The following links to the third in a series of articles by Bill Kleyman from Data Center Knowledge called “Data Center Knowledge Guide to Colocation Selection”. We re-posted links to the first article here and the second article here. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ———– In selecting the right type of data center colocation, administrators …
CIO Survey: More Outsourcing, Less Hardware
The article below is from ZDnet in October and recounts the results from a CIO survey. Nearly half of respondents indicated rising budgets in 2012 and 2013 with productivity and cost reduction being the top concerns. IT budgets represented nearly 5% of revenue in 2012 — up from nearly 4% in the previous two years. Spending on in-house hardware, network, …
Article: Disaster Recovery, Hurricane Sandy
Article from SearchCloudProvider on how certain data center providers fared during Hurricane Sandy, particularly with regard to implementation of disaster recovery plans. Good news: AIS operates data centers in San Diego and Phoenix, sufficiently far apart to neutralize risks / threats from any one single event, be it weather, earthquake, terrorism, or locusts. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian …
Article: The Emergence of the CIO-Plus
Article from Forbes about how CIOs are being asked / tasked to do more and more — partly because of their “unique” enterprise-wide view of the business. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ————- As IT leaders become much more business-centric in terms of their skillset, they have been asked to assume additional responsibilities beyond their …
Article: Bioinformatics Called Critical to Next-Generation DNA Sequencing
In addition to being a fairly succinct and self-evident article from FierceHealthIT, there are some really great vocabulary words in here: multigigabase concomitantly armamentarium All jest aside, the need for cloud computing in bioinformatics is real — and rising. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ————– Laboratories that want to run next-generation sequencing (NGS) of DNA …
Article: Is IT Outsourcing a Dying Concept?
According to a recent survey by outsourcing analyst firm HfS Research, 63 percent of IT leaders would like to drop the term “outsourcing” to describe the IT services provided to them by third-parties and 68 percent of IT service providers want to do away with the designation.
Article: Rapid Whole-Genome Sequencing Ends MRSA Outbreak
Rapid whole-genome sequencing helped a hospital isolate a MRSA outbreak and track new infections to a single staff member, according to an article published Wednesday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Yes, We’re Being Audited… to Prove SSAE 16 / SOC 1,2,3 Compliance
FUD Bogeyman: Hey buddy, did know know that AIS is getting audited? Not good, not good. Datacenter Seeker: Huh? What’s that all about? FUD Bogeyman: It’s bad news, let me tell ya. I’m told they’ve got financial troubles. Better stay away from them. Datacenter Seeker: Wow, AIS never said anything to me about that. Are you sure? FUD Bogeyman: Am …
Yes Indeed, Look at Our BBB Rating (Hint: A+)
Lately a certain few folks — green with envy — have been talking trash about AIS and trying to have prospects believe that we’re even in the same tier of business as they are. They’ve even stooped to implying that our Better Business Bureau rating is something other than stellar. So please see for yourself, either here or at the BBB website.
451 Research: AIS Is Market Share Leader in San Diego
Evidently size does indeed matter. And in case you didn’t know it, AIS is big. In fact, 451 Research has recognized AIS as San Diego’s market share leader with an impressive 52% share. The 451 Research report — North American Multi-Tenant Datacenter Supply Emerging Major Markets – 2012 — was first released in September 2012. Local ankle-biters would have you …
