Company has added a general purpose SAN offering to accommodate applications and data storage that don't require high performance storage.
RackForce Networks, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, yesterday announced the addition of a general purpose Storage Area Network (SAN) offering to its portfolio of services. The new service provides solid performance, flexibility and reliability at a lower price point, and compliments its existing high performance SAN offering.
The company articulates that delivered on the NetApp storage platform the general purpose service supports many storage needs such as mainstream enterprise applications, disaster recovery solutions, and development and test environments. Clients requiring higher performance for more sensitive and critical applications can choose its high performance SAN service. The new general purpose SAN service is available immediately and is delivered from the company's Kelowna, BC and Toronto, ON, Canada facilities.
It avers that latest offering further supports the company's multi-tier cloud strategy. By providing multiple levels of server and storage offerings it provides greater choice to its clients - enabling them to better align IT costs with application characteristics, required performance and business value.
Randall Robinson, RackForce's CIO explained, "RackForce has always designed its offerings to accommodate multiple tiers of service. This applies to cloud, colocation, network and now storage. This will reduce our customers' storage costs by 45% so we think there will be strong uptake."
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Tenzing Partners with OpSource
Launches public cloud that offers customers a new level of flexibility for deploying SaaS and ecommerce applications.
Tenzing Managed IT Services (Tenzing), a provider of hosting solutions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and ecommerce systems integrators, alongwith OpSource, Inc., a provider of outsourced IT infrastructure services, today announced that it is the first Canadian company to join the OpSource Cloud Partner Ecosystem. The company will use OpSource's cloud capabilities to launch its new public cloud offering that brings the enterprise-class cloud within reach for Canadian customers. With flexible pricing plans and an option of data residency, its customers can choose to deploy their applications to a Canadian or U.S. cloud based on their business and compliance requirements.
The company mentions that enhancing its current portfolio of cloud services, the OpSource Cloud platform will power its new public cloud offering: Tenzing Everest Cloud. Built to enterprise-grade standards, the Tenzing Everest Cloud provides customers with options customized to their organization type and/or application hosting requirements. The company will also leverage the OpSource Partner Ecosystem to provide global deployment options for customers as they become available.
It articulates that designed for high-growth SaaS and ecommerce companies looking for an enterprise-class service with the flexibility and control of a self-managed public cloud, the new Tenzing Everest Cloud meets enterprise production application requirements for security, control, performance and ease of integration. Offering self-service options, the Tenzing Everest Cloud provides enterprise Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that features complete customization and control while delivering dynamic performance and scalability.
According to the company, the Tenzing Everest Cloud complements its existing enterprise cloud platform, which has been re-branded as Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud. Featuring private and hybrid options, the Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud provides a fully managed platform with a broad range of options that address compliance and privacy concerns - all backed by a dedicated team of experts 24x7. The Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud is optimized for SaaS, Ecommerce and enterprise companies as well as small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that want a Canadian-based cloud service that is fully managed, adheres to strict compliance requirements and offers application-level service level agreements (SLAs). It adds that the U.S.-based Tenzing Everest Cloud is immediately available for online purchase. Customers can choose either Pay-As-You-Go or Monthly Pre-Paid Plans. The Tenzing Everest Cloud with data residency in Canada will become available in Q3 2011.
"By partnering with OpSource, we were able to significantly reduce the time it takes to bring enterprise-ready public cloud services to market. We have seen a dramatic increase in the demand for public cloud hosting and this partnership will accelerate our goal to become a dominant force in the Canadian cloud market," said Brian Shepard, Tenzing's Founder and CEO. "We asked our customers what they wanted from the cloud, and they want to reduce costs and deploy applications more quickly. We're thrilled that we can offer the Canadian market a cost-competitive cloud solution today, that also provides exciting opportunities for Tenzing to expand globally."
