Hosting News – SEATTLE - Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company, (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced new capabilities for customers designed to support the security, network management, dedicated connectivity, and identity management requirements of enterprises when deploying mission-critical applications in the cloud.

AWS has extended Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) to all AWS Regions, allowing enterprises to launch their Amazon VPC environments in the US East and West Coasts, Europe, Singapore, and Tokyo, and in multiple AWS Availability Zones within each Region. Amazon VPC enables businesses to provision a private section of AWS, where they can then launch AWS resources in a virtual network that they define and control, including selection of IP address range, creation of subnets, and configuration of route tables and network gateways. This gives enterprises a simple and seamless way to leverage AWS while using the same security and management controls already familiar to their business. Enterprises can connect to their Amazon VPC via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or through an Internet connection. Starting today, enterprises can now also connect multiple networks, such as branch offices, to each other as well as to their central corporate Amazon VPC environment. Continue reading “Amazon Web Services Announces Global Rollout of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)” »

Hosting News – REDWOOD CITY, CA & SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, today announced the phase one opening of its third Sydney International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data centre, known as SY3. Built at a cost of US$65M, and located in south Sydney, SY3 provides 1,000 cabinet equivalents of capacity, expanding to 3,000 with subsequent phases. The new IBX significantly increases the company’s Sydney capacity and ability to meet high demand for premium colocation and interconnection data centre services.

“We continue to see strong demand for secure and well-connected data centre space in the Sydney market,” said Darren Mann, managing director, Equinix Australia. “We are experiencing a lot of demand from cloud and financial services companies. In the financial services sector the market requires the highest levels of reliability and lowest possible network latency for applications such as high frequency trading.” Continue reading “Equinix Opens US$65M International Business Exchange Data Center In Sydney” »

Hosting News – Atlanta, GA - A Small Orange, a shared, reseller, VPS, and dedicated web hosting company with offices in Atlanta and Durham, NC, announced on Monday that it had hired Ryan MacDonald as the company’s new Director of Technology.

MacDonald was previously the lead system and network administrator at a small hosting company based in Michigan. However, he is best known for his contributions to the Linux open source community. MacDonald has written and continues to maintain a number of popular software applications used by web hosts including Linux Malware Detect (LMD), Advanced Policy Firewall (APF), Brute Force Detection (BFD), System Integrity Monitor (SIM), and a half dozen other applications through his website, R-fx Networks (rfxn.com). Continue reading “A Small Orange Hires New Director of Technology” »

Hosting News – PHOENIX, Ariz. - i/o, the leading provider of digital energy technology, announced Logicalis has deployed the i/o ANYWHERE® modular data center platform for its enterprise cloud computing solutions. Operating from i/o PHOENIX, Logicalis chose i/o ANYWHERE® because it provides a high-density, always-on computing environment that can be easily expanded as business needs require.

“i/o is rewriting the book in fast IT infrastructure deployment,” said Bob Mobach, Data Center Director at Logicalis. “From the day we signed our contract to when our modular data center was ready took less than one month. i/o ANYWHERE® is providing us an enterprise-class digital energy solution to help us meet customer demand today and also allows us to expand quickly to support business growth.” Continue reading “Logicalis Deploys i/o ANYWHERE to Power Cloud Computing Solution” »

Hosting News – LOS ANGELES & FRANKFURT - DomainSponsor®, the domain name monetization unit of Oversee.net® and organizer of the critically acclaimed DOMAINfest® series of conferences, has announced it will host its annual DOMAINfest Global® event from January 31 to February 2, 2012, at the luxurious Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif.

As in past years, the entire Fairmont Miramar Hotel has been reserved exclusively for DOMAINfest Global in order to provide attendees with an intimate, distraction-free environment that maximizes networking opportunities. Continue reading “DomainSponsor Announces 2012 Date for DOMAINfest Global Conference” »

Hosting News – RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Alta Data Technologies (Alta) has completed a key milestone in receiving ISO 9001:2008 certification for its’ quality management system from TUVRheinland®. ISO 9001:2008 provides a set of requirements that must be in place to have an approved quality management system, regardless of the organization’s size, product or service line, or public or private status. Certification to the standard is voluntary, and organizations must complete a rigorous auditing process by a third-party registrar.

