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Part II Parallels Summit 2012 What I Want to Learn and Chat About

William Toll — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:27 PST

Last week I published Part I of my goals for my participation at the Parallels Cloud Summit next week in Orlando. It’s always a great event and this year promises to be the best yet, in terms of keynotes and the quality of the attendees. The Web Hosting ecosystem is attracting a large amount of [...]

Mergers and Acquisitions – Recognizing Opportunity in KC

Tom Millitzer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:09:15 PST

Strategic planning is a peculiar task – yes to some it is a task. And, as a task it is limiting – hours around the coffee table, too much caffeine tempered by tall cold bottles. But I am getting ahead of myself. It is about recognizing opportunity. Someone at Turnkey Internet recognized opportunity. [...]

Monday Demo: LinMin’s Bare Metal Provisioning

Liam Eagle — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:02:05 PST

This Monday’s WHIR Demo is delivered by Laurent Gharda of software company LinMin, who takes us through his company’s Bare Metal Provisioning software.

Parallels Summit 2012 – What I Want to Learn And Chat About, Part I

William Toll — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:47:44 PST

Wow! another year has passed and the hosting industry is not just surviving in the face of the Cloud, but finding its firm foundation at the center of it. Shared, VPS, Dedicated and Cloud – all of these hosting markets are in transition, and many of the hosting providers that are leading the charge will [...]

WHIR TV Video: January’s WHIR Networking Event in Los Angeles

Liam Eagle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:24:28 PST

On January 19, 2012, the WHIR kicked off its 2012 networking events schedule with a stop in Los Angeles, California for a night of fun and networking. The event was held at Café Entourage, a cool little bar at Hollywood and Vine, and was a great party, thanks to the support of our sponsors, Black [...]

Join us in Austin, TX on February 23rd for another WHIR Networking Event

WHIR Happenings — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:34 PST

Don’t miss this opportunity to network with industry professionals and many more in: Austin, TX Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Parkside, 301 E 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701 click here for map WHIR Networking Events: If you work in or will be visiting Austin or neighboring cities come out to the WHIR’s [...]

Monday Demo: Veeam’s Backup & Replication Software

Liam Eagle — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:05:25 PST

Today’s WHIR TV video is the first installment of an ongoing weekly series we’re calling WHIR Demos, or “Monday Demos.” It’s straightforward to the point that I might not actually have to go any further than the name, but just for the sake of being thorough, I’ll explain. Every week, on Monday, we’re going to [...]

Google+ Business Pages – Implications for Search Marketing

Hartland Ross — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:58:46 PST

The Internet marketing world has been all abuzz over Google the last few months. First with the launch of its latest foray into social media – Google Plus. And now, most recently, with the opening up of Google+ pages for business, the latest in Internet marketing solutions from the search giant. It’s a well known [...]

Thank you for kicking off WHIR Events 2012 with a bang in Los Angeles, CA

WHIR Happenings — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:25:20 PST

I am pleased to report that our first WHIR Networking Event of the year went off without a hitch and was very well attended at Café Entourage. The ideal venue to kick off our networking series. More photos from the Los Angeles event to be posted very soon. Keep an eye on the WHIR photo [...]

WHIR TV: Houston Networking Event – November 2011

Liam Eagle — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:58:53 PST

Back in November, the WHIR headed down to Houston, Texas to a great little spot called Hughes’ Hangar, for our final WHIR Networking Event of 2011. Houston’s a bit of a hotbed for hosting technology, which always makes for a good turnout at an event there. A great time was had by all (that I [...]