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Business Challenge
Planet Hippo, a leader in the cloud hosting market, started in 2005 as a web-
hosting service and focuses on the delivery of self-service ecommerce products
to organizations of every size. With a commitment to customer service and the
provision of premium services at a lower price point, Planet Hippo’s offerings have
expanded to include:
hosting service and focuses on the delivery of self-service ecommerce products
to organizations of every size. With a commitment to customer service and the
provision of premium services at a lower price point, Planet Hippo’s offerings have
expanded to include:
• Domain registry
• Email hosting
• Virtual dedicated servers
• Cloud hosting
• Broadband
• Fully hosted website designer
• Reseller hosting
Partnering with Planet Hippo to add Energy Management as a Service to its
catalogue of ecommerce solutions is a first for Cisco. It provides access to a far
wider market for the Energy Management solution, which was previously accessible
to large enterprises only.
• Email hosting
• Virtual dedicated servers
• Cloud hosting
• Broadband
• Fully hosted website designer
• Reseller hosting
Partnering with Planet Hippo to add Energy Management as a Service to its
catalogue of ecommerce solutions is a first for Cisco. It provides access to a far
wider market for the Energy Management solution, which was previously accessible
to large enterprises only.
Energy cost is typically the second largest expense in any organization and the
single largest unmanaged expense, second only to employee costs. IT plug load
accounts for between 25 and 40 percent of that energy cost. While the costs, and
thereby savings, are lower in smaller organizations, they still represent a significant
factor in terms of percentage.
single largest unmanaged expense, second only to employee costs. IT plug load
accounts for between 25 and 40 percent of that energy cost. While the costs, and
thereby savings, are lower in smaller organizations, they still represent a significant
factor in terms of percentage.
Planet Hippo’s solution is different from anything else on the market. Powered by
Cisco® Energy Management as a Service, customers can achieve cost, carbon, and
energy savings very quickly. By purchasing the solution through the Planet Hippo
Cisco® Energy Management as a Service, customers can achieve cost, carbon, and
energy savings very quickly. By purchasing the solution through the Planet Hippo
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Partner Case Study
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planet Hippo
• ISP and Domain Registrar
• Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom
• 10 - 50 employees
• Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom
• 10 - 50 employees
Business Challenge
• Deliver easily deployable energy
management as a service to
organizations of every size
• Differentiate Planet Hippo in the highly
competitive ISP market
• Increase stickiness with customer
base by providing additional value that
other providers are unable to deliver
other providers are unable to deliver
Partner Solution
• Cisco Energy Management as a
Service
Business Results
• Energy Management as a Service
creates an entry point into the
untapped SMB market