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nginx Continues Market Share Momentum in Netcraft February Web Server Survey

Nicole Henderson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:21:05 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Web analytics firm Netcraft released the results of its February 2012 web server survey this week, and while Apache has gained the most hostnames, nginx was the only server to experience a non-negligible market share increase this month.

Cloud Hosting Provider ScaleMatrix Launches Partner Program

Justin Lee — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:42:32 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Cloud hosting provider ScaleMatrix announced on Tuesday it has launched the ScaleMatrix Channel Partner Program. As a provider of cloud hosting, colocation, and data security solutions, the partner program should allow the company to reach a greater market through its channel partners that it did not have access to before.

DDos Protection Services Firm Prolexic Secures $8 Million in Funding

Justin Lee — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:46 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Distributed denial of service protection services firm Prolexic Technologies announced on Thursday it has closed an $8 million Series B investment led by private equity firm Camden Partners. DDoS attacks have been increasing at exponential rates in recent years, putting all Internet surfers and websites at risk. Recognizing this, DDoS mitigation services should be a standard part of business continuity/disaster recovery planning and be included as part of all hosting companies' services.

Google to Launch Cloud Storage Service in Coming Weeks: Reports

Nicole Henderson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:23:08 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Google is set to launch its cloud storage service in the next few weeks or months, according to several reports on Thursday. While Google currently offers several storage products such as Picasa and Docs, this will be the its first unified cloud storage solution.

Content Delivery Network Operator Akamai Names EVP and CFO

Justin Lee — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:58:56 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Content delivery network operator Akamai Technologies announced on Wednesday it has named James Benson its executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding J. Donald Sherman, starting March 1. The news follows the recent completion of Akamai's acquisition of web performance optimization technology provider Blaze Software. Content delivery networks are beneficial to hosting companies in that they provide added value to their customers, which translates to growth of business and increase in revenue.

Google Plans to Disable Online Revocation Checks in Future Chrome Versions

Nicole Henderson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:57 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Google will disable online revocation checks in future versions of Chrome, and will reuse its existing update mechanism to maintain a list of revoked SSL certificates instead, according to a blog post on Sunday by Google researcher Adam Langley. There are many problems with online revocation checks including soft-fails and compromised security if an attacker intercepts HTTPS connections and bypasses the revocation checks.

Virustream Further Integrates Cloud Capabilities, Completes Enomaly Acquisition

Justin Lee — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:08:01 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Cloud hosting solutions provider Virtustream announced on Thursday it has completed its previously announced acquisition of cloud exchange software developer Enomaly. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. First announced in December, the deal seems like an appropriate fit, joining two companies in the hosting space that provide cloud-based hosting and management solutions.

How CenterBeam Improves Customer Service Through Survey Data

Nicole Henderson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:29 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- CenterBeam executive vice president, North American Solution Center and chief customer officer Anthony Hardt says in a phone interview with the WHIR that the company aims to continuously improve through its feedback from customers, but also from its employees.

Cloud Host VPS.NET Plans New European, Asian and US Cloud Locations

Nicole Henderson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:14:37 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- Cloud services provider VPS.NET announced on Thursday its plans to expand its offerings to reach a total of 13 separate global locations by April. According to the press release, the new locations include Singpore, Frankfurt, Paris, Manchester and three new locations in the US. VPS.NET specializes in cloud hosting and offers VPS cloud servers, as well as VPN, CDN and geo hosting.

Brazillian Government is Reportedly Hitting Service Providers with Domain Takedown Notices

Justin Lee — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:55:05 +0000

February 9, 2012 -- - The Ministry of Tourism of Brazil has sent a letter to domain marketplace Sedo, demanding it takes down an .EU domain whose name suggests it involves Brazilian-related porn content, according to a report by TechDirt. This appears to be a clear case of a country's government overstepping their boundaries, and a situation that any hosting company - large or small - could potentially find themselves in.