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US Postal Service dumps .gov domain

Robert — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:22:48 +0000

For a while now the usps.gov site has been re-directing to usps.com… which technically is shouldn’t as it IS a government website. Sure they sell things, but it’s not COMmercial. Now the USPS has gone to the point of removing the USPS.GOV dns zone altogether. That’s not right!

O’Reilly Webinar: IPv6 Fundamentals

Robert — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:54:10 +0000

Keys to Avoid Common Transition Mistakes

Thursday, April 21st 2011 @ 10AM PT (11AM MT, Noon CT, 1PM ET)

Owen DeLong, of Hurricane Electric (HE) and Cricket Liu (author of several O’Reilly books on DNS) will present a 1 hour webinar on the transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 and the risks involved. Also discussed will be common myths about IPv6, World IPv6 Day and what your enterprise Information Services department needs to know, using DNS with the new standard, and how to manage the transition.

Registration is free

Find out more information and register at: http://oreillynet.com/pub/e/1902

Social Media Success Summit 2011 – May 3 – May 26

Robert — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:43:59 +0000

Learn how to use Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, etc. to market your business the right way…

Brute Force Attacks on the rise?

Robert — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:45:00 +0000

We see on average 4 or 5 brute force attacks a day… Pretty standard stuff. Once it’s seen by the detection software, we confirm it, and blacklist the IP across all server as once they hit one, they tend to go after others. But for the past 24 hours, it seems like there’s been a drastic rise in the number of attempts. Think I’ve personally handled a couple dozen different originating IPs today. They come from all over but a lot have been in the US, which is a reversal of the trend we’ve seen in the past. Most came out of Europe or Asia previously. Was wondering if others are seeing the same thing. Let me know…

Facebook to release specs of it’s new datacenter

Robert — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:44:07 +0000

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook will be releasing the technical specs of it’s new data center in Prineville, Oregon. This is a pretty unusual move. This information is generally considered proprietary and treated as confidential.

3rd Annual Cloud Computing World Forum

Robert — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:38:10 +0000

21st and 22nd June 2011
Olympia, London
www.cloudwf.com

Europe’s Leading Cloud Computing Based Show

Click here for the full conference agenda

Show Highlights Include:

Europe’s Leading 2 Day Conference on Cloud Computing
Over 2500 Attendees Anticipated4 Theatres covering Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise 2.0, Mobile and Social Cloud and CDN
Keynote Agenda featuring leading industry speakers
More case studies than any other like event
Learn from the key players offering leading products and services
CDN World Forum – 2 day co-located event on Content Delivery Networks
Speed Networking sessions – Your chance to build future partnerships
Evening Networking Reception and Awards Presentation

Quick Reminder: “What’s Driving the US Hosting Market-2011?” STARTS SOON!!

Robert — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:11:48 +0000

What’s Driving the US Hosting Market-2011?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

Panelists: Dan Ephraim, Director, Digital Realty Trust
Moderator: Liam Eagle, Editor-in-Chief, Web Host Industry Review

The US market for colocation, hosting and cloud services is growing rapidly. Join Dan Ephraim of Digital Realty Trust and Liam Eagle of The WHIR as they review the results of their recent joint survey of companies just like yours that examines the issues, concerns and requirements of this expanding marketplace.

Cloud Standards?

Robert — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:00:04 +0000

Everyone agrees that “the cloud” is a game changer for hosting… but far fewer can explain what “the cloud” is… Ask Microsoft and it’s something to watch your movies from your house while stuck at the airport. Google says it’s a way to print your email at home or office from your phone. Rackspaze and Amazon define it a little differently…

The IEEE has started to work on not one but two different programs to standardize cloud computing. How it is they think they can standardize it, when they can’t even agree on what it is?

Read more about the IEEE initiatives here: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4214728/IEEE-kicks-off-cloud-standards-efforts

Have you +1′ed yet?

Robert — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:31:10 +0000

Google have been experimenting with “social searches”… Using Google’s +1 program, when you search and find something you like you +1 it. Right now Google is saying it doesn’t affect search algorithms, but they are leaving it open for the future.

Sure Google watches where you go and what you read, but reading something or visiting a page doesn’t necessarily mean you like it. I don’t like a lot of the politics going on right now, but I read quite a bit about them.

Check it out at: http://www.google.com/+1/button/

What’s Driving the US Hosting Market-2011?

Robert — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:02:48 +0000

Date: 2011-04-06
Panelists: Dan Ephraim, Director, Digital Realty Trust
Moderator: Liam Eagle, Editor-in-Chief, Web Host Industry Review