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OnRamp Addresses Concerns

2013-05-24T10:20:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - OnRamp, a data center service provider with locations in Texas and North Carolina, is helping customers manage the security risks associated with storing data in the cloud by offering private cloud solutions on dedicated equipment, hosted in the secure environment of the company’s data center facilities.

“The advent of cloud computing technologies has, without a doubt, changed the scope of IT services within recent years,” stated OnRamp Founder Chad Kissinger. “However, with these advances, new security concerns have emerged.” Although there are many risks associated with the cloud in general, in a recent report released by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) titled The Notorious Nine: Cloud Computing Top Threats in 2013 (http://www.cloudsecurityalliance.org/topthreats), the focus of many of these concerns is directly related to the utilization of public cloud environments.

The CSA, a leading authority in the creation of industry-wide standards for effective cloud security, conducted a survey of industry experts which was used to develop the professional opinions on this topic. The resulting report was drafted to assist businesses in understanding the risks of storing data in the cloud. In order of severity, the “Notorious Nine” top cloud computing threats were listed as such: Data Breaches, Data Loss, Account Hijacking, Insecure APIs, Denial of Service, Malicious Insiders, Abuse and Nefarious Use, Insufficient Due Diligence, and Shared Technology Issues. “What is clear from this list, is that by choosing to store their critical data ‘in the cloud,’ businesses assume the inherent risks associated with allowing information to physically reside on servers and supporting infrastructure that is shared with others,” noted Kissinger. “OnRamp’s fully customizable private cloud solutions, reside on dedicated equipment, so customers can avoid these concerns altogether.”

For companies that cannot afford the risks associated with the aforementioned threats to public clouds, OnRamp delivers customized high security, private cloud solutions that address the security requirements set forth by the payment card industry (PCI) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). OnRamp’s HIPAA compliant hosting solutions are designed to maintain the confidentiality, availability and integrity of healthcare data at a level far greater than public cloud environments. The shared nature of a public cloud allows multiple parties’ IT infrastructure to reside on the same physical server, partitioned only by virtual firewalls. This leaves the data stored within this environment susceptible to Hyperjacking and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

Safer and more secure than public clouds, OnRamp’s private cloud solutions provide the economic benefits of virtualization, the control over dedicated equipment and physical firewalls with which to run IT operations.

About OnRamp

OnRamp was founded in 1994 in Austin, TX. As one of Texas’ first Internet Operations companies, OnRamp’s history is rooted in providing reliable and secure connectivity that enables distributed computing. Today, OnRamp is a Data Center operations company that delivers a full suite of colocation, cloud computing, high security hosting and disaster recovery services backed by Full7Layer Support, to help customers build, deploy and manage Data Center operations at each and every layer.

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CloudLinux Adds MySQL Governor

2013-05-24T10:18:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Innovative shared hosting operating system (OS) developer CloudLinux (http://www.cloudlinux.com), announced today the release of its MySQL Governor tool under the open GLP2 license. Taking a community-led approach to development, this new release gives users the opportunity to work with and improve a tool that has been endorsed by the co-founder of MySQL and creator of MariaDB.

“For many MariaDB users, it’s critical to get precise information of what the CPU is doing when it’s executing a query,” says Michael “Monty” Widenius, the co-founder of MySQL and creator of MariaDB. “I am very happy to see that CloudLinux is releasing MySQL Governor as open source!”

Based on the Linux kernel, CloudLinux is an innovative OS that has transformed the way shared hosting providers do business. It is finally possible to monitor the way shared hosting customers use system resources, and define limits on a per-user or per-package basis. Designed to offer monitoring and control over databases, MySQL Governor is a versatile tool for use alone as a tracking script or alongside CloudLinux for throttling. The GLP2 license allows users to explore the source code that makes MySQL Governor work, and then get involved with modifying code and distributing their own version.

“From the day the company was founded, CloudLinux has been supported by an incredible community,” says Igor Seletskiy, Founder and CEO at CloudLinux. “Our customers are smart web hosting providers who want to take more control of their servers, and MySQL Governor extends control over MySQL and MariaDB databases. We wanted to give something back to the open source community that has helped us find success. With many uses outside of the web hosting market, we decided to release MySQL Governor under a GPL2 license that promotes collaboration.”

