and become an environmentally-friendly green hosting leader in our industry. Our dedicated server solutions are powered with 100% certified renewable energy sourced out of wind farms from the Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm, located in Howard County of Iowa. Confirmation is performed by the Center for Resource Solutions, the nation’s leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy: Green-e. A Case Study by Green-e Marketplace offers more details about our search for the best renewable energy option.

Do you have an opinion on alternative energy sources? Is your organization doing something innovative to sustain the planet? Let us know. Comments are most welcome.

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Go ahead: do a quick search for “codero” (pronounced /kō-DÂR-ō/). Is it source code, a type of fish, a famous Latin American landscape painter? Not exactly. Chances are, your search will turn up “No Results.” But if you dig deep enough, you’ll find that it is in fact derived from the Spanish word coda (the concluding passage of a piece of music) and the Latin cos (a flint-stone; to hone). So essentially it’s the both the end of something and the beginning of another.

For us, as a dedicated server and managed hosting solutions provider, the word “codero” has many meanings. It stands for embracing change in an industry that morphs into something new every day, every second, yet still having the good sense to respect how we got here. We’re a new company but with more than 15 years of seasoned experience in web hosting. Codero also means to adapt, to engage, to collaborate with our customers on solutions to online business challenges. It’s an attitude, an enthusiasm, an eagerness to explore with you the many amazing tools and technologies that define today’s online stores, interactive sites, community forums, social media platforms and more.

In coming weeks and months we’ll feature an incredible array of topics and discussions, each designed to enhance your company’s or organization’s web presence. Expect to read more about tools for start-ups, advanced SEO strategies and new options for online backup. Learn how to increase your visibility with web video, how to use online survey tools and how to create wikis for business projects. We’ll cover Shopping 2.0 and trends like cloud computing that are already changing the way you conduct business, as well as how search just keeps getting better and better. And we’ll continue to share what we learn about multi-touch, social media, real-time information delivery and the emerging “Internet of Things”.

Stay tuned. This is going to be fun, and we hope, informative. Have something to bring to the discussion? We encourage you to send us your suggestions and comments and connect with us on Twitter and Facebook!

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