August 17, 2010 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) –
Atum, server hosting provider from Toronto, is one of the top three finalists for Best Small Business Solution & Greenest Solution at the 2010 CDN Channel Elite Awards presented. The award show is presented by IT Business and sponsored by Dell, D-Link and Tech Data to recognize IT Solution Providers for their innovation, leadership and commitment to creating value for their customers. The winners will be announced at the gala on September 16, 2010 in Toronto, Canada at Paramount Conference & Event Venue. Atum’s core specialty of virtual dedicated server hosting is geared towards benefiting small businesses and the environment by cutting costs and producing a significantly smaller environmental footprint.
The CDN Channel Elite Awards are designed to promote business advantages of technology solutions and to recognize achievement by business technology industry leaders. The Best Small Business Solution Provider award will be given to a company that created the most innovative and problem solving solution for an organization or department with up to 100 seats.
The Greenest Solution Award will go to a solution that most effectively serves to reduce environmental impact and demonstrates effective ways of reducing energy consumption and the carbon footprint of a business by demonstrating a less negative impact on the environment than alternative solutions.
“Atum is a small business itself and understands that other small businesses need help in competing among large corporations,” states John Posan, Business Development Director.
A small business often finds it hard to receive the same performance as a large enterprise but Atum’s managed and unmanaged dedicated server solutions are able to provide them with the same resources. Having partners such as IBM, Microsoft, Citrix, RedHat, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Symantec and Lenovo allows to deliver premium results for companies that may not afford to host in house. It’s very unlikely that a small start up will be able to afford hardware and software by our partners if they do it inhouse and Atum’s plans start as low as $39/mo providing for that opportunity.
However, for Atum it doesn’t stop at giving a competitive IT advantage and cutting costs to small businesses. Atum is committed to providing a green IT solution and being involved in green initiatives, such as helping clients switch to a virtual IT infrastructure. If a client wants to switch to a virtual infrastructure but doesn't know what to do with their physical servers, Atum will buy the servers either recycling them properly or reusing them in an effort to assist the client and the environment.
“Fewer resources used accompanied by more powerful server hosting performance and security results in a win-win situation with benefiting not only the environment but also the business,” comments Posan. “Our main goal is to decrease the hardware manufactured.”
“We measure the success of our green initiatives like any environmentally aware business people – in numbers. How effective has our green solution been to the business and will they keep coming back?” he continues.
Case studies from Atum’s clients show that dedicated virtual servers on average save 90% of traditional server costs, and 85% in energy use.
About Atum
Atum is based in Toronto, Canada and has been a leading server hosting provider for small to medium sized businesses for over 10 years. Working together with partners such as Microsoft, IBM, Citrix, RedHat, Symantec, Cisco, and Lenovo, Atum provides premium services to industries as diverse as software companies, web design firms, media agencies, doctor’s offices, law & architect firms. Helping businesses make the most out of their budgets, Atum offers hosted exchange email, IT support and specializes in VPS hosting.