Although some solutions for monitoring MySQL database usage already exist, they only display data from completed queries. MySQL Governor tracks CPU and disk IO usage for every user in real time. Using the dbtop utility, it is possible to see usage as it happens, ensuring that users are always working with the very latest information. Anyone who uses MySQL (5.0, 5.1, or 5.5) or MariaDB can start using MySQL Governor immediately. Alternatively, CloudLinux users can monitor activity using MySQL Governor and then automatically throttle usage for customers who exceed defined limits. This functionality is thanks to LVE technology built into the CloudLinux kernel. It should be easy for the community to extend MySQL Governor to allow throttling using cgroups. Shared hosting providers that have already used MySQL Governor are impressed with the results.

“Since we started using MySQL Governor in March 2013, we have not had a single server overload or any MySQL downtime,” says Zoilo Diaz, CEO at banahosting.com. “It has helped us solve MySQL issues and pin-point MySQL abusers.”

In the past few years, CloudLinux has seen significant growth to become a leading choice of shared hosting operating systems. Now, with this new announcement, CloudLinux is set to become a more involved member of the development and wider open source community.

MySQL Governor is currently available on GitHub at http://www.github.com/cloudlinux/mysql-governor.

To learn more about CloudLinux and the CloudLinux OS, visit http://www.cloudlinux.com.

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ACE Data Recovery Expands in Houston

2013-05-23T09:59:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - ACE Data Recovery, a subdivision of ACE Data Group, LLC, announced today that it has relocated its Houston lab to a larger facility. The expanded full service data recovery facility will allow ACE Data Recovery to better serve corporations, partners, SMBs, and individuals in the Houston metroplex. The company first opened operations in the 4th largest city in America over 10 years ago and has worked with over 800 companies since then. The new office address is 1445 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 470, Houston, TX 77008.

The office is equipped with the latest technologies and the most advanced data recovery hardware and software and is already fully operational. As a part of the improvements to the Houston office, ACE Data Recovery upgraded its security procedures and equipment. Since 1981 government agencies and Fortune 500 companies have trusted their most sensitive data to ACE Data Recovery. The increased security protocols will offer the maximum protection and confidentiality to all clients.

“The expansion of the office is an expected result of the strong customer and partner base we already enjoy in Houston”, said Charles Walker, the CEO of ACE Data Group. “Moreover, we not only improved and increased our current data recovery services, but also added forensic services to the Houston location. Manufacturers’ tech support focus on getting hardware running as quickly as possible and in most instances will assume a company has an available backup for important data. While the vendor might know their hardware well, they are generally not experts in data corruption and specialized data recovery methods. For complex RAID array recoveries, for example, the process may depend on specific proficiency beyond that storage array.” ACE Data Group has been doing computer forensic and other litigation services out of its Dallas headquarters for many years and has handled hundreds of cases for lawyers, law enforcement professionals, private investigators, and corporations. Now ACE Data Recovery will be one of the few Houston companies that are able to offer their clients computer forensic and data recovery services while maintaining a legal chain of custody.

ACE Data Recovery’s corporate and referral partners will also drastically benefit from the expansion. In over 30 years of operations, the company has successfully recovered all types of critical corporate data, from complex failed server RAID configurations to proprietary databases. Their in-house team of Research & Development engineers designs and builds cutting-edge hardware and software that allow them to recover any types of files from any storage media no matter what the cause of the failure is. With advanced resources, unique data recovery abilities, and an unsurpassed 98% success rate, ACE Data Recovery can now serve more clients and continue to lead the data recovery industry.

At this time, both Dallas and Houston offices are ready to assist victims of the recent massive tornado that has struck Oklahoma City suburbs. “We have decades of experience recovering data from drives badly damaged in hurricanes, tornados, fires, floods, and other disasters and will be glad to help Oklahoma residents”, said Charles Walker, the CEO of ACE Data Recovery. The company now offers a 20% discount for data recovery services for any businesses or individuals in the affected areas. The offer is effective immediately and applies to all types of media including hard drives, solid state drives, flash drives, RAID, and tapes.

