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By David Hamilton, theWHIR.com
October 8, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- With face-to-face networking remaining an industry mainstay, much discussion of Web hosting has naturally gone online to forums like Web Hosting Talk (www.webhostingtalk.com). However, a newly formed, more structured online community combining social networking and strict monitoring has emerged as a potentially helpful place for IT professionals in the data center field.
According to Sustainable IT blogger Ted Samson, data center professionals and clients would be wise to join more than 100 members of new LinkedIn group Data Center Pulse (www.datacenterpulse.com) launched on September 13, 2008 as a place where they can interact with colleagues and form business connections.
According to the Data Center Pulse website, however, not everyone is welcome. Members must be responsible for data center strategy, architecture and design, operations, efficiency, sustainability, or use. "No vendor consultants or individuals with primary roles in a sales, marketing or business development capacity will be allowed to join the group," the website states. Moderators promise to "frequently scrub the member list," making sure to keep discussion focused and productive.
While discussion is limited to the exclusive membership, the best content discussed will be presented to the general public in a blog and podcast that promise to feature highlights.
Also, having been founded by Sun and VMware employees Dean Nelson and Mark Thiele respectively, they promise an independent forum of discussion. Participating companies, in fact, number more than 75 from Adobe (www.adobe.com) to Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com).
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