Author Archive

Pythian uses CoreStack to enable FinOps service for cost optimization; adds multi-cloud support

November 30, 2021
Philbert Shih

Canadian MSP Pythian extended its FinOps cloud cost management and optimization service to AWS and M...

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Element Critical adds former Data Foundry executives to management team

November 30, 2021
Philbert Shih

Element Critical brought on two c-level executives formerly with Data Foundry, a Texas-based operato...

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AWS finally moves to cut egress fees, inflexibility; response to disruptive attempt a good sign

November 30, 2021
Philbert Shih

In a surprising move, AWS reduced its egress fees, likely in response to recent challenges from othe...

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GoDaddy WordPress hosting services suffers security breach

November 29, 2021
Philbert Shih

SMB provider GoDaddy confirmed a significant security breach that may have caused data on over 1m cu...

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APAC, data centre, earnings, hyperscale, cloud on-ramps

November 29, 2021
Philbert Shih

It was a busy week in M&A that saw a record $25b change hands in two transactions announced on a...

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Data Intensity, USDM Life Sciences partner for Oracle Cloud; compliance, verticalization

November 24, 2021
Philbert Shih

Data Intensity partnered with USDM Life Sciences, a consulting shop that specializes in technology a...

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Google Cloud suffers outage due to network issues

November 24, 2021
Philbert Shih

Google Cloud recently suffered an outage that brought down and degraded performance for a number of ...

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Cologix adds Google Cloud Interconnect node in Vancouver; potential western Canada impact

November 23, 2021
Philbert Shih

Cologix confirmed that it will host Google Cloud Interconnect node in Vancouver, BC. ...

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Exabytes, Open DC form JV to build connectivity-centric facility in Penang, Malaysia

November 23, 2021
Philbert Shih

Exabytes and Open DC in Malaysia formed a JV to own and operate a data centre in Penang, Malaysia. ...

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Rackspace shares data point about movement to managed public cloud services from installed base

November 23, 2021
Philbert Shih

Rackspace shared an interesting data point about its installed legacy managed hosting and private cl...

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Maxihost sets up in Scala’s Sao Paolo data centre to accommodate expansion requirements

November 23, 2021
Philbert Shih

Bare metal provider Maxihost partnered with Scala Data Centers in Sao Paolo, Brazil. ...

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Oracle Cloud to expand cloud region in Mumbai, India with Nxtra by Airtel

November 22, 2021
Philbert Shih

Oracle Cloud confirmed plans to expand its India West cloud infrastructure region in Mumbai with Nxt...

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