Author Archive

Connectria latest in managed AWS; upside and opportunity for hosters?

October 17, 2013
Philbert Shih

Connectria is the latest provider to roll out a managed AWS service for its hosting customers as it ...

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Open-Xchange compatible with APS 1.2; OX Summit looks to trust factor

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

Open-Xchange released the latest version of the OX App Suite and completed compatibility with the AP...

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Mixed service models

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

We are also seeing a more concerted shift to mixed infrastructure service delivery models across the...

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Colocation market separation

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

Recent developments point to more separation in the colocation market that is seeing property/wholes...

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SoftLayer data point

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

SoftLayer has added 1k new “business” customers in the three months since it joined IBM....

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Europe and data privacy

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

Europe and data privacy: One of the big topics in Europe right now is data privacy. ...

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Europe SI, MSP, VAR, traditional IT provider

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

We continue to get feedback from wholesale infrastructure service platforms that the SI, MSP and VAR...

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Europe data points

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

We were recently in Europe and the feedback we received matches up with a lot of what we have seen i...

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Driver behind deals

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

The strategic buyer and platform acquisition remains the driver behind some of the higher valuations...

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Acquire-hire: Rackspace

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

Acquire-hire: Rackspace has probably made the most effective use of the acqui-hire in the hosting s...

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M&A activity 4Q13

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

M&A: There has been a lot of M&A activity in recent weeks and two themes stood out ...

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GoDaddy acquired Media Temple for an undisclosed sum

October 16, 2013
Philbert Shih

GoDaddy acquired Media Temple for an undisclosed sum. ...

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