Netcetera Launches New cloud platform

February 25, 2009 -- European managed hosting and data center provider Netcetera has launched a new cloud platform, enabling businesses to design, build, manage and scale their entire on-demand IT infrastructure from a web-based interface.

Understanding the Great Cloud Rush of '09

Posted on 2009-02-12

Keynote speaker Info-Tech Research Group Senior Research Analyst John Sloan recalls being asked if the adoption of cloud computing is a goldrush. "No, it's more like a landrush," he said.

Terremark Updates Enterprise Cloud Platform

January 8, 2009 -- Data center operator and hosting provider Terremark Worldwide announced on Thursday it has upgraded its Enterprise Cloud computing platform with new features.

Layered Tech Offers Windows Grid

November 4, 2008 -- Layered Technologies announced on Tuesday it has become the first web host to give enterprise customers the option of transferring their Windows OS environment to an AppLogic-based cloud computing solution.

Layered Tech Expands Services

October 1, 2008 -- Layered Technologies announced on Tuesday its recently completed network upgrades further strengthen its ability to meet the needs of enterprise-class customers for traditional and virtualization platforms.

Q&A: John Pozadzides, Layered Tech

July 23, 2008 -- An email conversation with Layered Tech's chief marketing officer John Pozadzides, who describes the content of his Wenesday morning presentation at next week's HostingCon.

Is Cloud Computing Enterprise-friendly? Video Interview with Forrester Research

Posted on 2008-07-15

A couple of weeks ago while we were in Vegas covering Layered Tech's annual event LT PACT 2008, we took the opportunity to sit down with James Staten, principal analyst, IT infrastructure and Operations at Forrester Research, who delivered the openin

Alert Logic Offers Log Manager 1.1

July 2, 2008 -- Alert Logic announced on Wednesday it has released version 1.1 of its flagship log management product, Alert Logic Log Manager, which fully uses the power of grid computing and virtualization technologies.

LT PACT 2008 - Day 2

Posted on 2008-06-26

Although Thursday was the first day with actual sessions, it was technically the second day of the event, so don't worry. You didn't miss a re-cap of Day 1 because there really wasn't conferencing, per se, that happened on Day 1. Except for a cocktai

LT Pact 2008 Kicks Off

June 26, 2008 -- Utility hosting services provider Layered Technologies kicked off its third annual partner summit on Wednesday at the Caesar's Palace Resort in Las Vegas.

T1R Founder to Keynote LT PACT

June 23, 2008 -- Utility hosting services provider Layered Technologies announced on Monday that Tier 1 Research founder Andy Schroepfer will be the keynote speaker for the closing day of LT PACT 2008.

Layered Tech Names Event Keynote

May 14, 2008 -- On-demand infrastructure hosting provider Layered Technologies revealed the opening keynote speaker for its upcoming LT PACT 2008 conference on wednesday.

Layered Tech, 3Tera Support Woopra

April 3, 2008 -- Layered Technologies and utility computing platform developer 3Tera announced on Wednesday that they will provide 100 grid-based servers to support real-time Web analytics platform Woopra.

Tier 1's Hosting Transformation Summit-Day 1

Posted on 2007-09-19

Tier 1 Research's third annual Hosting Transformation Summit kicked off on Tuesday at The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with a full-day of panels and sessions surrounding everything from the next-generation of managed hosting, to tip

Gaming Group Uses 3Tera Grid

September 18, 2007 -- Utility computing platform developer 3Tera announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement with Emergent Game Technologies to integrate grid computing technologies into its next generation gaming platform.

3Tera CEO Joins Tier 1 Panel

September 14, 2007 -- 3Tera announced on Friday that its chairman and CEO will be participating in a panel discussion at Tier 1's Hosting Transformation Summit next week at The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Interview Notes: 3Tera's Bert Armijo

Posted on 2007-09-05

Last week, I wrote a feature on the efforts of 3Tera, the company behind the AppLogic grid computing platform, and its efforts to extend the deployment of its technology beyond the service provider environment into the enterprise data center.

LayeredTech Introduces Super Grid

August 21, 2007 -- Layered Technologies and 3Tera have developed what they call the world's largest virtual private data center.

Going Beyond the Virtual: Meeting Customers Face-to-Face

Posted on 2007-06-26

Conferences, Conventions and Expos are great events to interact with customers - both existing and potential. Last week I had the pleasure to attend Layered Technologies second annual "LT PACT" and two weeks ago I attended Microsoft's T

LT Pact 2007 - Day 2

Posted on 2007-06-25

Layered Technologies' second annual partner event LT Pact 2007 continued on Friday with a full day of sessions and panels furthering the dialogue on the advantages of grid and utility computing.

3Tera, Layered Tech Demos Center

June 21, 2007 -- 3Tera and Web hosting solutions provider Layered Technologies announced on Thursday they will demonstrate the world's largest virtual private data center for powering Web 2.0 and SaaS applications.

AIT CEO Expands Search Market

June 13, 2007 -- AIT CEO Clarence Briggs says the centralized search model is unjust, allowing a few major search engines to reap the vast rewards of pay-per-click advertising revenue.

BT Selects 3Tera to Use AppLogic

June 12, 2007 -- Communications solutions and services provider BT, and grid computing provider 3Tera announced on Tuesday that BT has signed a multi-year deal to use 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system.

ISPCON Spring 2007, Day One

Posted on 2007-05-23

Virtualization Cutting into Server Sales?

Posted on 2007-03-23

Saw this story from yesterday, referring to the contents of the latest IDC report on virtualization and multicore servers.

Layered Tech Holds Second Summit

January 18, 2007 -- Web hosting provider Layered Technologies announced on Tuesday it will be holding its second annual hosting summit LT PACT 2007 from June 20 to 22 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Let's All Pick on SoftLayer!

Posted on 2006-11-24

After reading this recent SoftLayer press release, I emailed VP Marketing Steve Canale to give him a hard time. I looked everywhere on SoftLayer's website, but I saw no signs of the grid computing solutions or Web 2.0 customers in his announcement. W

The Complex Hosting Revolution

Posted on 2006-11-17

Back in the late 1990s, I used to run a web hosting directory called ISPcheck. I sold ads to early web hosting pioneers who, for the most part, set up email accounts and provisioned web space by hand. When cPanel, Plesk and Ensim came along, some of

SoftLayer Offers Web 2.0 Services

November 15, 2006 -- Web hosting provider SoftLayer Technologies announced on Wednesday it continues to develop scalable utility services for the emerging Web 2.0 market.

Thoughts from ISPCON: Is Web Hosting Hot or Not?

Posted on 2006-11-10

I missed Doug Erwin's "7 reasons why web hosting is hot" session yesterday. If you were there, I'd love to hear from you - what did he say? What did you think??

Etelos Partners With 3Tera

October 24, 2006 -- Open source SaaS business solution provider Etelos announced on Monday it has partnered with grid and utility computing solutions provider 3Tera.

Interview With Douglas J. Erwin

October 20, 2006 -- In June, new EV1-The Planet CEO Douglas J. Erwin told theWHIR he had a 90-day plan to develop the organization's new direction. Three months later, we spoke again, with the company headed in a new direction.