About ACE Data Recovery

ACE Data Recovery is a part of ACE Data Group LLC, one of the top providers of computer forensic and data recovery services to customers all over the world. Since 1981 ACE Data Recovery has worked with all types of media including HDD, SSD, RAID, SAN, NAS, flash drives, and tapes. They also offer a wide range of computer forensic services including E-Discovery and Expert testimony. Their Headquarters are in Dallas, TX, with additional labs in Houston, TX. For additional information visit website at: http://www.datarecovery.net or call at 877-304-7189.

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VISI Adds New Offerings

2013-05-23T09:52:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - VISI Inc., a premier provider of data center solutions in the upper Midwest announced today they have expanded their product set. VISI is teaming up with sister company Vital Support Systems to now offer businesses enhanced IT solutions. In addition to the services VISI already offers, which include colocation, managed services, hosted services, and cloud computing infrastructure, the company can now provide businesses with planning, engineering, procurement, installation, and management of IT infrastructure solutions.

VISI is focused on serving small- to enterprise-sized businesses in the upper Midwest. The company sells, installs, and manages IT infrastructure solutions from world-class hardware and software vendors such as Cisco, EMC, Hewlett Packard (HP), VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix.

Vital Support Systems and VISI are both part of TDS Hosted & Managed Services, LLC (TDS HMS). By teaming up with Vital, VISI can now offer customers access to:

The highest levels of partner status with Cisco, HP, EMC, VMware, and Microsoft; this allows for offering exceptional products and pricing.

75 certified engineers that can customize and design a solution that best fits specific business needs: on–premise, in a data center, in ReliaCloud™ or any combination.

“We are thrilled to be working with our sister company, Vital, to be able to provide a full complement of products and services to businesses throughout the Midwest,” says Terry Swanson, CEO of VISI. “We look forward to continuing to enhance our product set in order to deliver what businesses need.”

Learn more VISI and Vital.

Founded in 1994, VISI is a premier provider of data center solutions in the upper Midwest, including: colocation, managed services, hosted services, and cloud computing infrastructure to companies ranging in size from small to enterprise. VISI facilities are built to Tier 3 standards, SSAE 16 audited and staffed 24x7. VISI, located in Minnesota, joined TDS Hosted & Managed Services, LLC (TDS HMS) in March 2010.

TDS Hosted & Managed Services, LLC is the parent company of OneNeck® IT Services Corp., Vital Support Systems, and VISI Incorporated. TDS HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems Inc., is growing rapidly and now employs more than 500 people throughout the U.S. TDS HMS companies specialize in engineering and management of IT infrastructure, including: hosted application management, managed hosting, and ReliaCloud™ enterprise cloud services. TDS HMS owns and operates Tier 3 data centers in Iowa, Minn., and Wis. Visit oneneck.com, vitalsite.com, visi.com and reliacloud.com for more information.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS], a Fortune 500® company, provides wireless; broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 7 million customers nationwide through its business units, U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecommunications Corp., and TDS Hosted & Managed Services. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employs more than 12,300 people. For investment information, visit www.teldta.com.

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Pubcon Registration Opens

2013-05-22T11:33:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Pubcon is happy to announce that registration is now open for Pubcon Las Vegas 2013, the search marketing event of the year, which will take place on October 21 – 25, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, including at least one full day of a new Pubcon Masters Group professional intensive training program.

Expected to be one of the biggest, busiest and best weeks of search and new media ever, topping even Pubcon’s record-setting 2012 Las Vegas event, Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 — and the premier social media and optimization conference — will bring together more great speakers, more cutting-edge sessions, more social media nightlife, a greater variety of tracks, and even more major industry exhibitors.

“Pubcon Las Vegas 2013, including our double Platinum sponsor Internet Marketing Ninjas, is going to be the biggest and most exciting gathering of new media and optimization trailblazers that we’ve ever put together, and we’re delighted to open registration today for the largest Pubcon ever at some of the fairest early-bird discount rates available,” Pubcon founder and chief executive Brett Tabke said.

