What is your name and position with myhosting.com?
Chris Arnold, Product Manager at myhosting.com.

Please tell us the year established and brief history of myhosting.com?
Founded in January 1997 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, myhosting.com is continually committed to providing leading hosting services by utilizing the best available technology and services from companies such as: Microsoft Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Intel Corporation, MCI Canada/Verizon Business, VSNL International, Tucows Inc. and Network Solutions.

What do you offer your customers that are unique to your company?
Powerful custom VPS tools for building a VPS to exact requirements. Our tools provide unmatched flexibility in our market. Where most providers will force you to upgrade numerous features in steps (generally at a higher rate), our service allows you to modify individual components as need be. Our customers can individually upgrade RAM, CPU, disk space, backups to their exact needs!

What is the most challenging aspect to offering VPS Web Hosting?
One of the most challenging aspects is that customers have full control over their own container. This makes VPS difficult to support as customers really have unlimited server options available to them. myhosting.com”s dedicated VPS team is well versed in handling all requests should any arise.

What is it that makes myhosting.com a competitive company in the VPS Hosting market?
While our prices are very competitive, you won’t find a Windows VPS host around that matches us in specifications and support for the latest software out of the box (including WebMatrix and Plesk 10). Our one-stop-shop vision and commitment to providing the latest features and services really keeps us ahead of the curve.

What new features have myhosting.com added for its customers in the past year?
We’ve added out-of-the-box support for Microsoft WebMatrix and Plesk 10 in terms of software. In terms of hardware, we’ve also upgraded our Windows VPS environment to make use of SAN storage. What this means for our customers is that their VPS isn””t subject to hard disk access bottlenecks commonly found in hosted VPS environments!

What would you say is myhosting.com #1 asset to its customer base?
Our experience in the business has taught us that we have to stay on our toes. As such, you’ll see us constantly improving, updating and offering the latest features our clients expect all while retaining the flexibility to offer a wide variety of options to choose from for every hosting need. Continue reading “Web Host Interview Chris Arnold, Product Manager at myhosting.com” »

Hosting News – Ann Arbor, MI – A2 Hosting has announced the launch of the A2 QuickInstaller on their VPS Hosting packages. The A2 QuickInstaller makes it easier than ever to install the most popular developer tools to a VPS in a matter of seconds. The A2 QuickInstaller is available exclusively at A2 Hosting.

VPS users who SSH into their account get immediate access to the A2 QuickInstaller. Django, Grails and Zope are just a few of the tools available for install. Users just select which one they would like to use and the A2 QuickInstaller installs and compiles the tool in a matter of moments. Customers can even suggest solutions they would like added to the A2 QuickInstaller. Continue reading “A2 Hosting Releases Their Exclusive A2 QuickInstaller” »

Web Host News – Orem, UT - NetHosting, a global provider of Cloud, Dedicated, VPS Server, and Virtual hosting products, today announced that it has received SAS 70 Type II certification through independent service auditor, The Cadence Group, after an extended audit of its internal processes.

“We want our customers to be assured of our consistent and dedicated pursuit of security in our data centers,” stated NetHosting CEO, Lane Livingston. “So we’ve taken our Type I certification to the next level by becoming SAS 70 Type II certified.” Continue reading “NetHosting Receives Type II SAS 70 Certification” »

Web Host News – Tampa FL - Hivelocity Hosting  announced this week they are introducing a new line of i5 Sandy Bridge dedicated servers.   The Intel i5 processor will be replacing the Core2Quad, which currently serves as the introductory line of servers Hivelocity offers.  As Core2Quads slowly fade away with end-of-life approaching, the quad-core i5’s will slide right into that lower pricing segment.