"Tenzing is a natural fit for the OpSource Partner Ecosystem. Both companies understand how to help SaaS and ecommerce companies overcome the challenges of bringing business-critical applications to market," said Jon Beck, SVP of Worldwide Channels and Alliances, OpSource. "We look forward to working closely with Tenzing to bring an easy-to-use and flexible cloud service to the Canadian market. We are excited about having a partner that can address the data residency requirements of doing business in Canada."
Tenzing Managed IT Services (Tenzing), a provider of hosting solutions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and ecommerce systems integrators, alongwith OpSource, Inc., a provider of outsourced IT infrastructure services, today announced that it is the first Canadian company to join the OpSource Cloud Partner Ecosystem. The company will use OpSource's cloud capabilities to launch its new public cloud offering that brings the enterprise-class cloud within reach for Canadian customers. With flexible pricing plans and an option of data residency, its customers can choose to deploy their applications to a Canadian or U.S. cloud based on their business and compliance requirements.
The company mentions that enhancing its current portfolio of cloud services, the OpSource Cloud platform will power its new public cloud offering: Tenzing Everest Cloud. Built to enterprise-grade standards, the Tenzing Everest Cloud provides customers with options customized to their organization type and/or application hosting requirements. The company will also leverage the OpSource Partner Ecosystem to provide global deployment options for customers as they become available.
It articulates that designed for high-growth SaaS and ecommerce companies looking for an enterprise-class service with the flexibility and control of a self-managed public cloud, the new Tenzing Everest Cloud meets enterprise production application requirements for security, control, performance and ease of integration. Offering self-service options, the Tenzing Everest Cloud provides enterprise Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that features complete customization and control while delivering dynamic performance and scalability.
According to the company, the Tenzing Everest Cloud complements its existing enterprise cloud platform, which has been re-branded as Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud. Featuring private and hybrid options, the Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud provides a fully managed platform with a broad range of options that address compliance and privacy concerns - all backed by a dedicated team of experts 24x7. The Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud is optimized for SaaS, Ecommerce and enterprise companies as well as small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that want a Canadian-based cloud service that is fully managed, adheres to strict compliance requirements and offers application-level service level agreements (SLAs). It adds that the U.S.-based Tenzing Everest Cloud is immediately available for online purchase. Customers can choose either Pay-As-You-Go or Monthly Pre-Paid Plans. The Tenzing Everest Cloud with data residency in Canada will become available in Q3 2011.
"By partnering with OpSource, we were able to significantly reduce the time it takes to bring enterprise-ready public cloud services to market. We have seen a dramatic increase in the demand for public cloud hosting and this partnership will accelerate our goal to become a dominant force in the Canadian cloud market," said Brian Shepard, Tenzing's Founder and CEO. "We asked our customers what they wanted from the cloud, and they want to reduce costs and deploy applications more quickly. We're thrilled that we can offer the Canadian market a cost-competitive cloud solution today, that also provides exciting opportunities for Tenzing to expand globally."
"Tenzing is a natural fit for the OpSource Partner Ecosystem. Both companies understand how to help SaaS and ecommerce companies overcome the challenges of bringing business-critical applications to market," said Jon Beck, SVP of Worldwide Channels and Alliances, OpSource. "We look forward to working closely with Tenzing to bring an easy-to-use and flexible cloud service to the Canadian market. We are excited about having a partner that can address the data residency requirements of doing business in Canada."
Ascent Data Partners with Comcast
Enterprise-grade private cloud solutions will be available at lower cost for SMBs.
Ascent Data, a provider of data center services, alongwith Comcast Business Services, a provider of business class phone, internet, Ethernet, and video solutions, yesterday announced that they will collaborate to put the power of enterprise-grade cloud computing and data center solutions within reach of every business in this region. Clients of both companies will now have access, through Comcast's expansive fiber-optic network, to the company's local SAS 70 Type II data center for colocation, managed hosting, virtualization, and disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
The company claims that the collaboration provides a means for small-to-medium size businesses to enhance data security and IT staff resources through a seamless point-to-point connection that may have been unattainable in the past due to cost and physical location.