Join thousands of the savviest new media innovators who will descend on Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 and make it the center of the social media universe for a full week this October, filling the massive Las Vegas Convention Center south halls.

Pubcon is famous for groundbreaking keynotes from social media stars such as Google fellow Amit Singhal and head quality control engineer Matt Cutts, Emmy award-winning technology broadcaster and noted online personality Leo Laporte, best-selling authors Malcolm Gladwell, Guy Kawasaki and Robert X. Cringely, and other technology luminaries such as Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, New York Times technology writer David Pogue, Zappos chief executive Tony Hsieh, Internet Brands chief executive Bob Brisco, Demand Media co-founder Richard Rosenblatt, Opera Software founder Jon Von Tetzchner along with many others, and Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 will offer a stunning new lineup of esteemed social media keynote presenters.

“With hundreds of the world’s top technology and online marketing visionaries speaking, Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 offers an unrivaled technology conference experience, and we’re confident that every attendee will take away more valuable new search and social media ideas, business solutions and actionable take-aways than ever before, all at surprisingly cost-effective rates,” Tabke explained.

“Pubcon truly starts off where other social media and optimization conferences end, and features a virtual who’s who of technology and Internet marketing, and during our biggest-ever Las Vegas conference in October we’ll have more in store for attendees than ever before in our decade-plus history,” Tabke said.

Registration for Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 is now open at the lowest early-bird rates for the biggest social media and optimization event of the year as Pubcon returns to sunny and entertaining Las Vegas.

Supported by the industry’s leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 will offer a week-long exploration of the future of technology from Google Plus and Pinterest optimization to the latest online marketing studies presented by many of the world’s top new media innovators.

With so much social media immersion on tap, Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 is a unique must-attend event for both corporate Internet professionals and independent webmasters who are serious about staying ahead of the curve in the quickly changing optimization and new media marketing industries.

Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 will feature an expanded slate of its popular Pubcon Masters Group training program and workshops, a day-long group of intensive educational training programs led by some of the industry’s most respected search and social media professionals.

Over more than a decade Pubcon has gained a growing reputation as the conference of new media and optimization industry leaders with game-changing ideas that both attendees and speakers look forward to for its top-notch learning and networking opportunities, and Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 is expected to be bigger and better than ever before.

Registration for Pubcon Las Vegas 2013, featuring more than 200 of the key influencers who are shaping the future of the Web and new media, all speaking in diverse multiple topic sub-conferences with more than 130 great conference panel sessions, is now open and available at special early-bird rates that allow you to lock in our lowest prices by signing up today.

Join Pubcon and be among the who’s who of technology visionaries at Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 on October 21 – 25 in sunny Las Vegas.

Learn more and register at http://www.pubcon.com

About Pubcon

Pubcon is a multi-track educational conference hosted by Pubcon Inc. Pubcon, supported by the industry’s leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, offers an in-depth look at the future of technology presented by the world’s top speakers in provocative cutting-edge sessions.

For more information about the conference, contact Brett Tabke at 512-231-8107 or brett(at)pubcon(dot)com

For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact Conference Director Jeff Randall at 512-686-1295 or jeff(at)pubcon(dot)com

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TurnKey Data Center Earns Certification

2013-05-22T11:32:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Sustainable IT solutions provider TurnKey Internet, Inc. announced today that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially named its Latham, New York facility an ENERGY STAR® certified data center. TurnKey Internet has undergone a twelve-month energy efficiency review since opening the doors of their green data center last May. Upon recent completion of the meticulous process, the facility was awarded the exclusive title of an ENERGY STAR® certified data center.

In recognition of their commitment to the environment, TurnKey Internet has seen several prestigious titles and certifications this year. For example, the company announced their implementation of the New York State Governor’s ReCharge New York hydroelectric power system in April. This, combined with the solar power the facility generates on site, allowed them to achieve a zero carbon footprint. Additionally, they announced their SSAE 16 Type 2 security certification earlier in the year.

