AIS BusinessStorage eliminates need for capital expense or in-house storage expertise SAN DIEGO (September 23, 2014) – AIS Data Centers, the Southwest’s market leader for business-ready IT infrastructure, announced availability of AIS BusinessStorage, a fully-managed storage service tailored for companies seeking to augment or replace data storage capability while eliminating the need for capital expense or in-house expertise. Featuring two …
The Top 5 Most Infamous Hackers
For as long as the internet has been around, there have been hackers, crackers, sneakers, and cyber-terrorists. However you prefer to call them, they’re thieves and they prey upon not only unsuspecting victims, but large, seemingly secure corporations (think Target), and even the government as well. The world of hacking doesn’t discriminate, however, and the most successful hackers gained notoriety …
Using Big Data To Combat Water Shortages
Believe it or not, big data can do its part in solving big problems that affect everyone. It’s not exclusively about colocation, server racks, and cloud computing any longer; big data is lending a hand in ways that are proving to be quite beneficial to the world outside of private business and corporations. Data Center Knowledge, a leading online source …
AIS Data Centers Announces New Vice President of Sales
SAN DIEGO (September 16, 2014) – AIS Data Centers, the Southwest’s market leader for business-ready IT infrastructure, today announced that Dominic Miraglia has joined as its new vice president of sales. Miraglia takes over responsibility for managing all aspects of the company’s revenue including new customer acquisition, retention, and account management. Miraglia has over 10 years’ experience building and leading …
Google’s “Machine Learning” Data Centers
At a recent presentation at Data Centers Europe, Google’s Joe Kava announced that the company had begun using a neural network to analyze oceans of data it collects about its server farms and to recommend ways to improve them (datacenterknowledge.com). Google engineer Jim Gao is largely credited for creating the neural network. Gao is well-acquainted with large projects like this; …
7 Reasons Why Building Your Own Data Center Is a Bad Idea
1. It’s Extremely Expensive Do you know the cost of building and running a data center? You’re almost certainly wrong. Underestimating the costs of building your own data center is one of the first and most common mistakes companies make. There are several things to take into consideration when planning the construction of your own data center; engineering, permits and …
AIS Updates SSAE 16, ISAE 3402 Compliance Audits for 3rd Year
Third-party audits by Moss Adams confirm AIS Data Centers’ commitment to high standards for security and availability SAN DIEGO (September 9, 2014) – AIS Data Centers, the Southwest’s market leader for business-ready IT infrastructure, announced successful completion of the third consecutive update of third-party SSAE 16 and ISAE 2402 SOC 1, 2, and 3 Type 2 audits for each of …
Big Data and Data Center Fun Facts
There’s no question that big data plays a huge role in the lives of millions of people as well as countless businesses. As each year passes, data gets bigger and more storage facilities are built to handle the influx of information and keep it accessible and safe. Just how big has big data become? How big do data centers have …
Surge Protectors vs. UPS in Napa Earthquake
Here’s yet another reason to use a data center for colocation rather than pursue a “do it yourself” approach with on-premise IT equipment. Earthquakes in California? What could happen? Summary by Paul Mah in FierceCIO, original article by Patrick Thibodeau in Computerworld. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- Why a surge protector may not be adequate …
Cool Data Centers From Around the World
Let’s be honest, when you think of a data center, “cool” is probably not one of the first words you might use to describe it. “Cloud computing,” “flexible capacity,” or “carbon footprint” are used a lot more commonly along with a multitude of numbers to refer to the total square footage, server racks, power usage, or miles of cable that …