There has been a fundamental shift in how enterprises procure, deploy and manage IT resources. According to Forrester Research, the global cloud computing market will reach USD 241 billion in 2020 compared to USD 40.7 billion in 2010. "Pairing Comcast's Ethernet Private Line and Metro Ethernet high-speed connectivity with our IT infrastructure brings a compelling response to the growing demand for cloud computing services in our market," said Steve Shangold, President and CEO at Ascent Data.
"We are pleased to collaborate with Ascent Data to help drive its continued success by providing dedicated, symmetrical Metro Ethernet bandwidth that delivers a scalable, secure solution to help meet customers' escalating bandwidth requirements," said Glenn Lytle, Vice President of Comcast Business Services for the Keystone Region. "This brings Comcast's industry leading fiber-based network together with Ascent Data's secure SAS 70 Type II data center to give customers exceptional value, superior performance and robust solutions to meet their every need."
Ascent Data, a provider of data center services, alongwith Comcast Business Services, a provider of business class phone, internet, Ethernet, and video solutions, yesterday announced that they will collaborate to put the power of enterprise-grade cloud computing and data center solutions within reach of every business in this region. Clients of both companies will now have access, through Comcast's expansive fiber-optic network, to the company's local SAS 70 Type II data center for colocation, managed hosting, virtualization, and disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
The company claims that the collaboration provides a means for small-to-medium size businesses to enhance data security and IT staff resources through a seamless point-to-point connection that may have been unattainable in the past due to cost and physical location.
There has been a fundamental shift in how enterprises procure, deploy and manage IT resources. According to Forrester Research, the global cloud computing market will reach USD 241 billion in 2020 compared to USD 40.7 billion in 2010. "Pairing Comcast's Ethernet Private Line and Metro Ethernet high-speed connectivity with our IT infrastructure brings a compelling response to the growing demand for cloud computing services in our market," said Steve Shangold, President and CEO at Ascent Data.
"We are pleased to collaborate with Ascent Data to help drive its continued success by providing dedicated, symmetrical Metro Ethernet bandwidth that delivers a scalable, secure solution to help meet customers' escalating bandwidth requirements," said Glenn Lytle, Vice President of Comcast Business Services for the Keystone Region. "This brings Comcast's industry leading fiber-based network together with Ascent Data's secure SAS 70 Type II data center to give customers exceptional value, superior performance and robust solutions to meet their every need."
Friday, June 3, 2011
Interxion, Microsoft, KPN International, NL-ix and HP Launch Cloud Testlab
Collaboration to enable hosting providers to develop cloud services and virtualized environments for their customers at high speed and with performance guarantees.
Interxion Holding, a provider of carrier-neutral colocation data center services, together with Microsoft, KPN International, NL-ix and HP yesterday announced the launch of the Cloud Testlab, a turnkey cloud hosting test environment for service providers, combining industry-leading software, systems, connectivity and colocation capabilities. The collaboration is designed to enable hosting providers to develop cloud services and virtualized environments for their customers at high speed and with performance guarantees.
The company articulates that the first platform deployed in the Cloud Testlab is the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center (DDC) Toolkit for Hosters, which is built on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center. The toolkit enables hosters to establish service level agreements (SLAs) and create portals that customers can use to directly provision, manage, and monitor their infrastructure. Setup and testing of Microsoft's Cloud solution for hosters is offered free of charge for a limited period and is available throughout Europe.
It says that Microsoft DDC provides high levels of performance and security, with fast setup and easy scalability. It allows hosting providers to address the growing demand for dynamic cloud infrastructure delivered on state-of-the-art server architecture in high-availability data centers. Their portfolios can be extended with high-value, high-margin services, such as managed hosting, on-demand virtualized servers, clustering, and network services.
According to the company, the platform is built on a single, shared-service environment (servers, storage and network). This environment, HP Converged Infrastructure, is based out of one of its 13 Cloud Hub data centers, which provide high levels of security and availability, and in-house access to a wide range of service providers, systems integrators and connectivity providers. Users of the test platform can either connect directly in the data center or access the solution via an internet connection provided by the internet exchange NL-ix.
