Windstream Business Blog

Cloud Computing Predictions for 2012

Kip Turco - Senior Vice President of Data Center Operations — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:51:00 CST

If I've learned anything over my several years in this business, it's that technology changes quickly, but mindsets change far more slowly. And what's happening in the world of cloud computing is a...

WINning Numbers: A Look Inside Windstream

John Leach - Executive Vice President of Business Sales — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:00 CST

The year 2012 is going to look quite different for Windstream compared to previous years. With the acquisition of PAETEC completed in December 2011, we now have a shifted focus. Windstream began as a...

Getting beyond the public/ private/ hybrid cloud labels

Alex Foster - Enterprise Product Manager — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:32:00 CST

For a high-growth market, the cloud industry is remarkably lacking in standardized terminology to describe what we are offering. Pundits often talk about the cloud turning computing into a...

There’s no room for Monday morning quarterbacking in data protection

Alex Foster - Enterprise Product Manager — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:00 CST

In a game that came down to several key plays and ignited the Twitter world with a record-breaking 12,233 tweet per second, the New York Giants became Super Bowl champions. The Giants cited their...

The Transition to Ipv6

Bill Hale - Manager of Tactical Network Planning — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:00 CST

There are significant changes coming to the Internet in 2012 and the years to come. For years, IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) has been the primary protocol used to reach content on the Internet,...

Zappos Information Security Breach – It Could Happen to You

Rob Anderson - Senior Product Marketing Manager — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:49:00 CST

It may be a new year, but we’re already seeing plenty of the old stuff happening. You may have been one of the 24 million people who’ve received an email from Zappos.com in the last week, telling...

Are Your Passwords on the “Naughty” List?

Terry O'Brian - Enterprise Product Marketing — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:04:00 CST

If you thought that cybercrimes weren’t a worldwide problem, we have some numbers that may quickly help you to change your mind. Worldwide, Norton estimates that cybercrime costs the global economy...

PAETEC merger enhances Windstream’s capabilities

John Leach - Executive Vice President of Business Sales — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:00:00 CST

This is a very special day for all of us at Windstream. Today we officially combine with PAETEC and welcome thousands of great customers and associates into the fold. Earlier this year, we announced...

A Federal case for cloud

Kip Turco - Senior Vice President of Data Center Operations — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:25:00 CST

Here’s a case where the Federal government is taking the lead on innovation that makes sense for just about any company out there. A report from InformationWeek magazine reports a significant...

How state agencies connect with MPLS networking

Terry O'Brian - Enterprise Product Marketing — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:44:00 CST

Kentuckians will tell you there’s a lot to love about their state, from the bluegrass to its high quality of living. But they may not tell you about how public schools, colleges, and businesses...

Hosted VoIP Increasing Among Small Businesses

Austin Herrington - Director of Enterprise Product Marketing — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:11:00 CST

Enterprise companies have known about and taken advantage of managed services for some time. As we’ve previously noted , that trend is changing, with more small- and mid-sized businesses...

A Reality Check On Information Security

Craig Kuhl - Contributing Editor of CED Magazine — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:07:00 CST

We’ve all heard the stories of hacked websites and the loss of irreplaceable data and proprietary information. No business is immune to security breaches, even with advanced technology, smart...

Windstream celebrates data center expansion with soccer star Abby Wambach

Kip Turco - Senior Vice President of Data Center Operations — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:06:00 CST

If the name Abby Wambach means anything to you, bravo: you’re a solid soccer fan. For those of you who didn’t recognize her name right off the top, she is an Olympic gold medalist, player and...

How Companies Value the Cloud

Kip Turco - Senior Vice President of Data Center Operations — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:48:00 CST

Every now and then, we run across something that makes us scratch out heads and wonder. We saw an article recently that made us do precisely that. A new survey quoted in CIO.com says most...

Are You a Social Media Junkie?

Alice Hartnett - Business Marketing Communications — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:26:00 CST

Okay….this week’s blog is going to be a little bit different. Usually, we take this space to post our thoughts about a trend in the industry, or to react to some news item that we’ve seen. This...