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June 4, 2012

Published by Nicole Manos on June 4, 2012

E3 2012: Why the Cloud Is Helping the Gaming Industry

E3 Conference With this year’s E3 conference in Los Angeles only a day away many are predicting exciting new products to come from leaders in the gaming industry. This event is especially important because the industry has seen a slump […]

June 1, 2012

Published by Rob Toledo on June 1, 2012

Engaging Your Visitors with Modern Web Design

A website isn’t made or broken by its visuals — it succeeds or fails strictly on how simple it is to use and how useful it is in general. Witness: Craigslist. And because your list of end users is “everyone […]

May 30, 2012

Published by Samantha Walters on May 30, 2012

Back to the Future Series: Top VoIP Providers Turnaround

Over the past decade internet based industries and companies have blossomed and flourished. But, as in any market, trends and strategies have changed. Consider the foundation of the internet: websites. Remember back in the days when “social media” did not […]

May 29, 2012

Published by Josh Stein on May 29, 2012

Proactive Database Monitoring: Pay Now Or Really Pay Later

Do you or other DBAs in your IT group monitor your databases? If you said, yes, you may be surprised at how many don’t. If you said, no, then you need to understand just how bad a practice that is. […]

May 11, 2012

Published by The Colocation America Staff on May 11, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day: Giving Love to our LA Mommy Bloggers

Happy Mother’s Day, Moms! On behalf of all the kids in the world, I say thank you! Thank you for supporting us. From cleaning up our poop to finding us jobs, you have been there for us through the thick […]

May 11, 2012

Published by The Colocation America Staff on May 11, 2012

Why Not a Wi-Fi Blocking Wallpaper?

What do you get when you have an open, unsecured Wi-Fi signal? A sluggish connection and a threatening letter from NBC about the illegal downloading of its hit TV show 30 Rock. That is what happens when your neighbors discover […]

May 10, 2012

Published by The Colocation America Staff on May 10, 2012

Comparing Dedicated Server Hosting with VPS and the Cloud

It is a prevalent fact that individuals devote time and effort gathering data and then discovering methods to keep it. As an example of this fact, we begin on the simplest degree of computing. Say for example you happen to […]

May 4, 2012

Published by The Colocation America Staff on May 4, 2012

The FEDS are trying to Spy on our Skype and Social Networks

There is nothing like starting off your day with a little privacy panic. Recent news suggests that the FBI is asking major Internet companies such as Microsoft (who owns Skype), Facebook, Google, and Yahoo, to not oppose a law that […]

May 3, 2012

Published by The Colocation America Staff on May 3, 2012

The Worst Data Breaches of the Past 5 Years: Part 2

Continuing on our series of the Worst Data Breaches in the Past 5 Years, here is part 2. If you missed part 1 of our series you can view it here. Part 2 will detail the security breaches of RSA […]