“Alta has seen tremendous growth in the past 4 years and the implementation of our quality management system has required dedicated effort – hats off to our manufacturing and engineering teams for driving this process. This recognition from one of the leading international certification bodies demonstrates to our customers that Alta is committed to providing the best possible product and services. Alta would like to compliment Lynn Cuperus of Aries Corporation and TUVRheinland® for their professional and dedicated service in helping Alta achieve this goal so quickly,” states Richard Schuh, CEO of Alta. Continue reading “Alta Data Technologies Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification” »

Hosting News – SUNNYVALE, CA - AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced availability of the AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) Software Development Kit (SDK) v2.5. Featuring advances in CPU to GPU data throughput, the latest version of the APP SDK provides developers a solid foundation to take full advantage of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), including the latest AMD A-Series APUs offering brilliant HD graphics, supercomputer-like performance and All-Day battery life. 1

The AMD APP SDK helps developers quickly and easily tap into the power of GPU compute and parallel processing in heterogeneous computing platforms, building on the OpenCL™ industry standard to help developers reach a broader market by writing applications that run on a variety of device form factors. Continue reading “AMD Opens the Throttle on APU Performance with Updated OpenCL Software Development” »

Hosting News – Denver, CO – CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR), a U.S. provider of powerful, network-rich data centers, today announced the company has completed a SSAE 16 Type 2 audit covering eleven operational data centers. SSAE 16 is designed to provide CoreSite data center customers with a level of assurance of corporate controls and will replace existing SAS 70 Type 1 and Type 2 audit reports. BrightLine, a licensed CPA firm, conducted the CoreSite SSAE 16 audit over the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2011.

SSAE 16 is an attestation standard issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants that reports on CoreSite controls supporting the services provided to customers. CoreSite management developed internal control objectives to support first-class data center management services that were used to complete the audit. Companies that are compliance sensitive and may require SSAE 16 certification include publicly-traded enterprises, financial firms, and healthcare organizations. The SSAE 16 audit report includes management’s description of CoreSite’s systems and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls. Further, the report contains a written assertion from management regarding the systems and a services auditor’s opinion letter. Continue reading “CoreSite Completes SSAE 16 Audits at 11 Data Centers” »

Web Host News – DALLAS — SoftLayer^® Technologies, the innovation leader in Cloud, Dedicated, and Managed hosting today announced that the company experienced continued operational and financial growth in the second quarter of 2011, hitting all new records. Along with other achievements, the company earned $83 million in revenue for the period.

“This has been the greatest quarter of growth in our history,” said Lance Crosby, Chief Executive Officer for SoftLayer. “From the innovations we bring to market to our corporate performance and beyond, SoftLayer believes in setting challenging goals and then working harder than belief to attain them. I’m exceptionally proud of the effort from all levels and functions across our company.”

Key milestones for SoftLayer through the end of June this year have included:

• $83 million revenue
• $33.6 million EBITDA
• 26,000+ customers across 140+ countries
• More than 85,000 servers under management

Significant achievements, updates, and launches have included:

• Technology Partners Marketplace
• SoftLayer Managed Hosting
• San Jose Data Center
• New Referral Partner Program
• Public Cloud Computing Image Sharing
• SoftLayer Email Delivery Services

“It’s been a tremendous year for us so far, and we have even more on tap for the third and fourth quarters,” added Mr. Crosby. “We just released our Local Storage option for CloudLayer Computing instances. And in addition to our international expansion to Asia and Europe, we are in final stages of development on some important releases that bring even greater capabilities across our core offering. We can’t wait to share them with everyone.” Continue reading “SoftLayer Has Record-Setting Second Quarter” »

Web Host News – Boston , MA – GMO GlobalSign Inc., one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialist in Digital Certificate Security, today announced that it has expanded its core SSL product portfolio  to include services designed specifically for usage in the Cloud.  With many organizations now migrating to the Cloud for a range of web services including hosting, file storage, database management and SaaS applications, maintaining the highest levels of security is a key concern and an important customer requirement that should be addressed by Cloud Service Providers.

GlobalSign’s CloudSSL web service allows service providers instant access to multi-domain SSL Certificates, with the dynamic addition/removal of dozens of fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) per Certificate.  End customers simply approve use of SSL on their domain, via approval email or approval URL and the Cloud provider remains in control of the full lifecycle management and administration of SSL across their infrastructure.  The new SSL model supports the flexible nature of utility computing and matches Cloud usage or short term billing cycles. Continue reading “GlobalSign Launches CloudSSL for On-demand Cloud Security” »