“We are delighted to have completed the ENERGY STAR® certification process,” said Adam Wills, president and CEO of TurnKey Internet. “Through the ultra-efficient design of our data center and our use of green renewable energy, TurnKey has catapulted past the industry standard. We are one of only two data centers in the entire state of New York that has received this exclusive certification from the EPA. Since data centers are expected to be larger polluters than the airline industry by 2020, I can confidently say that TurnKey Internet is among the best of the best for energy efficiency in the data center space.”

As a facility with a zero carbon footprint, TurnKey Internet significantly surpasses the EPA requirements for ENERGY STAR® certification. In order to earn an ENERGY STAR® data center certification, a commercial facility must use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings, as well as release 35 percent less carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. TurnKey Internet has taken a multitude of steps towards attaining this certification. Their data center employs alternative, sustainable solutions, such as low voltage servers, cold containment storage pods, SmartAisle™ cooling technology, and an on-site solar array.

“Improving the energy efficiency of our nation’s buildings is critical to protecting our environment,” said Jean Lupinacci, Chief of the ENERGY STAR® Commercial and Industrial Branch. “From the boiler room to the board room, organizations are leading the way by making their buildings more efficient and earning EPA’s ENERGY STAR® certification.”

ENERGY STAR® was introduced by the EPA in 1992 as a partnership program to encourage energy-efficient practices as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Since its birth, Americans—both families and businesses—have saved over $230 billion on utilities and prevented almost 2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gasses. The certification can be applied to over 65 different kinds of products and facilities, however, TurnKey Internet is one of only two ENERGY STAR® certified data centers in New York, and 39 in the entire country.

About Turnkey Internet

Founded in 1999, TurnKey Internet, Inc. is a full-service green data center and leading provider of sustainable web hosting and IT solutions. From its SSAE 16 Type 2 and ENERGY STAR® certified facility in Latham, NY—New York's Tech Valley Region—TurnKey offers web hosting, communication services, web-based IT systems, software as a service (SaaS), enterprise colocation services, and computing as a service to clients in more than 150 countries. For more information, please call (518) 618-0999 or visit http://www.turnkeyinternet.net/media.

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Britton Gallagher Selects VAZATA

2013-05-21T01:11:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - VAZATA, a provider of complex managed hosting, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), virtualization and colocation, announced today the addition of Britton Gallagher to its customer portfolio. Britton Gallagher is a leading insurance advisory firm that specializes in various areas of commercial insurance, personal insurance and health benefits.

Al Vasek, CIO of Britton Gallagher, said, “as a key part of our business continuity planning, we elected to couple the power of VAZATA’s highly reliable infrastructure with VMware’s Site Recovery Manager to protect our mission critical applications in the event of a disaster or disruption. We’re based in Ohio and chose VAZATA for geographic diversification and to access their Tier III, SSAE 16 Type 2, FISMA and HIPAA compliant facilities. VAZATA has consistently delivered a level of personal attention during the planning and implementation of our solution, and we now have the ability to fully restore operations in literally minutes. This of course in turn ensures that we are able to continue delivering reliable service to our customers without disruption.”

Chuck Hixson, SVP of Sales for VAZATA, said, “we really do view every customer relationship as something far more than just a transaction. We’re honored to be selected as a key part of the disaster recovery plan of a leading insurance advisory firm – this is a company that specializes in risk mitigation. I’m also pleased to hear the feedback that we’ve maintained a high-touch level of service throughout the solution implementation process. It’s our intent to build a lasting relationship with Britton Gallagher so we can continue to support them as their needs evolve and as their business continues to grow.”

About VAZATA

VAZATA is a complex managed hosting, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and colocation provider serving Global 1000 businesses, U.S. Federal Government Agencies and Mid-Market Enterprises. The company provides highly secure, stable, and scalable technology solutions that meet the challenges of its global customers using a proprietary cloud architecture called vStructure™. The vStructure™ IaaS platform allows for enhanced computing capabilities, accessibility, and fiscal viability in solutions designed to grow with organizations of all sizes. VAZATA’s IaaS architecture supports customers in their hosting needs and also provides solutions for disaster recovery and business continuity for mission critical applications. In 2011, VAZATA was the first company to receive an Authority to Operate as a cloud services technology provider to federal agencies. The backbone of support is its purpose built IaaS supported by three world class data centers, which have all achieved FISMA and SSAE 16 Type II compliance. Data centers are located in Texas and Northern Virginia.

