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The benefits of using the cloud to power your website and data are manifold. There’s no reason not to look into it.

You just gotta figure out how your business priorities are set in place. What takes precedence?

• On-demand processing power?
• Pay-for-what-you-use billing model?
• Fluid, automated resource scalability?
• Fail-proof redundancy features?
• The latest in hosting innovation?
• Or all of the above?

Once you know what’s going to have the most influence on your online presence, it’s time to make the switch to a fully cloud-enabled solution or to implement a hybrid solution that will capitalize on the benefits of traditional dedicated hosting while harnessing the elasticity of the cloud.

The features above are hallmark advantages of the cloud. Virtually every major company has adopted or will adopt cloud technologies in their various hosting strategies. Don’t get left behind. Reinvent the way you host today and contact NetHosting!

With Fibernet, you have the option of private, fully-enclosed colocation suites that are each individually equipped for custom, built-to-suit layout options. Because our private suites offer both privacy and flexibility, they differ significantly from the typical cage-scenario. Complete with a solid-core, fire-rated, individually locked door, each suite can be considered a mini data center that only the client can access.

The key benefits of a colocation suite with Fibernet is the ability for growth, flexibility of features, additional security, and premium  volume discounts. Designed to accommodate up to (2) full racks, including working space in front and behind the racks, private suites are the most secure method for collocating servers, in addition to being the most convenient way to control access to company data.

The Fibernet Office Suite Manager not only monitors access into each suite at the discretion of the primary owner of the suite, but also sends regular reports to the primary so he or she is always aware of who is accessing his or her servers.

Customized for your needs

You can customize Fibernet’s Uta Colocation Suites to your specifications, much like an onsite data center, but with none of the large build-out costs and facility maintenance. Whether your company needs additional biometric access, or installation of additional IP cameras, Fibernet will personalize the suite to fit your needs.

Here are just a few options for personalizing your suite:

• Cooling
• Power
• Bandwidth
• Suite Dimensions
• Security

Facility Design

• PCI Compliant Facility
• Zone 4 Seismic Design
• Fire Suppression
• Redundant Power
• Multi-Homed Bandwidth
• Carrier Neutral
• Four Tier 1 Fiber Providers
• Secure Monitored Access
• Common Area Surveillance

Suite Components and Options

• Rack Installation and Options (relay, four post, & enclosed four post)
• Hardware, Power, Application Monitoring, & Status Notifications
• Cooling (Sold in 1-ton increments)
• IP Camera Surveillance
• Cross-Connect & Bandwidth Plans
• Standard Keyed Doors, Proximity Card Reader and Biometrics
• Generator Protected, UPS & Generator Protected Power Options
• Onsite Support & Management Options

If your goal as a company is to be successful, you’re also planning to grow. This growth might be steady and gradual, or fast and sudden, but either way, you want to grow, and to accommodate that growth you want to make a plan for hosting that’s going to be long-term and reliable.

Colocation is the answer to concerned questions about reliability. With colocation, not only do you have the option for expansion, but you will have access to professional support to supply the redundant, always on power to your servers that you need to thrive online. You need that assurance in the background in order to fully commit your time and energy to the growth of your business.

Two weeks ago, a scorecard was released naming the top 24 countries in the world for cloud computing. These countries were selected for being the biggest players in the world’s IT market, comprising about 80% of the entire market. They were scored based on the countries’ legislative and private climate for promoting and expanding cloud technologies.

Among the topics that affect a country’s overall “cloud climate,” in the opinion of the BSA, are: its stance on user privacy, free-trade, cybercrime, cybersecurity, and broadband network.

Technology policy counsel at the BSA, Chris Hopfensperger, critiqued the progress made since the release of last year’s global cloud-computing scorecard, calling it “patchy,” but stated that the BSA holds out hope that the cloud-inhibiting legislation that exists today will eventually be overtaken by the good kind of legislation that encourages the expansion of reliable cloud hosting technologies.

Who Scored the Highest Score?

This is the second time that Japan has been awarded the #1 spot, being called the friendliest atmosphere for the progression of cloud technologies in the world. The honor is owing to the country’s dedication to user security and privacy, as well as its stringent posture against cybercrime. In addition, Japan has an increasing rate of broadband acceptance which has contributed to its #1 ranking.

