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Web Host Claris Networks Names SVP of Corporate Development

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:35:44 +0000

February 3, 2012 — Cloud computing solutions and managed IT service provider Claris Networks announced on Friday it has named Walt Robinson as senior vice president of corporate development.

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Q9 Houses NYSE’s Financial Transaction Infrastructure at Toronto Data Center

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:10:45 +0000

February 3, 2012 — Data center operator Q9 Networks announced on Thursday it has been selected by NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, to host a secure financial transaction infrastructure access center.

Web Host Attenda Reveals Cloud Security Strategy, Names Director of Security

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:59:42 +0000

February 3, 2012 — UK web hosting provider Attenda announced on Friday the details of its cloud security strategy, which is to play a key role in the delivery of innovative and market leading cloud services to clients. To support this new strategy, the company has appointed a director of security

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Could Tucows’ New Ting Mobile Service be the Next Big Hosting Value-Add?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:18:55 +0000

February 2, 2012 — Internet services wholesaler Tucows announced on Thursday that it has launched its new US mobile phone service Ting. Ting was created with the intent to make mobile phone service more transparent, more affordable and with better customer service as compared to the billing and support provided by huge telcos

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Facebook IPO Filing Details Data Center Spending

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000

February 2, 2012 — With 845 million users, and more than half of users logging in everyday, Facebook has provided some insight into how much it costs to run its infrastructure through the release of its IPO filing on Wednesday. Facebook has invested more than $1 billion in its infrastructure, comprised of its own data centers in Oregon, North Carolina and Sweden, and leased facilities in California and Virginia, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.

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Facebook IPO Filing Details Data Center Spending

Security Breach at Web Host Blacknight Exposes Contact Info of 40,000 Customers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:23:38 +0000

February 2, 2012 — Irish-based European web hosting provider Blacknight announced on Wednesday that 40,000 of its customers may have been affected in a security breach on Tuesday.

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Security Breach at Web Host Blacknight Exposes Contact Info of 40,000 Customers

Linux Vendor Red Hat Slips into the OpenStack Cloud Community

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:14:58 +0000

February 1, 2012 — A really interesting Monday post by Joe Brockmeier on ReadWriteWeb points out that open source giant Red Hat, while it declined to participate in the community around open source cloud computing platform OpenStack, citing problems with the governance model and, later, reservations about the activity of participants, has been quietly contributing to the project.

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Cloud Host Storm On Demand New West Coast Region Goes Live

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:33:59 +0000

February 1, 2012 — Cloud hosting provider Storm On Demand, the cloud hosting division of managed hosting firm Liquid Web announced on Wednesday that it now features two separate regions to offer geographic redundancy. Its existing region, located in Lansing, Michigan, is now joined by the new Phoenix, Arizona region, or US West, to offer customers a backup option and the ability to close easily between regions.

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Web Host Bay Area Systems Launches Virtual Server Solutions

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:27:48 +0000

February 1, 2012 — San Francisco-based Web hosting and IT consulting provider Bay Area Systems announced on Wednesday that it will be offering “green” virtual server solutions beginning February 1, providing customers with savings on cost and energy consumption.

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Equinix First to Receive Uptime Institute’s M&O “Stamp of Approval”

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:51:17 +0000

February 1, 2012 — Data center operator Equinix announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the first recipient of the Management and Operations Stamp of Approval award from data center standards developer the Uptime Institute.

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Equinix First to Receive Uptime Institute’s M&O “Stamp of Approval”