(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and consulting provider Consonus Technologies (www.consonus.com) has announced the formalization of its innovation initiatives into a wholly-owned subsidiary, Consonus Labs, expanding its partner network of academic institutions, venture capital firms and technology providers to accelerate the development and deployment of leading data center solutions.
According to its Wednesday announcement, Consonus Labs will drive technology innovation in three areas, cloud computing and virtualization, energy efficiency, and data protection. Consonus Labs will use existing corporate resources including its sales, marketing, product development, engineering and operations divisions, as well as its partnerships ranging from universities, to investment banks, to technology developers.
“We look forward to enhancing our existing solution set with fresh ideas and new products and services that will enable our customers to save costs and decrease energy usage in the data center while maintaining the highest levels of availability and reliability,” said Consonus corporate development executive vice president Michael Bucheit, who will take on the role of Consonus Labs’ general manager.
Consonus executive chairperson Nana Baffour described Consonus Labs as the “innovation engine” to drive Consonus’ continued growth as a data center services and solutions provider for mid-enterprise customers. “I am excited that we have found a low-cost virtual model to innovate for our customers’ benefit and create intellectual property for the company,” he said in a statement. “With the patents pending on Consonus SAFE (Secure eMail Archiving for the Enterprise) and Consonus VBC (Virtual Business Continuity), we have already demonstrated that Consonus Labs — in collaboration with our technology partners like Symantec and BlueLock — can demonstrate tremendous value add for our clients.”
Demonstrating its drive to develop new technologies, little more than a month ago, Consonus launched its Virtual Infrastructure Service, a new cloud computing solution that offers secure, highly available virtual environments with the ability to dynamically expand and contract for production environments or for disaster recovery.
