MEF Appoints New Board of Directors For 2016-2017 Fiscal Year
World-Class Team Focused On Accelerating Industry Transition To Third Network Services Enabled By LSO, SDN, NFV, CE 2.0 Boston, 4 August 2016 — MEF is pleased to announce the results of the 2016 – 2017 Board of Directors elections and subsequent appointments by the...
EdgeConneX® Portland Edge Data Center® Earns OIX-2 Certification
EdgeConneX® announced this week that its Portland Edge Data Center® (EDC) has been awarded Open-IX OIX-2 certification. OIX-2 certification confirms that Portland EDC’s infrastructure reduces complexities and enables the implementation of business-critical...
A Front Row Seat at Telecom Exchange’s CEO Roundtable, Featuring ZenFi President and CEO Ray LaChance
On June 21-22, the ZenFi team took a short trip from their Manhattan offices downtown to Cipriani Wall Street to participate in Telecom Exchange NYC 2016. While attending the event, ZenFi President and CEO, Ray LaChance, participated on the CEO Roundtable, “Fiber...
EdgeConneX® Portland Edge Data Center® Achieves OIX-2 Certification
Portland Facility is the First and Only OIX-Certified Data Center in the Pacific Northwest Herndon, VA - August 4, 2016 – EdgeConneX®, specializing in global data center solutions at the Edge of the network, today announces that its Portland Edge Data Center® (EDC)...
Cisco & Amartus Co-Lead MEF OpenCS Packet WAN Use Case
Project Is Part Of MEF’s Open Initiative To Accelerate The Industry Transition To Agile, Assured & Orchestrated Third Network Services Los Angeles, 25 July 2016 - MEF is pleased to announce that Cisco and Amartus are co-leading work on the new OpenCS (Open...
Broadband Forum and ON.Lab Collaborate on CORD
Organizations to work together to advance next-generation broadband networks built on SDN, NFV and Cloud technologies July 28, 2016: The Broadband Forum today announced it has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Open Networking Laboratory (ON.Lab), with...
VIRTUS Data Centres Expands Global Footprint with Global Cloud Xchange
Originally posted to Data Center Post London – 25 July 2016 – VIRTUS Data Centres (VIRTUS), the UK’s fastest growing data centre provider, today announced a partnership with Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, to expand its...
Compu Dynamics Releases White Paper
‘Essential Elements for Data Center Optimization’ Offers Methodologies to Minimize Risk and Capture the Full Value of a Data Center Deployment Sterling, Va., August 2, 2016 – Compu Dynamics, a provider of mission-critical electrical and mechanical services for data...
HostingCon Spotlight: Kirill Bensonoff, Founder of Unigma, Talks Cloud
Originally posted to CloudPost. Recently, Data Center POST spoke with Unigma’s Founder, Kirill Bensonoff about the problems Unigma is attempting to solve, key market trends pushing companies to the cloud and what Mr. Bensonoff accomplished at HostingCon, the largest...
HostingCon Spotlight: Host in Ireland’s Founder and President, Garry Connolly, Discusses the Organization’s “5 Ps” and Greatest Accomplishments
Originally posted to Data Center Post. Data Center POST had the opportunity to speak with Garry Connolly, Host in Ireland’s Founder and President, during HostingCon Global 2016, which took place between July 24-27 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New...
Movers & Shakers: 10 Innovators North of the Rack
Originally posted to Data Center Dynamics by Sebastian Moss Open source, cognitive solutions and big data analytics - here are ten software heavyweights behind the data center software revolution With software taking control of the upper layers of the data center, we...
Wilcon Receives SSAE 16/SOC 1 Type II Attestation and HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Report
LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2016 -- KirkpatrickPrice announced today that Wilcon, a fiber optic and data center infrastructure provider, has demonstrated through an independent review of their information security control structure, their compliance with the SSAE 16/SOC 1...
FiberLight Announces New Fiber Construction to Connect Texas Networks
On July 26, 2016, FiberLight announced that the company will continue to invest in its Texas-based network. Moving forward, FiberLight will provide low-latency transport to growing rural communities across Texas. The expansion will establish additional low-latency...
EdgeConneX® Joins Host in Ireland
EdgeConneX® is now a strategic partner of Host in Ireland, the global initiative for encouraging businesses to host digital assets on the Emerald Isle. Ireland is now a prime location for hosting data. Its data center industry provides enhanced connectivity, cost...
HostingCon Spotlight: Leon Kuperman, CTO of ZENEDGE, Discusses Cybersecurity and the Launch of Its Single IP Protection
Originally posted to Data Center Post by Kathy Xu. Data Center POST recently spoke with ZENEDGE’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Leon Kuperman about the launch of the company’s Single IP Protection, and what ZENEDGE is hoping to accomplish at HostingCon. The...
HostingCon Spotlight: GTT CMO Gina Nomellini Talks Growth and Keeping Pace with the Global Cloud Networking Industry
Originally posted to Data Center Post by Contributing Editor, Kathy Xu. Data Center POST recently spoke with Gina Nomellini, Chief Marketing Officer of GTT Communications, Inc (GTT). In this Q&A, Ms. Nomellini discusses how GTT won the ACG 2016 “Growth Company of...
The Rise of On-Premise Network Centers
Originally posted on LinkedIn Pulse, By Stephen B. Altizer, President, Compu Dynamics We’re in the midst of a very significant phase change in the data center industry. As someone on the front lines, I find it truly fascinating to witness. Unlike major shifts of the...
HostingCon Spotlight: How Infomart Helps Hosting Providers Excel
Originally posted to Data Center Post by Contributing Editor, Kathy Xu. Data Center POST recently had the opportunity to speak with Scott Mitchell, Senior VP of Sales, Infomart Data Centers, about the company’s goals for HostingCon Global 2016. The event, taking place...
Netrality Properties Announces Key Acquisitions in St. Louis
Originally posted to Data Center Post. On July 19, Netrality Properties, the owner and operator of premium colocation facilities and network-neutral carrier hotels, announced the strategic acquisition of two important properties in St. Louis, Missouri. Located at 210...
V-COMM Named Top Consultant of 2016
Cranbury, NJ (July 15, 2016) — V-COMM, an industry-leading telecommunications engineering firm, has been nominated and named by readers as one of the top consultants of 2016, according to RadioResource Media Group’s MissionCritical Communications magazine. V-COMM, now...