The Colocation America Staff, Author at Colocation America

September 23, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on September 23, 2014

Comcast Plans to Whine to FCC Until They Get to Buy Time Warner

Remember that whole fiasco about Comcast wanting to buy Time Warner Cable? Yeah, it’s still going on, and the debate about Internet “fast lanes” isn’t slowing down (get it?!), but through the public backlash against the possible sale, Comcast still […]

September 18, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on September 18, 2014

What Are Data Centers Testing to Reduce Electricity Costs?

Unsurprisingly, one of the excruciating headaches of operating a data center is the cost to keep the servers running at optimum efficiency—that means keeping them cool and, if you’ve ever run an air conditioning unit, that means copious amounts of […]

September 9, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on September 9, 2014

Greenpeace Pushes for Green Movement in Data Centers

Greenpeace is pushing for a cleaner Internet with their new #clickclean campaign. The new promotion is pushing for the major Internet players—the Facebooks, Googles, and Amazons—to use renewable energy in their data center infrastructures. It takes very little energy of […]

August 26, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on August 26, 2014

Data Centers: Solving CA Drought One Rack at a Time

There’s a crisis afoot here in California: as you may know, we’re in a drought. Not just any ordinary drought, but a super drought where people are walking around with chapped lips and empty canteens. There seems to be no […]

August 21, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on August 21, 2014

None of Your Data is Safe. Anywhere.

It’s time to face a harsh reality: if you have information that has been stored online—from a retailer, bank, mail carrier, barbershop, whatever—it’s in danger of being stolen. Not life threatening “get to higher ground” kind of stuff, but it’s […]

August 20, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on August 20, 2014

Report Says 90% of Healthcare Orgs Lost Patient Data to Hackers

Man, hospitals and the healthcare industry just can’t catch a break. Earlier this week we told you about Community Health Systems and their data breach of 4.5 million patients—yikes. Well, it doesn’t get any better because a new report is […]

August 18, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on August 18, 2014

Community Health Systems Gets Hacked, 4.5 Million Patients Data Stolen

Ouch. It’s been a rough year for healthcare. First was the whole Healthcare.gov website debacle and the ensuing craziness with that. Now, it’s this: Community Health Systems, operator of around 206 hospitals across the country, got hacked HACKED and had […]

August 4, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on August 4, 2014

The Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook

Facebook is getting so sued, you guys. Literally all of Europe (not true) is angry at them, and they should be, according to EU Law. The Case Against Facebook So here’s how it goes: Facebook updates their security policies, includes […]

July 31, 2014

Published by The Colocation America Staff on July 31, 2014

USB Drives: The Newest Threat to Your Security

Nothing is safe anymore… The USB drive: everyone’s favorite tech device. It’s the keeper of movies, music, pictures and other incredibly important, non-nude documents. And it’s also the device that can bring your entire system and network to its knees. […]

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