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Unisys takes Starbucks DC to China

Unisys Corporation won a 2-year contract to provide Starbucks with data center services. It enables the coffee giant company to work with just a single vendor for its data center support and service desk. The DC, surprisingly, is located in China and this news allows Starbucks to expand its existence in China.

Rackspace awarded but should hostees take note?

Rackspace Managed Hosting, one of the largest providers of managed dedicated servers in the world, has been named by IDG Computerworld as one of the best places to work for IT professionals in the hosting industry. Rackspace has long been building a name as a reliable and secure host with support that is simply unmatched, […]

Attenda launches its third UK data center

Attenda has launched its third data center in the United Kingdom. It accommodates the company’s large cloud computing platform called Attenda RTI. The facility is also independent of the other two data centers under company management. The new DC features a virtualization platform that increases agility while reducing the cost of operating client infrastructures.

Your green certificate is not green enough

While outfitting data centers to draw 100% of their energy needs from environmentally-friendly efforts like wind or solar power generation may not be feasible for most companies with today’s technology, web hosts are finding new and clever ways to offset their carbon footprint – and advertise so-called “green hosting”.

Questions you didn’t know you can ask potential web hosting providers

Looking for a new web hosting company to deal with? I am guessing you’ve already looked through tens of same old articles and same old advice suggesting what to ask prospective companies of your choice or what to watch out for. Stay away from promises of unlimited resources. Verify the age of a company you […]

Telivo merges with LCN.com; Telivo brand dropped

LCN.com and Telivo.com has been merged by UK-based Internet service provider Advantage Interactive. LCN brand will overtake Telivo (which will cease to exist), with all customers being moved to under LCN.com. As a result of this merger, LCN now counts over 400,000 hosted domain names under its management.

AT&T brings 4chan.org back after denial-of-service attack

A popular image-based bulletin board 4chan.org was brought back online by AT&T. In the statement released by AT&T, the company said that while most users thought adult content might have been the reason for the shut-down, the web service was in fact down due to a denial-of-service attack.

Regatta Solutions to offer IBM’s DC management services

Regatta Solutions, a DC infrastructure solutions provider announced the launch of IBM’s Integrated System Managed Services, a server management services wrapped around a virtualized core infrastructure, full redundancy, highly scalable and quick deployment. This offering positions Regatta Solutions to provide mid-market customers with a flexible way to achieve high-availability, address security / availability concerns in […]

Woodforest National Bank moves to CyrusOne data center

CyrusOne was selected by Woodforest National Bank as its data center partner. The services for the Texas-based bank will be provided at the Austin data center of CyrusOne, which features a fully redundant 2N configuration and multiple levels of uninterruptible power.

OneSEOCompany launched turnkey SEO solution for small businesses

A new turnkey search engine optimization program that includes a one on one assistance has been launched by OneSEOCompany.com. The Dallas-based company says it’s new solution will help small to medium sized companies achieve better search engine rankings.