To create a cost-effective infrastructure option for housing big data deployments, many IT organizations have been forced to use a combination of cloud, dedicated hosting and colocation from multiple providers. But the emergence of new colocation services that provide cloud-like flexibility along with secure physical infrastructure helps meet the demands of big data through data [...]
Meet the challenges of big data infrastructure with colocation
05.01.2013 By:
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Trends for content owners in 2013: HMTL5 versus Flash (Video)
03.05.2013 By:
Trend 5: HTML versus Flash Even though HTML5 is quickly becoming the programming language of choice for web developers, digital publishers still need to maintain Flash websites and online applications during the transition. This will require content owners to broaden their development toolset by simultaneously increasing their knowledge of HTML5 while maintaining websites that use [...]
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GDC in Austin and catching up on the latest trends in gaming
10.16.2012 By:
We were at Game Developers Conference Online in Austin last week to catch up on the latest trends in one of our key customer verticals. The time we spent deciphering T-shirts with arcane game references and investigating the ubiquitous affinity for 8-bit game art notwithstanding, this was a really informative and useful conference. We had the opportunity [...]
Gaming: Not the usual suspects
10.05.2012 By:
From gaming execs and developers to casino owners and agency CEOs – all had gaming top of mind this week. Gaming industry professionals from around the world attended Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2012 and one of the hottest topics was Internet gaming – the next frontier for casinos. Ad agency CEOs are in New York [...]
Online gaming continues to explode — and not because of a grenade
09.20.2012 By:
Not surprisingly, there continues to be a growing library of online games. What may be surprising, however, is the rate of its growth — how quickly and how much. According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global gaming market was worth $70.5 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach [...]
Don’t wait — another hurricane is already forming
09.05.2012 By:
Last week, as folks were bracing for Isaac and what wrath he would bring to Louisiana, Mississippi and beyond, my mashup referenced making other preparations – those beyond the personal – that are necessary to avoid data loss. But for many it may have been too late. According to a comment on a related article: [...]
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Getting crowded is a good thing
08.08.2012 By:
Crowdsourcing isn’t new, but increasingly it is being used by organizations big and small as a process to solve challenges in a more effective way – faster, more creatively and with better engagement. In fact, US lawmakers, scientists, educators, online gaming enterprises and Netflix, to name a few, are crowdsourcing. According to a BusinessWeek article, [...]
How can managing your IT be like taking a “chill pill”?
05.30.2012 By:
This past weekend was a 3-day one for most in the USA, and it marked the beginning of summer as well. That time of the year when you fire up the grill, uncover the pool, turn on the AC and chill out! Just as you are getting into that relaxed zone, it’s time to head [...]
Singapore Web Hosting – Why Host your Asia Cloud Server or Dedicated Server with Voxel?
03.10.2010 By:
With Asian web users representing an even larger portion of today’s Internet, Voxel is seeing more of its customers target the Asian market and require Asian web hosting for their applications, social networking tools, ad delivery solutions or media content. Users are demanding top performance and service providers and startups need to deliver that in a [...]
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