{"id":640832,"date":"2013-01-30T12:30:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.datacenterknowledge.com\/?p=89640"},"modified":"2013-01-30T12:30:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T17:30:42","slug":"data-center-news-peakcolo-ais-phoenix-nap-verne-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640832","title":{"rendered":"Data Center News: PeakColo, AIS, Phoenix NAP, Verne Global"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s some of this week\u2019s noteworthy links for the data center industry:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakcolo.com\/peakcolo-expands-its-vmware-vcloud-powered-platform-into-nyi\"><strong>PeakColo expands vCloud with NYI.<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0PeakColo announced\u00a0the expansion of its VMware vCloud-Powered platform into the New York and New Jersey metro areas through its partnership with New York data center services company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyi.net\/\">NYI<\/a>. This brings the PeakColo cloud footprint to a total of six geographies, including Chicago, Denver, London, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle. &#8220;NYI is a long-standing specialty data center provider, with a very high-touch, personalized approach to serving the greater New York\/New Jersey metro areas,&#8221; states Luke Norris, CEO and Founder of PeakColo. &#8220;With the addition of NYI\u2019s two East Coast data centers to PeakColo\u2019s cloud footprint, our cloud architecture is strengthened, ultimately lowering our cloud\u2019s overall latency, and making PeakColo one of the fastest clouds in the marketplace. With this expanded presence, we can further deliver world-class services coast to coast and allow our channel partners to maximize their profitability with full cloud economies of scale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanis.net\/2013\/dar-fm-signs-data-center-services-deal-with-ais-citing-direct-peering-relationships-with-key-subscriber-networks-as-influential-in-decision\/\"><strong>DAR.fm signs with AIS.<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0AIS (American Internet Services) announced that DAR.fm, provider of premier web services that allow users to record, pause, and play radio content, has chosen to host its services in the flagship AIS Lightwave facility in San Diego, California.\u00a0\u00a0Cited as highly influential in selecting AIS was that its\u00a0\u00a0direct peering relationship with several subscriber networks including AT&amp;T, Comcast, Cox, Sprint, and Verizon provides a very short and extremely reliable network path between end-users and DAR.fm servers.\u00a0\u201cOur digital audio recorder service, which works a lot like TiVo for radio, enables users to record radio content, such as popular talk shows, and play them back on demand,\u201d said Michael Robertson, founder and CEO of DAR.fm.\u00a0 \u201cAs you can imagine, sound quality and total reliability are \u2018must-haves\u2019 for a service like ours \u2013 which is why we turned to AIS, where connectivity is king.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenixnap.com\/company\/press\/2013\/CCH_SureTax_Selects_Phoenix_NAP,_Citing_Data_Centers_State_of_the_Art_facility_and_Security_Standards.php\"><strong>Phoenix NAP selected by CCH SureTax.<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0Phoenix NAP\u00a0\u00a0announced that CCH SureTax, a leading transaction tax calculation provider, has selected the data center for its hosting needs. Reasons listed for selecting Phoenix NAP were\u00a0\u00a0top-level security standards and high level of quality products and services the data center supplies.\u00a0\u201cWe are excited to welcome CCH SureTax to Phoenix NAP,\u201d said Ian McClarty, president of Phoenix NAP. \u201cWith the large amount of data CCH SureTax supplies, ensuring the company receives reliable service from a dependable data center is extremely vital and we are glad to be able to assist in this and look forward to establishing a long lasting relationship.\u201d Phoenix NAP also recently announced that\u00a0Red Fork Hospitality Solutions, a leading mobile, web based service that provides restaurants with the ability to accept mobile orders quickly and easily, has selected the data center for its hosting needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/verne-global-receives-industry-certification-iso-27001-for-information-security-management-188801801.html\"><strong>Verne Global receives ISO 27001 certification<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Iceland data center company Verne Global announced that it has received\u00a0he International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 certification standard for information security.\u00a0The ISO 27001 standard recognizes Verne Global&#8217;s concentrated effort to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data, as well as maintaining a focus on the security of all vital information assets, all of which are critical for ensuring campus security and continuing customer confidence.\u00a0Receiving the ISO 27001 certification provides assurance for clients, employees, partners and investors that necessary steps are in place ensuring their critical and confidential data is secure and that pertinent laws and regulations are being observed,&#8221; said\u00a0Tate Cantrell\u00a0, chief technology officer for Verne Global. &#8220;The ability to protect data from attack is critical in the data centre industry.\u00a0 Verne continues to drive efficiency and security measures into the business operations while providing customers with a best-of-breed infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s some of this week\u2019s noteworthy links for the data center industry: PeakColo expands vCloud with NYI. \u00a0PeakColo announced\u00a0the expansion of its VMware vCloud-Powered platform into the New York and New Jersey metro areas through its partnership with New York data center services company NYI. 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