It mentions that the company's Cloud Hubs offer the highest levels of redundancy, reliability and standards-based operation, with up to 2N UPS power and N+1 cooling, as well as advanced alarm and monitoring systems. Each data center is designed using the company's energy-efficient modular architecture, with free cooling and maximum-efficiency components as standard. In a Cloud Hub data center, customers can access the major Tier 1 and Tier 2 networks, leading content distribution networks and Europe's public internet exchanges.
"Leveraging the Cloud Testlab enables private cloud solutions to be deployed in close proximity to business and residential users across Europe, delivering an exceptional end-user experience," said Kevin Dean, Interxion CMO.
"Creating this test platform enables hosting partners to take the first step for customers moving to the cloud," commented Andrew Lund, EMEA Director, Business Services Operator Channels at Microsoft. "Through Microsoft Hyper-V technology, service provider customers can manage all of their physical and virtual resources from a single set of integrated management utilities."
"KPN's international IP network ensures that service providers from across Europe can connect to the Cloud Testlab," said Edwin Punt, Product Manager KPN International.
"Over the last ten years, NL-ix has developed to become one of world's largest internet exchanges, and NL-ix is proud to connect such a key player as Cloud Testlab to the center of the Internet via our network," said Jan Hoogenboom, CEO of NL-ix.
"Our HP Converged Infrastructure ensures the Cloud Testlab users a data center of the future that delivers a whole new level of simplicity, integration and automation," said Sander Thonissen, Manager, Service Providers Channel, HP.
Interxion Holding, a provider of carrier-neutral colocation data center services, together with Microsoft, KPN International, NL-ix and HP yesterday announced the launch of the Cloud Testlab, a turnkey cloud hosting test environment for service providers, combining industry-leading software, systems, connectivity and colocation capabilities. The collaboration is designed to enable hosting providers to develop cloud services and virtualized environments for their customers at high speed and with performance guarantees.
The company articulates that the first platform deployed in the Cloud Testlab is the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center (DDC) Toolkit for Hosters, which is built on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center. The toolkit enables hosters to establish service level agreements (SLAs) and create portals that customers can use to directly provision, manage, and monitor their infrastructure. Setup and testing of Microsoft's Cloud solution for hosters is offered free of charge for a limited period and is available throughout Europe.
It says that Microsoft DDC provides high levels of performance and security, with fast setup and easy scalability. It allows hosting providers to address the growing demand for dynamic cloud infrastructure delivered on state-of-the-art server architecture in high-availability data centers. Their portfolios can be extended with high-value, high-margin services, such as managed hosting, on-demand virtualized servers, clustering, and network services.
According to the company, the platform is built on a single, shared-service environment (servers, storage and network). This environment, HP Converged Infrastructure, is based out of one of its 13 Cloud Hub data centers, which provide high levels of security and availability, and in-house access to a wide range of service providers, systems integrators and connectivity providers. Users of the test platform can either connect directly in the data center or access the solution via an internet connection provided by the internet exchange NL-ix.
It mentions that the company's Cloud Hubs offer the highest levels of redundancy, reliability and standards-based operation, with up to 2N UPS power and N+1 cooling, as well as advanced alarm and monitoring systems. Each data center is designed using the company's energy-efficient modular architecture, with free cooling and maximum-efficiency components as standard. In a Cloud Hub data center, customers can access the major Tier 1 and Tier 2 networks, leading content distribution networks and Europe's public internet exchanges.
"Leveraging the Cloud Testlab enables private cloud solutions to be deployed in close proximity to business and residential users across Europe, delivering an exceptional end-user experience," said Kevin Dean, Interxion CMO.
"Creating this test platform enables hosting partners to take the first step for customers moving to the cloud," commented Andrew Lund, EMEA Director, Business Services Operator Channels at Microsoft. "Through Microsoft Hyper-V technology, service provider customers can manage all of their physical and virtual resources from a single set of integrated management utilities."
