International automotive digital marketing solutions provider taps AIS for colocation, on-premise networking, and enterprise-class managed storage SAN DIEGO (May 20, 2014) – AIS (American Internet Services), the Southwest’s leading provider of tailored data center and cloud service solutions, today announced that Search Optics, one of the nation’s leading automotive digital marketing solutions providers, has selected AIS as its IT infrastructure …
Data Center Selection Criteria
The AIS team of experts has come up with some suggestions on what to look for when selecting a data center for colocation purposes. They touch upon Power Distribution, Connectivity, HVAC, Security, Amenities, and People. Data Center Power Distribution Does the facility have mutually supporting and redundant power systems from which to provide power? Can the provider power circuits at …
Power Redundancy: Does It Matter? YES!
Having a redundant power supply would seem to be a “no brainer.” After all, a failover option in case electrical power is interrupted would seem to be a business essential. But the answer is not always so simple: different users have different requirements for reliability and uptime; there are a variety of ways to achieve different levels of power redundancy …
Do Telcos Speak Data Center? Well, um… no
Just because you’re big doesn’t mean that you can easily “own” an adjacent market. Especially if your DNA screams “slow and manual — and formerly a monopoly”. Article by Elra Hayward in Datacenter Dynamics. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- Do telcos understand the data center business? There’s something of a land grab going on …
Data Center Credentials: Trust But Verify
Self-reported grade inflation is a common occurrence: everybody wants to be ranked at the top. And who’s going to notice if a folks take a few liberties with the truth? Verification and reference checks are so 20th century. Besides, if someone aspires to have a particular type of certification, isn’t that what’s really important? WRONG! Trust but verify. By James …
Gartner Plugs Disaster Recovery Planning
You gotta love it when Gartner — one of the most respected market research firms on the planet — observes trends and recommends courses of action that your own business is already pursuing. Validation is a beautiful thing. Summary article by Fred Donovan in FierceITSecurity, original press release by Gartner. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing …
Hulk Hogan Re-Enters the Ring
The data center biz may have just jumped the shark. Or maybe this is just another counter-intuitive-yet-extremely-savvy post-ring career move by one of wrestling’s great trendsetters and thought leaders a la Jesse “The Body” Ventura. Regardless of motivation, I welcome the competition and am grateful for the news courtesy of Broadway World. C’mon, brother, get in the ring! Emphasis in …
HCTS North America, Sept 23-25 in Las Vegas
Sept 23-25, 2013 | Bellagio Resort & Casino 3600 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit North America 451 Research’s annual Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit-North America is the premier forum for executives in the hosting, cloud computing, datacenter and Internet infrastructure sectors. Join corporate leaders, end users, industry visionaries, IT practitioners, and financial …
AIS + QuoteColo = Great Deals in San Diego & Phoenix
AIS and QuoteColo (http://www.quotecolo.com/colocation-pricing/) are offering some GREAT deals for new customers in San Diego and Phoenix. Take a look at the AIS colocation deals in San Diego:AIS Fiber Alley is located in the San Diego Spectrum area of Kearny Mesa in central San Diego. [divider] Here are the AIS colocation deals in Phoenix:AIS Van Buren is in a well-known, …
Flash Storage Explained
All hat and no cattle? All flash and no pan? All disk and no flash? Read this article by 451 Research analysts Rhonda Ascierto and Tim Stammers to get the low-down on the hottest new storage technology. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ———– Flash storage: The ‘Scarlet Speedster’ of disruptive datacenter technology Flash memory, the …
