Doing Right
Building better communities.
Share what you have with others.
It’s a lesson we were taught in kindergarten. For us, that means more than simply writing a check and returning to business as usual. Under the auspices of Sterling Communications, many of our staff members have had the joy of traveling to such locales as Rwanda, Haiti, Oaxaca (and other sites in Mexico) and India, participating in construction and relief programs.
By supporting and partnering with such non-profit organizations as Living Water,Medical Teams Intl, Compassion Intl, Arms Abuse Recovery Ministry, Open Arms India, Africa New Life and Blue Sky Ministries, we’ve been able to help literally thousands of families around the world get the basics they need in order to rise to a higher standard of living.
Of course, there’s also a great need locally and we help out here as well, volunteering our time and making financial contributions to such organizations as Wilsonville Food Bank, Wilsonville Fun-in-the-park, House of Ruth, Union Gospel, Quiet Waters and many more.
Regardless of the scope of activity or the locale, at the end of the day we really feel as if we are receiving more from these endeavors than we give.
Doing right by the environment.
Our company was built on the idea that we should always try to do right by the world and our fellowman. Of course, along the way, we aim to grow a successful business. That said, our relative prosperity demands that we act with more care than ever.
Sterling Data Center
For that reason, we’ve put in place a number of power-saving initiatives, such as the air conditioning system in our Colocation room that has been custom-designed to use 30% less cooling energy than is typically required for a datacenter its size.
This was accomplished by installing air conditioner units that leverage cold air from the outside, rather than recooling inside air as is the common practice.
In addition, we commissioned a study from the Oregon Department of Energy and found ways to cut our power consumption by 10% by consolidating the use of our servers into a virtual system that uses less energy.
