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Fiber cuts got your network down? Re-route your IP with MIRO

05.23.2013 By:
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Every day, lines get cut. Every day, routers go out. Every day, every tier-one network provider has some type of outage. While many of these problems are fixed quickly, fiber cuts present a different challenge, as shown in this Level 3 Communications blog, 10 Most Bizarre and Annoying Causes of Fiber Cuts. With risks like these, what is the best way to maintain the highest level of internet performance for your business and your customers? The causes of fiber cuts range from squirrel damage … Read More...

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Digital Hollywood: The business of content delivery

05.22.2013 By:
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The Digital Hollywood event in Los Angeles earlier this month brought together content providers and technology companies from around the country to discuss the future of digital content distribution and licensing. As expected, the business of content creation and publication has progressed at breakneck speed in recent years, and as a result, the Digital Hollywood conference has evolved from a “dreams and ideas” workshop into a forum for strategic business and licensing discussions. The … Read More...

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Bare metal cloud accelerates online gaming

05.21.2013 By:
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Join the Technology Association of Georgia on May 22, 2013 to hear Hi-Rez Studios discuss their bare metal cloud solution and how it has helped them achieve higher economic efficiencies and superior online gaming performance. Have you ever wondered how online gaming companies meet end user demands for high performance and low latency? Fast-paced MMOGs have unique challenges regarding IT Infrastructure, and providing an exceptional user experience is critical. During a global launch, your new … Read More...

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Data center disaster preparedness: mock disaster drills – part 3 (video)

05.17.2013 By:
The six keys to disaster preparedness: Mock disaster drills

In our previous video on data center disaster preparedness, we discussed the importance of documented emergency response plans. Next, it’s time to test those plans and make sure they do more than just look good on paper - they need to be reliable and executable in the event of a real disaster. This video player requires Javascript to be active for browser/device detection; please enable Javascript in your … Read More...

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Retail’s big data evolution

05.16.2013 By:
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The amount of data collected at every part of the supply chain has steadily increased, enabling retailers to make extremely informed decisions about what to sell, when to sell it and who to sell it to. The science of collecting these vast amounts of data and trying to draw meaningful conclusions falls under the term “big data.” This vast amount of information quickly becomes complex, unruly and difficult to store; and it’s nearly impossible to extract meaningful insight using traditional … Read More...

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Disaster preparedness: daddy preparedness

05.15.2013 By:
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Just over ten months ago, my wife called me from home with eight used pregnancy tests staring at her from the bathroom trash can. Without hesitation, she uttered, “I’m pregnant.” My first words were every man’s first words in that situation upon hearing this unexpected news – “you’re what?” A weird concoction of excitement and fear pulsated within me as one thought continuously raced through my mind – “Oh (expletive). I’m gonna be a father.” Luckily for my wife and I, … Read More...

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Internap named 2013 American Business Awards finalist

05.14.2013 By:
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Internap’s Agile Hosting service was named a Finalist in the 2013 American Business Awards and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie® Award winner. Internap was nominated in the category of Best New Product or Service of the Year for Cloud Infrastructure. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and … Read More...

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Data center disaster preparedness: documented emergency plans – part 2 (video)

05.10.2013 By:
The Six Keys to Disaster Preparedness: Documented Response Plans

Watch Bill Brown, VP, Data Center Operations at Internap, discuss the keys to data center disaster preparedness and the importance of having a documented emergency response plan. When considering a colocation provider, be sure to ask for a written copy of their emergency and disaster response plan. The plan should provide details of preparation in case of an event. For example, in a weather related emergency, Internap enacts our response plan 96 hours in advance. This involves bringing … Read More...

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What Scandal gladiators have taught me about IT

05.09.2013 By: Leave a Comment
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If your office is like any other these days, then Scandal mania has taken over conversations around the proverbial water cooler. Shonda Rhimes’ latest hit drama is all the rage, and it can best be described as Washington intrigue meets spy thriller meets epic romance with tragedy written all over it. I, too, am engrossed by the intricately-woven storyline, and above all, by the deeply flawed characters that Shonda creates for us to love and hate all at the same time. I’ll be honest, … Read More...

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Upcoming webcast: learn the advantages of cloud & colocation hybridization

05.09.2013 By:
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Please join us on June 5th, 2013 at 1 p.m. EST for our next webcast, Hybridization: Shattering Silos Between Cloud and Colocation. We’ll discuss how hybridization of cloud and colocation can result in improved visibility and flexibility for your infrastructure, and present use cases in which colocation and cloud efficiently work together. Traditional colocation typically lacks the transparency, automation and flexibility inherent in cloud services - making it difficult to gain a holistic … Read More...

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