May 7, 2013 -- Web host Go Daddy broke ground on its data center in Tempe, Arizona on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Governor Jan Brewer and representatives from Arizona State University Research Park, Ryan Companies, the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.Keep on reading: Go Daddy Breaks Ground on Tempe, Arizona Data Center
May 6, 2013 -- The public Indian cloud market is projected to grow 36 percent to reach $443 million in 2013, up from $326 million in 2012, a new report by Gartner finds.Keep on reading: Gartner Report Finds IaaS Fastest Growing Segment in Indian Cloud Market
May 3, 2013 -- CenturyLink announced on Tuesday that it has extended its fiber network into metro Jacksonville, Florida, to connect to two independent, third-party data centers.Keep on reading: CenturyLink Extends Fiber Network to Jacksonville, Florida
May 2, 2013 -- Most companies allocate 25 percent of their IT budget to data storage, according to a survey released on Wednesday by web hosting provider NaviSite.Keep on reading: Enterprises Spend 25 Percent of IT Budgets on Data Storage: NaviSite Study
May 2, 2013 -- Rackspace has launched new tools this week to help Microsoft.NET community members streamline web and mobile app development and use Rackspace cloud features.Keep on reading: New Tools Help Microsoft.NET Community Develop in Rackspace Cloud
May 1, 2013 -- More than half of gamers experience unplanned server outages while playing games, and 84 percent of online gamers have had games freeze or crash on them while in the middle of game play, according to a recent survey by web hosting provider LeaseWeb USA.
April 30, 2013 -- Phoenix NAP announced on Tuesday that its Secured Servers offering with both firewall and storage capabilities is available out of its data center in Ashburn, Virginia, as well as its hardware-as-a-service offering.Keep on reading: Phoenix NAP Offers Updated Secured Servers, HaaS in Ashburn Data Center
April 29, 2013 -- New Zealand telecommunications provider Telecom announced on Monday its acquisition of IT infrastructure and hosting provider Revera for $81.8 million.Keep on reading: Telecom Acquires New Zealand Web Hosting Provider Revera for $81.8M
April 29, 2013 -- NTT Communications announced on Monday that its subsidiary NTT Communications Russia will offer a range of data center services via IXcellerate's Moscow One carrier-neutral facility in Moscow.Keep on reading: NTT Communications Offers Colocation Services in Moscow
April 26, 2013 -- A new study by cloud management provider RightScale finds that small and medium-sized businesses are more reliant on cloud infrastructure than enterprises. In the second annual State of the Cloud survey, 41 percent of SMBs report heavy use of cloud compared to just 17 percent of enterprises who report the same.Keep on reading: Enterprises Take Public First Approach with Hybrid Cloud Implementation: RightScale Study
April 26, 2013 -- While Amazon is pretty secretive about how much revenue its cloud infrastructure business brings in, a report on Friday by Quartz says the figure is close to $2.4 billion per year.Keep on reading: If AWS Rakes in $2.4B Per Year, What Does it Mean for its Competitors?
April 24, 2013 -- Taking a cue from Google itself, who hid a StormTrooper in its North Carolina tour last year, Liquid Web has hidden clues around its data center for users to participate in a week-long scavenger hunt.Keep on reading: Liquid Web Uses Google Street View in Data Center Scavenger Hunt
April 24, 2013 -- IBM announced this week that it has acquired UrbanCode, a developer of tools for accelerating software deployments enabling its clients to deliver mobile, cloud, big data analytics and traditional applications more rapidly.Keep on reading: IBM Acquires UrbanCode to Speed Cloud Application Deployment
April 23, 2013 -- Cloud hosting provider SoftLayer announced on Tuesday that it has seen increased momentum in Asia with customers including Distil Networks, Tiket.com, Simpli.fi, 6waves and Beijing Elex using its Asian footprint to support their customer base in the Asia-Pacific region.Keep on reading: SoftLayer Sees Asian Cloud Momentum
April 23, 2013 -- Business communications provider Primus Telecommunications Group announced last week that it has sold its cloud and hosting division BLACKIRON Data to Rogers Communications for around $200 million.Keep on reading: Rogers Acquires Canadian Cloud Provider BLACKIRON Data for $200M
April 22, 2013 -- Web hosting provider Advanced Web announced on Sunday that it has expanded into the RagingWire data center in Loudoun County, Virginia.Keep on reading: Advanced Web Expands to RagingWire Virginia Data Center
April 19, 2013 -- A former employee of web hosting provider HostGator has been arrested and charged with installing a backdoor giving him control to more than 2,700 servers, according to a report Friday by Ars Technica.Keep on reading: Ex-HostGator Employee Charged with Installing Backdoor to Access 2,700 Servers
April 18, 2013 -- A small group of Google Apps users were rocked by a service disruption on Wednesday, but the issue affecting the Google Apps Admin panel and other services has since been resolved.Keep on reading: Google Apps Recovers Minor Outage Impacting Gmail, Google Drive
April 18, 2013 -- Web hosting provider HostDime announced on Thursday that it has opened its new data center in Guadalajara, Mexico. Keep on reading: HostDime Expands Global Infrastructure with Mexico Data Center
April 18, 2013 -- Cloud communication services provider j2Global announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Netherlands-based online backup provider Backup Connect BV for an undisclosed amount.Keep on reading: j2Global Acquires Dutch Cloud Provider Backup Connect
April 17, 2013 -- Security and web optimization provider Incapsula announced on Wednesday that it is launching a new program for hosting providers that offers instant protection for shared hosting servers against brute force attempts.Keep on reading: Incapsula Program Helps Web Hosts Protect Against Brute Force WordPress Attacks
April 16, 2013 -- Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Tuesday numerous hires in the Seattle-area as it readies its permanent office in Kirkland or Bellevue, Washington, to be open this June.Keep on reading: Go Daddy Seeks Seattle Tech Talent for New Washington Office
April 15, 2013 -- Rackspace announced on Monday its plans to build OpenStack deployments for other hosting providers and telecommunications companies. The announcement comes a few weeks after OpenStack launched its seventh release, called Grizzly, which saw 56 percent more contributors from the last release, Folsom.Keep on reading: Rackspace Wants to Build, Deploy and Manage OpenStack Clouds for Web Hosts, Telcos
April 10, 2013 -- Cloud storage provider Dropbox announced on Wednesday that it has rebranded its Dropbox for Teams to better represent its business use, simply renaming it Dropbox for Business, and will introduce single sign on next month.Keep on reading: Dropbox for Business Adds Single Sign On for Secure Access
