Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, stated during an interview with InformationWeek that when it comes to cloud computing, Microsoft is “all in”. He commented that the cloud growth, or “hockey stick” as he referred to it, is now taking off. Over the past five years Microsoft has made a significant investment in their cloud computing products [...]
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Microsoft Says It’s “All In” When It Comes to Cloud Computing
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cloud Computing, Managed Hosting, Microsoft
Tags: Cloud Computing·InformationWeek·Infrastructure·Managed Hosting·Microsoft·Microsoft's CEO·Steve Ballmer
VMware Migration
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Consolidation, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Routers, Security, Servers, Storage, Switches, VMware
Our Dallas Data Center team recently took over IT management for a customer who was experiencing poor VM performance in an environment which consisted of ESX 3.5 Enterprise with two hosts and an iSCSI SAN which was, for all practical purposes, homemade. The performance issues appeared to reside primarily in the SAN which only had [...]
Tags: 10Gb Interfaces·Business Continuity·Consolidation·Dallas Data Center·Data Centers·Database Performance·Dell EqualLogic PS610X iSCSI SAN·Dell PowerConnect 8024F 10Gb Switches·Dell PowerEdge R710·ESX 3.5 Enterprise·ESXi 4·High Disk Queue Lengths·I/O Capability·iSCSI SAN·IT Management·LAN·LUNs·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·NIC Ports·Palo Alto Networks PA-500 Firewalls·Poor VM Performance·Routers·Security·Servers·Single Gigabit Connections·Storage·Storage vMotion·Switches·vCenter·Virtual Machines·VM·vMotion·VMware·vSphere·Xeon Quad-Core Processors
IT Asset Management
October 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Consolidation, Dedicated Servers, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Uncategorized
Did you know….?
• IT Assets comprise the 2nd largest operational expense, next to employees in a typical company?
• IT Capital Expenditures represent a significant and in many cases majority share of annual capital expenditures for many companies?
IT Asset Management has been around for a long time in large Fortune 500 businesses and is now gaining [...]
Tags: Budget·Business Continuity·Colocation·Consolidation·data center·Dedicated Servers·Disaster Recovery·Green IT·Implementations·Managed Hosting·Management·Microsoft·Project·ROI·TCO·Virtualization
What is Virtualization and What Can It Do for You?
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Storage, Virtualization
Virtualization is generating a lot of buzz in IT circles these days because it promises to dramatically change the way many companies manage and operate their IT infrastructure. Virtualization is a broad term that covers the creation of virtual computing resources—such as storage, the network, or even an entire machine. For example, using virtualization you [...]
Tags: Backup·Business Continuity·catastrophic·Consolidation·data center·Disaster Recovery·Green IT·Hyper-V·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Virtual·Virtualization·VM·VMware·Xen
Windows 7 Will Have Better Support for Windows XP-only Applications
August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Green IT, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Virtualization
Microsoft recently announced the availability of the Release Candidate for Windows XP Mode. According to Microsoft, this release was specifically designed to ease the migration path for small to medium-sized businesses by providing additional compatibility for their older applications that may not be compatible with Windows Vista or the upcoming Windows 7.
Windows XP mode runs [...]
Tags: Dedicated Servers·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Microsoft·ROI·Virtualization·Windows 7
Colocation Is The Perfect Hosting Solution
April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Colocation, Disaster Recovery, Green IT, Managed Services, Virtualization
Tags: Backup·Budget·Business Continuity·catastrophic·colo·colo by the u·Colocation·Dallas Data Center·data backup·data center·data center security·data management·data security·Dedicated Servers·disaster·Disaster Recovery·green data center·Green IT·green ITgreen technology·iscsi·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Management·north texas data centers·ROI·Storage·utility computing·Virtualization
Attention all ex-customers of Core IP Networks
April 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Colocation, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Storage, Virtualization
If you were an innocent victim of the FBI’s raid this past Thursday at a Dallas ISP and need services, we can help. We have been helping a local company who had their 2 1/2 cabinets seized, which included all of their servers (network, web, domain, Exchange, SQL) and their backup, get back online ASAP. [...]
Tags: Backup·catastrophic·colo·colo by the u·Colocation·Dedicated Servers·disaster·Disaster Recovery·failure·Host·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Storage
Living in an HA World
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Colocation, Consolidation, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Virtualization
Today’s business can’t afford to be down. If you have a web presence, your business is on 24/7. If you don’t treat your infrastructure as if you are open around the clock, you could be losing opportunity. Many people think that in order to get HA (High Availability) in their hardware that they have to [...]
Tags: Budget·Business Continuity·catastrophic·Colocation·Consolidation·Dedicated Servers·Disaster Recovery·IBM·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Virtualization·VM·VMware
Dedicated Servers Now on Sale
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Colocation, Consolidation, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Virtualization
Trying to grow your business but don’t have the technology to move forward? Dallas Data Center’s dedicated servers provide you with the hardware for only $249 per month with no term commitment and only a $100 set up fee.
Dallas Data Center’s dedicated servers are configured with the following specifications:
· Dual Xeon 3.2Ghz Processors
· 4 [...]
Tags: Budget·colo by the u·Colocation·Consolidation·Dedicated Servers·disaster·Disaster Recovery·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Microsoft·ROI·TCO·utility computing·Virtual·Virtualization
Rent-a-Server
March 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Colocation, Consolidation, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services
Renting space in a cloud or renting a physical server, either way allows for you to easily develop your application or get a presence on the web. There is a difference between the options. A cloud server is a virtual server. A virtual server can have issues with performance. These servers are great for low [...]
Tags: Budget·Business Continuity·Dedicated Servers·Host·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·ROI·TCO·utility computing
Open House and Networking Event
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Colocation, Uncategorized
Dallas Data Center is hosting an open house and networking event on Thursday, March 5, from 5pm to 7pm. All of our friends, customers, partners, and associates are invited to bring a friend and come unwind with a cold beverage and some hot conversation. We will be giving tours of the data center to all [...]
Tags: Backup·colo·colo by the u·Colocation·Managed Hosting·Managed Services
Server Consolidation = Green, Money Saving, Easier to Manage
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Consolidation, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Virtualization
In the last several weeks more than 75,000 layoffs have occurred. The jobs didn’t go away, just the people who did them. Server consolidation and job layoffs can be compared for the fact that the servers and people that are left, still have to carry the original load. The difference is that the servers were [...]
Tags: Consolidation·Green IT·Managed Hosting·utility computing·Virtualization
Green IT
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Consolidation, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Virtualization
Green IT doesn’t mean that little greens guys from light years away are providing IT, although sometimes we wonder about that. Green IT is creating an infrastructure that is more efficient in power consumption, consolidating your servers for maximum utilization, and choosing the right location for your gear.
Most manufactures are creating “green” servers. These [...]
Tags: colo·Colocation·Consolidation·Green IT·Managed Hosting·utility computing·Virtualization
Managed Services – Maximizing Your Dollar
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Backup, Colocation, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Virtualization
Information Technology (IT) is a necessary part in every business today. Whether your business is small and only uses email for communication, you host your website somewhere, or you have a full blown server farm and a team of IT staff, your business uses IT. When times are tough we look at all the areas [...]