Archive for December, 2011
Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – December 30 2011
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — In the final week of 2011, many web hosts offered deals enticing Go Daddy customers to transfer their domains.
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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – December 30 2011
Netcraft Research Finds EV SSL Certificate Used in PayPal Phishing Attack
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Web analytics firm Netcraft announced on Friday that its anti-phishing toolbar community identified a phishing attack against PayPal in December that used an extended validation SSL certificate.
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Netcraft Research Finds EV SSL Certificate Used in PayPal Phishing Attack
Phixios Offers Service to Verify SLAs for Outsourced Infrastructure
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Cloud performance and monitoring provider Phixios announced this week it is now offering a low cost service for customers to audit and verify their SLAs of their outsourced IT infrastructure. This service provides an independent verification of the availability of their outsourced IT infrastructure, which include network routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, as well as servers, which include Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX.
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Phixios Offers Service to Verify SLAs for Outsourced Infrastructure
Content Delivery Network Akamai Appoints HR Director for Asia
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Content delivery network Akamai Technologies announced on Friday it has appointed Rachael Fitzpatrick as human resource director for the Asia Pacific Japan region. She will be responsible for HR strategy and management, playing a key role in driving Akamai’s expansion strategy in the region.
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Content Delivery Network Akamai Appoints HR Director for Asia
Managed Services Firm Atos Opens Green Finland Data Center
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Web hosting and IT infrastructure Atos announced recently that it has opened a green data center in Helsinki. The data center is more than 50,000 square feet and uses energy based on heat recovery
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Managed Services Firm Atos Opens Green Finland Data Center
Spanish Data Protection Authority Opens Consultation on Cloud Computing
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Spanish data protection authority AEPD announced this week it has opened an online public consultation on cloud computing.
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Spanish Data Protection Authority Opens Consultation on Cloud Computing
Anonymous Hacks Military Gear Retailer Website
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Hacker group Anonymous claims that it has stolen user password and credit card information from military equipment provider SpecialForces.com, according to a report by PCWorld on Wednesday.
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Anonymous Hacks Military Gear Retailer Website
South Koreas Data Center Consolidation Model Saves Government 60M
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — The South Korean goverment has consolidated the data centers of government agencies and provided an integrated management system for those IT resources, resulting in nearly $60 million in cost savings. News of the consolidation efforts come as the US government continues its own consolidation plans, with 472 data centers expected to be closed by 2012, and 962 data centers by 2015.
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South Koreas Data Center Consolidation Model Saves Government 60M
Web Host VISI Provides Hosting Services to Minnesota Public Radio
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Managed hosting provider VISI announced on Friday that it will provide data center space and hosting services to Minnesota Public Radio|American Public Media.
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Web Host VISI Provides Hosting Services to Minnesota Public Radio
Real Estate Fund Gladstone Buys Expedient Data Center in Pittsburgh
Dec 30th
December 30, 2011 — Virginia-based real estate investment trust fund Gladstone Commercial announced on Thursday it has acquired a 26,080-square-foot data center in Parkway Center in Green Tree, Pittsburgh. The company purchased the facility for $4.2 million, plus fees and expenses, from North Side-based Massaro Corp.
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Real Estate Fund Gladstone Buys Expedient Data Center in Pittsburgh