"KPN's international IP network ensures that service providers from across Europe can connect to the Cloud Testlab," said Edwin Punt, Product Manager KPN International.
"Over the last ten years, NL-ix has developed to become one of world's largest internet exchanges, and NL-ix is proud to connect such a key player as Cloud Testlab to the center of the Internet via our network," said Jan Hoogenboom, CEO of NL-ix.
"Our HP Converged Infrastructure ensures the Cloud Testlab users a data center of the future that delivers a whole new level of simplicity, integration and automation," said Sander Thonissen, Manager, Service Providers Channel, HP.
Nirvanix Partners with American Internet Services
American Internet Services will deploy a Nirvanix Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution at its carrier-class San Diego data center.
Nirvanix, an enterprise cloud storage service provider, today announced that American Internet Services (AIS), a provider of enterprise-class data center services, will deploy a Nirvanix Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution at its carrier-class San Diego Data Center. It avers that under the terms of the OEM agreement, AIS will offer AIS e-CloudArchive, powered by the company, to its customer base of Fortune 500 companies. This pact expands the company's addressable market and provides AIS with enterprise-grade cloud storage, positioning both companies for increased market share capture. It is the only company currently offering hybrid, public and private enterprise cloud storage solutions that owns all the associated cloud IP and services.
The company mentions that Nirvanix Hybrid Cloud Storage is a private, local instantiation of a cloud storage node on AIS' data center premises that also can access and replicate to the seven other nodes that comprise the Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network - for additional capacity, bandwidth and enhanced availability. The Hybrid node will be fully managed as a service by the company, and clients of AIS will only pay for storage that they actually consume, in a true pay-as-you-go usage model.
It states that with the company's second generation cloud storage solution, AIS will be able to offer its clients enterprise-grade cloud storage designed from the ground up for five nines of data availability and capable of supporting millions of users, billions of objects and exabytes of data. Its secure, highly granular multi-tenancy enables AIS customers to create a subaccount for each branch office, equip each office with its own username and password, and provide clear direction on where in the Cloud Storage Network the data is to reside.
"The business agility and superior economics of cloud storage will now be accessible to an even broader base of customers as AIS stakes its position in the enterprise cloud," said Scott Genereux, President and CEO of Nirvanix. "The combination of Nirvanix's cloud storage and AIS' enterprise-class, data center and connectivity services provides customers with a material competitive advantage over other offerings in the market place."
"Our customers have been requesting an enterprise-class cloud storage service for their business-critical data archival requirements," said Tim Caulfield, CEO of AIS. "With AIS e-CloudArchive, powered by Nirvanix, we are bringing our customers the industry's leading solution for cloud storage at the enterprise level and broadening our overall portfolio of managed services."
"This is an extension of an enterprise-class platform inside of your enterprise walls where it can be securely partitioned in any way desired, talk to other private nodes anywhere you deploy them, yet still integrate with the total Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network anytime you have data to move or distribute around the world to one of their globally distributed points of presence," said Jeff Boles, Senior Analyst, Taneja Group. "It's a bit like dropping petabytes of capacity and eight whole data centers right into your own data center by way of only a 1/2 rack of equipment."
Nirvanix, an enterprise cloud storage service provider, today announced that American Internet Services (AIS), a provider of enterprise-class data center services, will deploy a Nirvanix Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution at its carrier-class San Diego Data Center. It avers that under the terms of the OEM agreement, AIS will offer AIS e-CloudArchive, powered by the company, to its customer base of Fortune 500 companies. This pact expands the company's addressable market and provides AIS with enterprise-grade cloud storage, positioning both companies for increased market share capture. It is the only company currently offering hybrid, public and private enterprise cloud storage solutions that owns all the associated cloud IP and services.
