Key benefits of cloud computing:
• Flexibility – There is the ability to update hardware
and software quickly to adhere to customer demands
and updates in technology.
• Savings – There is a reduction of capital expenditures
and IT personnel.
• Location & Hardware Independence – Users
can access application from a web browser connected
anywhere on the internet.
• Multi-tenancy – Resources and cost are shared
among many users, allowing overall cost reduction.
• Reliability – Many cloud providers replicate their
server environments in multiply data centers around
the globe, which accounts for business continuity and
disaster recovery.
• Scalability – Multiply resources load balance peak load capacity and utilization across multiply hardware
platforms in different locations
• Security – Centralization of sensitive data improves security by removing data from the users’ computers.
Cloud providers also have the staff resources to maintain all the latest security features to help
protect data.
• Maintenance – Centralized applications are much easier to maintain than their distributed counter
parts. All updates and changes are made in one centralized server instead of on each user’s computer.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Paetec Announces Plans for New Data Center in McLean, VA
MCLEAN, Va. - May 5, 2011 (Print-friendly PDF file)
PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), a Fortune 1000 company that provides advanced communication solutions to businesses nationwide, today announced plans for the deployment of a new data center in McLean, Va., approximately ten miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The center, which includes 49,000 square feet of raised floor space, will provide colocation services and geographic diversity to businesses and government entities along the East Coast and nationwide. The center also will support the shift to cloud computing as more business applications move towards advanced network-based services. The McLean center is planned to open at the end of 2011.
Planned services in the center include colocation space, power, and connectivity to PAETEC's diverse portfolio of network services as well as high-speed, fault-tolerant connections to the public Internet. Customers will have access to PAETEC's newest data center services including Dedicated Server, Virtual Server, Managed Cloud Storage, Hosted Exchange and Hosted Network Security Services.
"We selected this location specifically to meet the growing needs of the mid-Atlantic businesses as well as to support government applications," said Sanjay Hiranandani, PAETEC's chief technology officer. "When coupled with our strong portfolio of solutions, leading-edge IP network infrastructure and industry-leading service, we expect this data center to be considered one of the premier centers on the East Coast. Additionally, our fiber and fixed wireless infrastructure ensure that we can deliver the cloud-based services to end users virtually anywhere in the country at Gigabit and higher speeds."
The three-story, 62,500 square foot existing facility will be converted into data center space over the next seven months. Plans call for 49,000 square feet of raised floor space available to customers to collocate their servers, routers, and other systems and communication equipment. PAETEC will be hiring an incremental set of technical staff, complementing its broad engineering talent base to support this center. The location is also planned to have a 24x7 Technical Assistance Center (TAC), redundant power, and latest advancements in physical security, including precautions against flooding, fire and natural disasters.
The center continues PAETEC's legacy of geographic expansion of data centers enabling cloud-based services on a truly national basis. With the addition of McLean, PAETEC will have key data center facilities in Andover, Mass.; Bethlehem and Conshohocken, Pa.; Milwaukee, Houston, Phoenix, and Richmond, Va., augmenting its footprint of more than 100 physical colocation facilities nationwide.
For more information on PAETEC's data center solutions, visit www.fast.com.
PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), a Fortune 1000 company that provides advanced communication solutions to businesses nationwide, today announced plans for the deployment of a new data center in McLean, Va., approximately ten miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The center, which includes 49,000 square feet of raised floor space, will provide colocation services and geographic diversity to businesses and government entities along the East Coast and nationwide. The center also will support the shift to cloud computing as more business applications move towards advanced network-based services. The McLean center is planned to open at the end of 2011.
Planned services in the center include colocation space, power, and connectivity to PAETEC's diverse portfolio of network services as well as high-speed, fault-tolerant connections to the public Internet. Customers will have access to PAETEC's newest data center services including Dedicated Server, Virtual Server, Managed Cloud Storage, Hosted Exchange and Hosted Network Security Services.
"We selected this location specifically to meet the growing needs of the mid-Atlantic businesses as well as to support government applications," said Sanjay Hiranandani, PAETEC's chief technology officer. "When coupled with our strong portfolio of solutions, leading-edge IP network infrastructure and industry-leading service, we expect this data center to be considered one of the premier centers on the East Coast. Additionally, our fiber and fixed wireless infrastructure ensure that we can deliver the cloud-based services to end users virtually anywhere in the country at Gigabit and higher speeds."
The three-story, 62,500 square foot existing facility will be converted into data center space over the next seven months. Plans call for 49,000 square feet of raised floor space available to customers to collocate their servers, routers, and other systems and communication equipment. PAETEC will be hiring an incremental set of technical staff, complementing its broad engineering talent base to support this center. The location is also planned to have a 24x7 Technical Assistance Center (TAC), redundant power, and latest advancements in physical security, including precautions against flooding, fire and natural disasters.
The center continues PAETEC's legacy of geographic expansion of data centers enabling cloud-based services on a truly national basis. With the addition of McLean, PAETEC will have key data center facilities in Andover, Mass.; Bethlehem and Conshohocken, Pa.; Milwaukee, Houston, Phoenix, and Richmond, Va., augmenting its footprint of more than 100 physical colocation facilities nationwide.
For more information on PAETEC's data center solutions, visit www.fast.com.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Century Link, Inc, to buy Savvis, Inc.
Phone company CenturyLink Inc. plans to buy Savvis Inc. for about $2.5 billion in cash and stock to beef up its data center business as it looks to cash in on increasing demand for cloud services, Reuters reported.
SOURCE: Washington Business Journal
SOURCE: Washington Business Journal
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