“We have worked with Supermicro to put together a very solid system at a really good price.  The end result is our customers get new Sandy Bridge servers that offer significantly more power than the older Core2Quads for about the same price they have paid for lesser systems in the past,” comments Hivelocity GM Steve Eschweiler.  “Our customers have given our E3-1230 Xeon Sandy Bridge server rave reviews  for the last few months and we anticipate the introduction of another Sandy Bridge system in the lower price spectrum to be just as popular, if not more.  Our customers love a powerful server and they love saving money even more, so the i5 should be a home run for everyone.”
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Web Host News – SINGAPORE - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data centre solutions, announced today that it has entered the Australian data centre market with the acquisition of a 3.48 hectare development site in Sydney, Australia for a purchase price of approximately $10.7 million.  This represents the first acquisition in Australia for Digital Realty Trust.

The site, located in Erskine Park, an industrial precinct located in the Western Sydney Employment Hub, is capable of supporting approximately 18,600 square meters of data centre development with over 11.5MW of IT capacity.  The Company has secured permitting for the development and plans to commence construction on the first phase of 9,300 square meters in the fall of 2011, which will consist of building out the first of two data centre facilities.  The building is designed to support four 1440 kW Turn-Key Datacentre PODs.
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Web Host News – LONDON, UK - OnApp has launched version 2.2 of its cloud management software for hosting providers. The new version introduces features that, until now, have only been available from hugely more complex and expensive cloud service providers, and out of reach of a typical mass-market host and its customers.

Version 2.2 of OnApp introduces autoscaling and load balancing for virtual machines hosted in the cloud, as well as support for the Free BSD operating system. The new version is available now to hosting providers, and can be set up in as little as 24 hours. Existing OnApp customers can request a free upgrade through their OnApp support team.
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Web Host News – Jersey City, N.J. – Datapipe, a leading provider of managed services and infrastructure for mission critical IT and cloud computing, announced today that revenue growth in the second quarter of 2011 was equal to the total growth the company experienced in all of 2009.

Supporting this growth, Datapipe is currently completing expansions of its data center facilities worldwide. In the third quarter the company will triple its data center capacity in London, and significantly expand its San Jose, Calif. and Hong Kong capacity. In addition, Datapipe is doubling the capacity of Somerset Two, its New Jersey data center that opened in May of 2010.
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Web Host News – Schenectady, NY - AYKsolutions, a New York-based market leader in the field of dedicated server hosting, shared hosting, and virtual private server (VPS) hosting, announced today a generous new sponsorship plan to support the ongoing growth of Linux Mint operating system. AYKsolutions is happy to encourage further development within the Linux community and hopes to help Linux Mint reach as many users as possible.

“Linux Mint is a great, free, and actively supported operating system that is easy to use and light on resources,” says Artyom Khmelnitsky, President of AYKsolutions. “With the popularity of the Linux operating system growing at an incredible rate, we are proud to offer two servers at our Denver data center facility, which Linux Mint currently uses for its repositories. This is an exceptional opportunity for us to give something back to the Linux community that we depend on so heavily in the hosting industry, and we are excited to be involved.”

Started in 2006, Linux Mint is a free Linux based operating system distribution that boasts flexibility, responsiveness, and a wide range of supported software packages. Linux Mint is the second most popular Linux variant in the world and the fourth most popular operating system overall, after Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, and Canonical’s Ubuntu. Distinctively, Linux Mint offers centralized software sources in a similar style to the Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace, allowing Linux Mint’s users to easily browse, download, and install new software as well as application updates. As a direct result of this centralized approach and stunning growth in popularity, Linux Mint now requires a “best of breed” dedicated hosting solution to cater to its users, provided by AYKsolutions.

“With millions of users and a significant increase in our user base this year, our existing servers in Germany simply could not handle the amount of data needed to serve our users efficiently,” says Clement Lefebvre, Founder of Linux Mint. “When thousands of users hit the same server at exactly the same time, you need not only a server that can handle the processing of the information with RAM and CPU, but also, most importantly, a server that can output that much information at a time. The servers provided to us by AYKsolutions respectively serve 100Mb and 1Gb of data per second, enabling us to meet the ever increasing demands of new and existing Linux Mint users.”

