San Diego Facebooking — Say Cheese!

Brian Wood Blog

America’s Finest City is the proud home of many wonderful assets. Qualcomm.  ServiceNow. San Diego Zoo. SPAWAR. UCSD. Point Loma. Mission Bay. Now add a facial recognition pilot program used by law enforcement. We all knew that this was coming — Vanilla Sky showed us so. Article by Lisa Vaas in Naked Security. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian …

Connect with CONNECT, Oct 30 in San Diego

Brian Wood Past Events

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | Knobbe Martens 12790 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 5:00 to 7:00 PM San Diego’s Premier Networking Event On October 30, 2013, Connect with CONNECT partners with CONNECT’s Nearsourcing Initiative to provide the ultimate environment to mix, mingle and check out the Nearsourcing Tradeshow exhibits. Get a taste of how ‘keeping it local’ benefits your …

Oktoberfest Luncheon, Oct 18 in San Diego

Brian Wood Past Events

October 18, 2013 | Stone Brewing Liberty Station 2816 Historic Decatur Rd #116 San Diego, CA 92106 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM A Deeper Look into Cloud Services Celebrate Oktoberfest with Bird Rock Systems at San Diego’s renowned Stone Brewing Liberty Station. Sample Stone’s award-winning craft beers and world-inspired cuisine while learning about the latest Cloud Services from VMware, AIS …

AITP Cloud Conference, Oct 3 in San Diego

Brian Wood Past Events

August 15, 2013 | San Diego Del Mar Hilton 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar, CA 92014 San Diego’s 5th Annual Cloud Computing Conference Cloud Computing has begun to realize the promises analysts predicted 3-4 years ago. Every day, Business and IT Professionals are looking for cloud computing solutions that will save money, simplify business operations and increase their competitive advantage. …

CyberTini, October 2 in San Diego

Brian Wood Past Events

October 2, 2013 | SDG&E Innovation Center 4760 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92117 3:15 to 9:00 PM Securing the Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IOT) is the term for the phenomenon where people and things (physical devices such vehicles, commercial and industrial equipment, medical devices, remote sensors, etc.) are connected to networks that are linked to …

Nirvanix Fallout re: Cloud Market

Brian Wood Blog

The unexpected exit of fellow San Diego firm Nirvanix from the cloud storage playing field is analyzed in the piece below from 451 Research analysts Carl Brooks and Simon Robinson. AIS customers and prospects can take comfort in knowing that we have been in business for over 20 years and we have very strong financial backing from our three committed …

Exit Stage Left: Nirvanix Go Bye Bye

Brian Wood Blog

451 Research analyst Simon Robinson wrote the piece below describing the downfall of fellow San Diego firm Nirvanix. AIS customers and prospects can take comfort in knowing that we have been in business for over 20 years and we have very strong financial backing from our three committed private equity investors. In other words, we are firmly established, broadly diversified, …

DRJ Fall World, Sept 23-25 in San Diego

Brian Wood Past Events

Sept 23-25, 2013 | Hilton San Diego Bayfront 1 Park Boulevard San Diego, CA 92101 The #1 Conference Dedicated to Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Sessions are designed to appeal to everyone. Whether you are an industry expert or a beginner in the field, you will find sessions targeted to your needs. Industry leaders will be presenting a variety of …

BIOCOM Lunch and Learn, Sept 19 in San Diego

Brian Wood Past Events

September 19, 2013 | BIOCOM Boardroom 4510 Executive Drive, Plaza 7 San Diego, CA 92121 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM Cloud Migration Case Study: Why Liquid Grids Moved from AWS to AIS Learn why (and how) Liquid Grids made the transition from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to AIS (American Internet Services) for cloud computing. Liquid Grids is a San Diego-based …

AIS Appoints New CEO

Brian Wood Blog, Press Releases

Greg Rollet replaces Tim Caulfield; served on executive leadership team of regional data center operator Peak 10 SAN DIEGO, September 16, 2013 – AIS (American Internet Services), a Southwestern provider of tailored data center and cloud service solutions, today announced the appointment of Greg Rollet as the company’s new chief executive officer. Mr. Rollet takes over from Tim Caulfield who …