The Colocation America Staff, Author at Colocation America

January 28, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 28, 2013

Enterprise Software: Startups Vs Established Brands

Today’s CTOs and CIOs are tasked with a very unique challenge. Aside from mitigating risk and finding new ways to streamline IT operations they must also decide what enterprise software is best for their organization. Do they go with an […]

January 28, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 28, 2013

Continuing Research for Cloud Security

Cloud computing is changing the structure of modern IT departments, who are frequently understaffed and overworked. However, everyone’s skeptical over cloud security. Before companies adopt custom cloud environments they must first find some reassurance of added security. DARPA steps in […]

January 25, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 25, 2013

New Jersey Power Failure Knocks Govt. off-line

A power failure at a primary New Jersey data center knocked several state agencies offline Thursday afternoon. The cause of failure had not been identified but raises important questions about the city’s data recovery and business continuity planning. A power […]

January 25, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 25, 2013

100 Percent Uptime: What It Really Means

In our industry, everyone claims to have 100% uptime (including us). While major data center companies come dangerously close to attaining 100% uptime, saying so is really more of a marketing ploy. Depending on who you ask, some may tell […]

January 24, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 24, 2013

Facebook offers VoIP App for iOS

Social media and VoIP; a match made in heaven? Well, sort of. As the Voice Over IP trend continues one such tech giant stands to capitalize: Facebook is planning on rolling out a free VoIP service via its messenger chat […]

January 22, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 22, 2013

Microsoft Surface Pro: Bigger and Better

Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet has only been on the market for a few short months yet the company is set to release the Surface Pro in just three weeks. Can the Surface Pro deliver us from the shortcomings of its […]

January 21, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 21, 2013

Password Security: How Good is Good Enough?

Google announced over the weekend a plan to rid us of passwords all together. What they’re proposing has been done before but will it catch wind this time around? Update: Last Friday we discussed how to not forget your passwords. […]

January 16, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 16, 2013

Disaster Recovery Trends for SMBs

What trends will 2013 experience in regards to data recovery? 2013 is the year for recovery, and this sentiment holds true for those of us working in the data center industry. Last year was a popular year for disaster relief […]

January 15, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 15, 2013

Virginia Tech To Develop off-shore Wind Farm

Offshore wind-power holds a lot of potential. Just how much power can wind-turbines deliver? The Department of Energy has awarded $4 million to Virginia Tech in order to engineer an off-shore wind-turbine facility. If successful, the proposed site could power […]