July 27, 2011 — UK web hosting provider WebHost.Uk.Net announced on Wednesday it has launched its new affiliate program. The announcement comes a few weeks after hosting providers HostDime, Dotpulse and KickAssVPS all launched affiliate programs of their own.
Updates from July, 2011
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UK Web Host WebHostuknet Launches Affiliate Program
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Colocation Firm Internap Expands Atlanta Data Center
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July 27, 2011 — Colocation provider Internap announced on Wednesday that it will expand its Atlanta data center to meet growing demand for data center services in the area. According to the press release, phase one of the expansion will include about 12,000 square feet of net-sellable space. This phase will be online by the third quarter of 2012, according to Internap.
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Federal Agencies Given Until October to Detail Data Center Consolidation
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July 27, 2011 — In the latest update in the ongoing initiative to consolidate government-wide data centers, federal CIO Vivek Kundra has implemented a new set of deadlines for federal agencies in which they must outline their consolidation plans on their websites by October 7.
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Obamas Tax Ceiling Plea Swamps Web Servers Takes Down Websites
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July 27, 2011 — The websites of various Congress members crashed Tuesday after their servers were flooded by traffic from Americans concerned about the nation’s debt limit. The sudden surge in traffic was in response to President Obama’s speech Monday night which urged citizens who “want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit” to contact their congressional representatives.
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Web Host PEER 1 Announces Four Appointments to Support Global Growth
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July 27, 2011 — Web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting announced on Wednesday that it has named Steve Patti chief marketing officer, has appointed three other positions as well. This appointment comes on the heels of PEER 1’s announcement that its data center in Portsmouth, UK, will have the lowest PUE rating in the country.
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Web Host Go Daddy Officially Launches Cloud Hosting
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July 27, 2011 — Web hosting provider and domain registrar Go Daddy announced on Wednesday that it has officially launched its 4th Generation cloud-based hosting. This launch comes a month after Go Daddy announced its highly anticipated acquisition by KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures. Though the deal is not completed yet, the strategic investment is reported to be in the range of $2 billion.
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Dell Launches OpenStack Infrastructure as a Service Cloud Solution
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July 26, 2011 — IT giant Dell announced on Tuesday it has launched the Dell OpenStack Cloud Solution, a new cloud solution based on the OpenStack platform. The solution comes four months after Dell, along with Equinix and Rackspace Hosting, first announced it was developing the OpenStack cloud demonstration and test environment.
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Web Hosts Contribute to Roadmap for Government Cloud Migration
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July 26, 2011 — Government services provider Savvis Federal Systems, a subsidiary of Savvis, announced on Tuesday that it was part of the group that published a set of recommendations for the US government to move to the cloud. Along with the TechAmerica Foundation, Savvis released the Cloud First Buyer’s Guide for Government, based on the government’s plan to move applications to the cloud.
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Web Host PEER 1 Data Center Becomes First in UK to Achieve 11 PUE
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July 26, 2011 — Web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting announced on that its new data center in Portsmouth, UK will have a predicted Power Usage Effectiveness rating of 1.1, making it the lowest in the country. The company announced in January it began constructing the 50,000 square foot green data center in Portsmouth.
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Web Host SoftLayer Adds Local Disk Storage Option to CloudLayer Hosting
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July 26, 2011 — Web hosting provider SoftLayer Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has expanded storage options for CloudLayer Computing Instances to include Local Disk Storage. This announcement comes a week after the WHIR did a Q&A interview with SoftLayer’s chief scientist Nathan Day about his HostingCon 2011 presentation on “The Power of Innovation.”