There are many varied elements that can have an impact on the overall performance of a web hosting service, and it is common to find a service range that excels within one area but falls short elsewhere. For example, on hosting accounts that provide incredible connectivity features within a facility, a strict bandwidth restriction may be imposed to limit day-to-day usage. Linux Mint requires a dedicated server hosting solution with consistently high performance across all aspects of the hardware. AYKsolutions currently offers competitive hosting services in ten data centers worldwide, with disk space of up to four 1.5TB hard drives, RAM of up to 128GB, and 10Mbps/100Mbps/1Gbps dedicated uplink. This incredible specification is offered with unmetered bandwidth, allowing customers like Linux Mint to benefit from the full capacity of their hardware without the fear of usage restrictions.

“One of the most valuable aspects of the servers provided to us by AYKsolutions is unmetered bandwidth,” says Linux Mint’s Lefebvre. “This means that we can focus on improving our operating system, enjoy the benefits of its success, and see our user base grow even more without having to worry about not being able to serve them.”

“AYKsolutions is honored to be one of the core server providers for Linux Mint,” adds Khmelnitsky. “Without leaders such as Mr. Lefebvre, there would not be the leaps with open source distributions that we see here today. AYKsolutions will continue to support and work together with Linux Mint for as long as necessary.”

By offering the unrivalled power of unmetered dedicated server hosting to these key members of the Linux community, AYKsolutions is demonstrating an ongoing commitment to the development of operating system technology that makes Linux computing accessible. With this new partnership, set to become a long-term arrangement, both Linux Mint and AYKsolutions can continue to be leading forces in the growth of the web hosting and IT industry.

About Linux Mint
Since development began in 2006, Linux Mint has become the fourth most popular operating system in the world and the second most popular Linux OS variant on the market. Linux Mint is a modern, elegant system that blends remarkable ease of use with astonishing power and versatility. In addition, Linux Mint offers a centralized software store, allowing millions of users worldwide to access and download new software for their system as well as regular updates. Linux Mint is also completely free to download and use and is open source with an active development community looking to improve the main feature set on an ongoing basis.

For more information about Linux Mint, visit www.linuxmint.com.

About AYKsolutions
AYKsolutions is a leading web hosting company that has been providing high quality hosting services since 2004. AYKsolutions offers a comprehensive range of web hosting solutions to meet the needs of Internet professionals and enterprise customers. The company’s product line includes shared hosting, dedicated server hosting, VPS hosting, reseller hosting, cloud hosting, and Vault Data Protection. With a roster of high-end data centers across the US and now Europe, AYKsolutions is able to provide dedicated clients with innovative and improved service levels and a professional, painless, and polite hosting experience.

For more information about AYKsolutions, visit www.ayksolutions.com.

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Web Host News – MONROE, La. – CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Savvis, Inc. today completed their previously announced merger. The combination creates a premier managed hosting and colocation provider with global scale positioned for leadership in meeting customer demand for outsourced IT and cloud services.

“The combination of CenturyLink’s hosting and network assets with Savvis’ proven solutions in colocation, managed hosting and cloud services substantially enhances CenturyLink’s capabilities and immediately provides the company with a solid platform for future growth,” said Glen F. Post, III, chief executive officer and president of CenturyLink. “The transaction helps us meet the accelerating demand for cloud-based services through a robust hosting presence, including 48 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. CenturyLink is now positioned to address complex customer needs with our colocation, hosting and cloud products.” Continue reading “CenturyLink and Savvis Complete Merger” »

Web Host News – Elk Grove, CA - PacificHost, a leading provider of Linux-based cPanel hosting solutions for video and social media websites, announced on Monday it has partnered with website security services provider, StopTheHacker. The partnership integrates PacificHost services with services offered by StopTheHacker to protect the online reputation of websites and e-businesses.

With StopTheHacker, clients will have the ability to easily enable features that will protect them from being blacklisted or even hacked. The service also monitors the website reputation daily to ensure the websites position in major search engines such as Google. Continue reading “PacificHost partners with StopTheHacker to offer Website Security” »