The company mentions that Nirvanix Hybrid Cloud Storage is a private, local instantiation of a cloud storage node on AIS' data center premises that also can access and replicate to the seven other nodes that comprise the Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network - for additional capacity, bandwidth and enhanced availability. The Hybrid node will be fully managed as a service by the company, and clients of AIS will only pay for storage that they actually consume, in a true pay-as-you-go usage model.
It states that with the company's second generation cloud storage solution, AIS will be able to offer its clients enterprise-grade cloud storage designed from the ground up for five nines of data availability and capable of supporting millions of users, billions of objects and exabytes of data. Its secure, highly granular multi-tenancy enables AIS customers to create a subaccount for each branch office, equip each office with its own username and password, and provide clear direction on where in the Cloud Storage Network the data is to reside.
"The business agility and superior economics of cloud storage will now be accessible to an even broader base of customers as AIS stakes its position in the enterprise cloud," said Scott Genereux, President and CEO of Nirvanix. "The combination of Nirvanix's cloud storage and AIS' enterprise-class, data center and connectivity services provides customers with a material competitive advantage over other offerings in the market place."
"Our customers have been requesting an enterprise-class cloud storage service for their business-critical data archival requirements," said Tim Caulfield, CEO of AIS. "With AIS e-CloudArchive, powered by Nirvanix, we are bringing our customers the industry's leading solution for cloud storage at the enterprise level and broadening our overall portfolio of managed services."
"This is an extension of an enterprise-class platform inside of your enterprise walls where it can be securely partitioned in any way desired, talk to other private nodes anywhere you deploy them, yet still integrate with the total Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network anytime you have data to move or distribute around the world to one of their globally distributed points of presence," said Jeff Boles, Senior Analyst, Taneja Group. "It's a bit like dropping petabytes of capacity and eight whole data centers right into your own data center by way of only a 1/2 rack of equipment."
Net Fusion Services Partners with Phoenix NAP
Net Fusion Services establishes PoP at the company's data center.
Phoenix NAP, a data center and network access point, yesterday announced that Net Fusion Services, an IT solutions provider, has chosen the company facility to help it meet today's rising client demands.
It avers that Net Fusion Services has procured both a private cage and office space within the company to offer its clients hosting space in the facility, as well as onsite support from Net Fusion Services' staff. In establishing a business presence at the company, the IT solutions provider is seeking to capitalize on the data center's robust and redundant infrastructure.
"We're excited to have a premier IT solutions provider like Net Fusion Services establish a point of operations in our facility," said Ian McClarty, President of Phoenix NAP. "The extent of their offerings is well suited to help any business meet ever-changing IT needs, and we look forward to enabling future successes by providing the physical infrastructure component to Net Fusion's solutions."
"We've chosen to expand our operations into the Phoenix NAP because they are able to satisfy our requirements for best in class facilities in regards to power, cooling, infrastructure, carrier connectivity and security. The key deciding point for us at Net Fusion Services was how professional, friendly and helpful each member of the Phoenix NAP team turned out to be. This includes all of the sales, implementation, security and executive personnel. They are a first class group of people operating a first class facility," said Chris Goulding, CEO of Net Fusion Services.
Phoenix NAP, a data center and network access point, yesterday announced that Net Fusion Services, an IT solutions provider, has chosen the company facility to help it meet today's rising client demands.
It avers that Net Fusion Services has procured both a private cage and office space within the company to offer its clients hosting space in the facility, as well as onsite support from Net Fusion Services' staff. In establishing a business presence at the company, the IT solutions provider is seeking to capitalize on the data center's robust and redundant infrastructure.
"We're excited to have a premier IT solutions provider like Net Fusion Services establish a point of operations in our facility," said Ian McClarty, President of Phoenix NAP. "The extent of their offerings is well suited to help any business meet ever-changing IT needs, and we look forward to enabling future successes by providing the physical infrastructure component to Net Fusion's solutions."