About Britton Gallagher

Britton Gallagher was founded on July 1st 1942. Britton Gallagher is headquartered in Downtown Cleveland Ohio with satellite offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Northern California and Salt Lake City. At Britton Gallagher, our philosophy is to work with businesses and individuals that are interested in establishing long-term business relationships and respect attention to detail, exceptional customer service, and the interrelationship of insurance, risk management, and driving shareholder value. As a privately-owned, independent insurance broker, we answer only to our clients.

Today, Britton Gallagher provides insurance solutions for the Amusement, Construction & Surety, Employee Benefits, Executive Solutions, Global P & C, Life Sciences, Professional Athletes & Entertainers and Pyrotechnics industries and others.

Working with companies across the globe and in a variety of industries, we make it our business to understand every facet of our clients’ operations, strategies, goals, and culture to enable proactive insurance and risk management programs. We believe the most important service we can provide to our clients is our ability to act as an extension of their management team while capitalizing upon a structured, proprietary process - we call this process Our Relationship Continuum

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Data102 Turns Up Peering

2013-05-21T10:10:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - “Data102’s decision to peer with Any2 in Los Angeles is going to yield benefits for the clients at our Colorado Springs datacenter,” states Randal Kohutek, Operations Director at Data102, “by peering with Any2, Data102’s network will be faster and more stable, improving latency and fault tolerance.”

Peering, in the realm of computer networking, is when a connection is established between administratively separate networks. The purpose of peering is to exchange IP traffic between those networks. Peering benefits both companies involved in the interconnection, as it increases the routing control. Moreover, the users of each network participating in the exchange will benefit since peering increases a network’s capacity and increases overall performance, decreasing the amount of network hops for a direct connection to more routes.

Colorado datacenter Data102 is peering with Any2, the largest Internet Exchange on the west coast and the second largest Internet peering exchange in the United States. Any2 is a layer 2, IPv6-supporting, physical network switch that streamlines the exchange of Internet traffic between Internet service providers (ISPs) and content networks. Any2 is owned and operated by CoreSite and has over 200 participants locally and internationally.

Data102 is dedicated to providing an outstanding level of service, which is why, in addition to peering, power and cooling are combined with top-rated technology in order to drive both of the Data102 datacenters. Data102’s Colorado colocation is designed to further fulfill business IT needs, implementing a fast and reliable network that is up and running at least 99.999 percent of the time.

In addition to a fast and stable network aided by peering with CoreSite’s Any2 switch, Data102 remains up-to-date with frequent technical upgrades, and offers a range of IT products and services for various businesses throughout Colorado and beyond.

ABOUT DATA102

Data102 is a Colorado Springs IT services provider and datacenter. The company is proud to be able to offer products and services such as managed firewalls, hosting, collocation and bandwidth. The team at Data102 is proud to be able to deliver affordability, reliability and flexibility, as well as an unparalleled level of customer service. For more information about Data102 LLC, visit www.data102.com.

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Prolexic Issues DDoS Recommendations

2013-05-20T11:40:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that it has issued a number of recommendations that organizations can use to validate their DDoS defenses, as well as protection services they receive from mitigation providers.

“Making sure a provider can actually deliver on the level of service it promises is a critical step that many organizations overlook,” said Stuart Scholly, president at Prolexic. “Mitigation failure is such a common problem that the majority of Prolexic clients came to us after the DDoS protection they had in place did not work.”

Prolexic recommends that organizations work closely with their DDoS mitigation provider(s) to complete a professional, planned provisioning and service validation. The only way to be sure that DDoS protection will be effective is through proactive validation against different types of attack scenarios.

