Author Archive

StubHub opts for Google Cloud’s bare metal service for Oracle migration; shutting down on-premise

January 15, 2021
Philbert Shih

Online ticket marketplace StubHub moved to Google Cloud’s bare metal service. ...

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WatServ partners with Alert Logic for cloud security

January 13, 2021
Philbert Shih

Toronto-based MSP WatServ disclosed a partnership with security provider Alert Logic. ...

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Squarespace rolls out gated content, membership areas for web presence

January 12, 2021
Philbert Shih

Squarespace rolled out a new feature called Member Areas that allow site owners to sell memberships ...

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Clearlake Capital Group acquires stake in SMB provider Web.com

January 12, 2021
Philbert Shih

Clearlake Capital Group took an undisclosed stake in SMB provider Web.com. ...

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Navisite acquires Velocity Technology Solutions; enterprise applications, public cloud and scale

January 11, 2021
Philbert Shih

MSP Navisite, backed by Madison Dearborn, acquired Velocity Technology Solutions, based in Charlotte...

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Twitter thread on AWS origins; data point on CapEx reduction

January 11, 2021
Philbert Shih

A Twitter thread posted by Dan Rose, formerly of Amazon and Facebook, provides an insightful look in...

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Fallacies about the edge; analysts at brand name research houses get it wrong

January 11, 2021
Philbert Shih

There continues to be a conversation around what the emergence of edge will mean for the wider cloud...

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Colocation, hyperscale, interconnection, MSP marketplace, cloud expansions

January 11, 2021
Philbert Shih

The sector is coming out of the holiday doldrums and there were a number of noteworthy developments...

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Otava releases update to cloud infrastructure platform

January 8, 2021
Philbert Shih

Otava, based on Ann Arbor, Michigan, recently released a third generation update to its VMware-based...

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Bespin Global working with Google Cloud, Datadog in MEA

January 7, 2021
Philbert Shih

Bespin Global, a South Korean MSP and managed third party cloud provider, expanded into MEA this yea...

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Cologix building hyperscale data centre campus in Ashburn; cloud on-ramps driving strategy

January 7, 2021
Philbert Shih

Cologix confirmed details about its developing strategy around hyperscale data centres that will see...

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AWS adding professional services, MSPs to AWS Marketplace; Mission joins

January 7, 2021
Philbert Shih

AWS added the ability to find professional services vendors (MSPs, integrators and consultancies) in...

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