"We've chosen to expand our operations into the Phoenix NAP because they are able to satisfy our requirements for best in class facilities in regards to power, cooling, infrastructure, carrier connectivity and security. The key deciding point for us at Net Fusion Services was how professional, friendly and helpful each member of the Phoenix NAP team turned out to be. This includes all of the sales, implementation, security and executive personnel. They are a first class group of people operating a first class facility," said Chris Goulding, CEO of Net Fusion Services.
i/o Bolsters Senior Management Team with Three New Appointments
Company appoints CIO, COO and VP of Corporate Communications.
i/o Data Centers, a data center operator and colocation provider, yesterday announced three new appointments including Kevin Malik, Chief Information Officer; David Shaw, Chief Operating Officer; and Kathy Kim, Vice President of Corporate Communications. The company claims that the additions bolster its senior management team to support its rapid growth, global expansion, and position in the data center industry.
It states that Kevin Malik, as Chief Information Officer, oversees network operations, software development, governance, architecture, and IT strategy. Malik previously served as Vice President, Global Enterprise Applications, for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. During his 10-year tenure at Starwood, Malik oversaw Finance and HR systems in over 20 different countries and was a key advisor on data center and infrastructure trends.
The company further states that David Shaw, as Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for global Data Center-as-a-Service (DCaaS) Operations, Customer Account Management and Support Services. Shaw has extensive data center operations and management-related experience in the Healthcare, Finance, Defense, Government and IT manufacturing industries with region-specific expertise in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and the Middle East. Shaw is certified in ITIL Service Management and earned an Electronic Engineering degree with the Royal Air Force. With Shaw's appointment, its co-founder William Slessman, now serves as Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for Global Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing and Site Installation.
It mentions that Kathy Kim, as Vice President, Corporate Communications, is responsible for the implementation of PR strategy and oversees strategic communications, including analyst relations, as well as promoting the company's image in existing and new markets. Kim previously served as Senior Director of Marketing Communications for JDA Software Group, Inc., where she led its global rebranding initiative, and also held positions at PR agencies GCI Group and Fleishman-Hillard.
Anthony Wanger, President of i/o, said, "As the demand for our modular data center solutions continues to exceed expectations, it's vital that we attract the best people in the industry. The addition of these talented individuals with their respective subject knowledge, experience and reputation, plays an important role in accelerating i/o's capabilities as a global technology-based leader."
i/o Data Centers, a data center operator and colocation provider, yesterday announced three new appointments including Kevin Malik, Chief Information Officer; David Shaw, Chief Operating Officer; and Kathy Kim, Vice President of Corporate Communications. The company claims that the additions bolster its senior management team to support its rapid growth, global expansion, and position in the data center industry.
It states that Kevin Malik, as Chief Information Officer, oversees network operations, software development, governance, architecture, and IT strategy. Malik previously served as Vice President, Global Enterprise Applications, for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. During his 10-year tenure at Starwood, Malik oversaw Finance and HR systems in over 20 different countries and was a key advisor on data center and infrastructure trends.
The company further states that David Shaw, as Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for global Data Center-as-a-Service (DCaaS) Operations, Customer Account Management and Support Services. Shaw has extensive data center operations and management-related experience in the Healthcare, Finance, Defense, Government and IT manufacturing industries with region-specific expertise in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and the Middle East. Shaw is certified in ITIL Service Management and earned an Electronic Engineering degree with the Royal Air Force. With Shaw's appointment, its co-founder William Slessman, now serves as Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for Global Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing and Site Installation.
It mentions that Kathy Kim, as Vice President, Corporate Communications, is responsible for the implementation of PR strategy and oversees strategic communications, including analyst relations, as well as promoting the company's image in existing and new markets. Kim previously served as Senior Director of Marketing Communications for JDA Software Group, Inc., where she led its global rebranding initiative, and also held positions at PR agencies GCI Group and Fleishman-Hillard.
Anthony Wanger, President of i/o, said, "As the demand for our modular data center solutions continues to exceed expectations, it's vital that we attract the best people in the industry. The addition of these talented individuals with their respective subject knowledge, experience and reputation, plays an important role in accelerating i/o's capabilities as a global technology-based leader."
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