i3 Solutions Group to Speak at DCD Intelligence Seminar in NYC on June 25th

i3 Solutions Group announced its participation as panelist and attendee for the DataCenterDynamics (DCD) Intelligence Seminar, “Leveraging Your Data Center Portfolio to Mitigate Risk and Create Strategic Advantage,” taking place June 25th at 200 Park Avenue in NYC. i3 Solutions Group’s Managing Partner, Michael Garibaldi, will speak on the Enterprise Risk Panel titled, “The C-Suite’s Responsibility for the Direction of International Data Centre Strategy.” “i3 Solutions Group is honored to participate in this event and provide our insights during what will be a most-engaging panel discussion,” comments Michael Garibaldi, Managing Partner of i3 Solutions Group. “The DataCenterDynamics seminar is an excellent … Continue reading

PeakColo Honored by NetApp at its Annual Innovation Awards

PeakColo has been selected as a finalist for NetApp’s Annual Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards honor select NetApp customers who unleash the power of IT to accelerate business. PeakColo is a finalist in the Go Beyond category, which highlights customers with an eye on cloud service innovations that challenge the status quo. PeakColo’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud solution is 100% channel-centric.  Resellers and agents white-label the Peak cloud as their own in order to rapidly enter the cloud marketplace.  Peak’s cloud allows customers to significantly grow their IT environment and improve operational performance via a consumption-based model, without capital expense.  With cloud … Continue reading

Survey Time! DatacenterDynamics Announces Launch of 3rd Annual Global Data Center Industry Census

dcdcensus The largest quantitative survey of the worldwide data center industry seeks relevant data and asks, “Will 2013 be ‘The Year of DCIM?’” DCD Intelligence, a division of DatacenterDynamics that offers an array of market research, business intelligence, analysis and reporting services, has released its 3rd Annual Global Data Center Industry Census. “The 3rd Annual DatacenterDynamics Industry Census is the largest comparable study of issues and trends within the data center industry,” comments Nicola Hayes, Managing Director of DCD Intelligence. “With 2013-2014 predicted to see enormous changes in the way data centers are operated, outsourced and managed it is even more … Continue reading

Optical Networking Specialist, Optelian, Latest to Join the Georgia Technology Center (GTC)

GTC, a live laboratory for network equipment vendors to demonstrate their networking hardware and software, located in Colo Atl’s Atlanta facility, announced that networking specialist, Optelian, is the newest member of the GTC. As a new member of the GTC, Optelian can leverage the partnership to demonstrate its leadership in advanced optical networking technologies to local, national and global network operators within the GTC community. “The addition of Optelian to the GTC community is another example of the GTC’s dedication to creating the best possible environment for our members to network, collaborate, and showcase their gear” comments Tim Kiser, Owner and Founder of GTC parent company, Colo Atl. “A … Continue reading

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty and Green House Data Partner to Develop New Datacenter Facility in Cheyenne, WY

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty, LLC (1547) and Green House Data announce today their partnership to develop a new state-of-the-art datacenter facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 35,000 sq. ft., five Megawatt, concurrently-maintainable facility is designed to house wholesale, retail and cloud colocation services for high-power density customers. This new facility will join Green House Data’s existing 10,000 sq. ft. facility to form the nucleus of a planned, multi-building datacenter campus.   The first phase of this project will kick off immediately and is scheduled to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2014. The facility will boast 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) … Continue reading

KsFiberNet Upgrades to 100G DWDM at 1102 Grand, Kansas City

1102 grand blog Kansas Fiber Network (KsFiberNet) today announces that it has upgraded its network capacity to 100G DWDM at 1102 Grand. The upgrade is a response to increased demand from carrier and business customers requiring high bandwidth services in the rural Kansas Market. KsFiberNet offers private line (TDM and Ethernet), dedicated Internet access, wireless backhaul and long distance over its state-of-the-art, high capacity network.    Along with the upgrade, KsFiberNet will utilize the 1102 Grand DealCenter in order to drive core transport and other network service opportunities. The platform will allow KsFiberNet to market their services within the facility, facilitating new business … Continue reading

ViaWest Expands into Minneapolis Market

ViaWest, Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. Paul, Saint Paul, Tier IV, Tier III, Tier 4, Tier 3, data center, colocation, managed services, cloud computing, cloud provider, cloud services, cloud hosting, hybrid cloud, infrastructure outsourcing, Nancy Phillips, Dave Leonard, Las Vegas, Lone Mountain, Uptime Institute In a bold move outside its more traditional service footprint, ViaWest today announced plans for its newest Tier IV design-certified data center to be built in the Minneapolis, Minnesota region. Recognizing strong business demand for a colocation provider offering a broader range of services, ViaWest evaluated several key markets and completed the acquisition of 28 acres of land, existing buildings and infrastructure in a Minneapolis suburb. From this location, ViaWest will offer its comprehensive suite of premium wholesale and retail colocation, managed and cloud services. Businesses in the Minnesota region follow the national trend of IT infrastructure outsourcing to achieve … Continue reading

TELEHOUSE America Forms a Strategic Partnership with Seccuris to Offer Cloud Security Services

571647_THALogo  TELEHOUSE America and Seccuris have formed a strategic alliance to provide Telehouse customers with Seccuris’ OneStone cloud security solution. Developed by Seccuris, OneStone is a cloud-based information security service that provides organizations with 24×7 visibility into security issues and risks across the enterprise. OneStone’s Software-as-a-Service portal allows organizations to leverage limited resources cost-effectively while simultaneously balancing risk management, IT security and threat response. OneStone’s comprehensive set of tools manages and remediates threat events and enables effective risk-based decision-making at all levels. To view the full press release, click here. To learn more about TELEHOUSE and its 46 global data centers, … Continue reading

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty and Hawaii Pacific Teleport Announce Development of New Datacenter in Hawaii

1547 fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty, LLC (1547) and Hawaii Pacific Teleport (HPT) announce the formation of Hawaii Pacific Data LLC, a joint venture to develop a state-of-the-art datacenter adjacent to the HPT facility in Kapolei, Hawaii.  Designed to be the premier datacenter complex in the Pacific, Hawaii Pacific Data will provide commercial and government clients with secure, high availability, critical infrastructure to support telecom, cloud presence, content delivery, and IT data system hosting, coupled with strategic, broad access to international fiber optic and satellite providers. Set to launch immediately, the multi-building project will initially redevelop an existing facility to provide over … Continue reading

PeakColo’s Enterprise-Class Cloud Computing Platform Chosen by Subex

peakcolo logo new PeakColo announces today it has been selected by Subex to power its software and applications within PeakColo’s hosted private cloud computing platform. PeakColo’s enterprise-class Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering is specifically designed to offer high performance cloud resources, storage and computing to support business critical applications. With a 100% channel centric model, PeakColo was introduced to Subex by one of its channel partners, IQ Wired, a leading telecom solutions provider. IQ Wired helps its customers reduce telecommunications costs, implement beneficial technologies, and ultimately craft a tailored solution. Offering a wide spectrum of business support systems for telecommunication operators in over 70 countries, Subex … Continue reading