Prolexic recommends the following best practices forDDoS mitigation service testing and validation:

With the DDoS mitigation service active, verify that all applications are performing properly.
Verify that all routing and DNS is working.
In partnership with your mitigation service provider, generate a few gigabits of controlled traffic to validate the alerting, activation and mitigation features of the service.
Test small levels of traffic without scrubbing and without any DDoS protection to validate that your on-premise monitoring systems are functioning correctly. This action will also help you identify the stress points on your network.
Conduct baseline testing and calibrate systems to remediate any network vulnerabilities.
Schedule validation tests on a regular basis (yearly or quarterly) with your DDoS mitigation service provider to validate that the service configuration is still working correctly – and eliminate the risk of network element failures due to DDoS. If network issues arise during testing, your service provider may need to make modifications based on recent changes to your network, such as modified firewall rules, firmware updates and router reconfiguration.

“Based on the test results, Prolexic also recommends developing a mitigation playbook as part of an incident response plan,” said Scholly. “This helps ensure that everyone in the organization knows what to do and what to expect if an attack strikes.”

Additional DDoS service validation recommendations and guidance on how to develop a DDoS mitigation playbook can be found in Prolexic’s latest white paper, "Planning for and Validating a DDoS Defense," which can be downloaded for a limited time from http://www.prolexic.com/planning.

About Prolexic

Prolexic is the world’s largest, most trusted Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation provider. Able to absorb the largest and most complex attacks ever launched, Prolexic restores mission-critical Internet-facing infrastructures for global enterprises and government agencies within minutes. Ten of the world’s largest banks and the leading companies in e-Commerce, SaaS, payment processing, travel/hospitality, gaming and other at-risk industries rely on Prolexic to protect their businesses. Founded in 2003 as the world’s first in-the-cloud DDoS mitigation platform, Prolexic is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida and has scrubbing centers located in the Americas, Europe and Asia. To learn more about how Prolexic can stop DDoS attacks and protect your business, please visit prolexic.com, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+ , YouTube , and @Prolexic on Twitter.

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InfoRelay Expands in NYC

2013-05-20T11:38:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - On Monday, Northern Virginia-based colocation and cloud hosting provider InfoRelay Online Online Systems, Inc. announced the opening of its newest New York City data center, located in downtown near Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. The new facility houses a number of global networks, such as Level3, AboveNet, Verizon and AT&T, providing various connectivity options for colocation clients. InfoRelay says that the new data center availability is provided to ensure that its current and prospective clients have immediate access to expansion space for their IT infrastructure.

The new facility marks InfoRelay’s second data center in the downtown New York region, bringing the firm’s nationwide presence to 15 locations. The new facility anticipates the completion of its SSAE16 Type 2certification in coming weeks. InfoRelay explains that this certification ensures that clients requiring regulatory compliance can rely upon the physical and network security protocols initially laid out by the facility management. SSAE16 certification also helps InfoRelay to service government, healthcare, banking and other high-regulation sectors. In addition, the new facility utilizes diesel generator power and n+1 UPSinfrastructure to ensure consistent power and offers tenants an array of connectivity options on aredundant network configuration that is supplied by dual fiber entry points. Other attributes of this data center include heightened physical security such as mantrap entryways, keycard access, and 24/7/365 video monitoring.

InfoRelay’s New York expansions are driven by increased demand, Marketing Coordinator Jonathan Maxim explains. “Demand for data center real estate driven by the insurance, financial and web hosting sectors has contributed to our latest facility opening. A number of InfoRelay clients sought out data centers with higher availability that still offered competitive pricing. We worked with them to remove any bottlenecks in their expansion efforts.” Maxim explained that InfoRelay clients are provided with multiple, diverse locations to house their IT infrastructure, so that in the case of an outage, other PoPs (Points of Presence) can offload the primary network traffic and minimize downtime.

About InfoRelay Online Systems, Inc

InfoRelay Online Systems, Inc., founded in 1995, is a leading national data center and colocation provider with value-added services designed to alleviate the strain on IT budgets while providing superior customer support. The InfoRelay network is made up of a robust carrier blend, world class SSAE16II data centers, a portfolio of network and data center products, a wealth of in-house technical knowledge, and a passionate support team. The InfoRelay network is home to healthcare firms, federal and state government, legal services, non-profit, and e-commerce platforms.

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