Trailing Japan, also for the second year in a row, was Australia, and the first switch up went to the US, who traded spots with Germany for 3rd place. The decision-makers at the BSA justified the switch in a statement that US cloud providers have made extensive progress in the refinement of US-based cloud technologies. The switch is at this time not owed to improvements in policies made by the government.

And the winners are…

1. Japan

2. Australia

3. United States

4. Germany

5. Singapore

In the span of a year, Singapore jumped from 9th place to 5th after enacting a data privacy law, while Germany’s decline to 4th is owed to what is being called “potentially restrictive privacy laws, protectionist policies.”

Who Scored the Lowest Points?

The five worst environments for cloud computing:

1. South Africa

2. Indonesia

3. Brazil

4. Thailand

5. Vietnam

These five countries scored low in the areas of data and user privacy, free-trade policies (or lack of), data security, and their inability or lack of cooperation in conforming with global cloud standards.

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Unless you happen to be a molecular physicist, molecular physics just got interesting. Especially to IT providers in all locales, new, specially designed molecules now hold a significant key to unlocking ultra-efficient data storage. Soon, data center managers will be able to store insane amounts of data in specialized layers of molecules. The concept might defy belief, but it won’t be long before data storage manufacturers are taking serious note of the new technology. Dubbed “molecular memory,” in a decade’s time it could mean that IT reps will be storing as much as 1,000TB of data in as little as a square inch of space. Hopefully the final outcome will be more energy- and space-efficient data centers worldwide.

The technology is exciting, especially when you consider that the discovery of molecular memory will only accelerate the search for more, improved alternatives to traditional data storage. The molecule used in the research, which was conducted in an MIT lab, was first developed and produced in India by chemists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER).

How the Science Behind it Works

By controling the magnetic conductivity of the molecules, researchers replicated binary 1s and 0s in accordance with the state of the molecules’ magnetism. This creates molecular memory, which allows us to store even more data in a miniscule amount of space.

How It’s Done

Previous versions of the new tech needed two ferromagnetic electrodes, but the recent discovery of a new type of molecule allowed the use of one ferromagnetic electrode and a single layer of molecules. Before, many layers were required in a working device. The most recent improvements to the technology would cut down manufacturing costs in the event that the product is mass produced in the future. Other discoveries made during research also suggest that with further development, the devices will be better equipped for utilization in data centers, which will prove to be a definite boon to IT professionals who are constantly managing temperatures within their facilities.

What Does it Mean?

Jagadeesh Moodera led the research team at MIT and anticipates that workable storage devices modeled after “molecular memory” will be available as alternative options to traditional SSD systems by 2023 or within the next decade. Consequent benefits of the technology will be a better use of the energy to power and cool the devices in data center facilities as well as a more efficient use of hard drive space.

As the technology is adopted by data center technicians in numerous quarters, their goals for better performing hardware and more efficient usage of resources are sure to be reached. Additionally, Moodera is hopeful that his research will promote a sustained interest in memory solutions like this one.

Source: http://www.cio.com/article/727287/New_Molecules_Could_Bring_Super_dense_Solid_state_Hard_Disk_Alternatives

There’s an increasing inclination to construct servers with ARM processors. The movement is obtaining recognition, and not just from interested researchers. Both manufacturers and investment gurus are sitting up to take notice of ARM technology, and maker Calxeda has recently received 55 million USD of funding to continue producing the chip.

EnergyCore, a chip designed by Calxeda, utilizes an ARM processor that requires a low amount of power. So far, they’ve installed the chips in test servers for Hewlett-Packard and Dell. ARM servers not only require less power to run, but they can also perform tasks more quickly in response to network requests when employed in large quantities.

ARM processors will likely see a rise in acceptance across the board, especially in the server design of a large number well-employed social media websites.

ARM processors currently are primarily put to use in mobile systems like tablets and phones, while most servers implement AMD and Intel x86 chips. Intel has started to distribute Atom, a server chip that requires little power, with a market-ready line of Atom chips to compete with the comparable ARM processors.

Calxeda has already seen market action while selling this chip to Boston Ltd. in the Viridis server, prior to this recent occurrence. Individually, each Calxeda chip will require merely five watts of power, and one ARM server could run up to 48 Calxeda chips (192 ARM cores).

Mobile devices such as tablets and phones primarily use ARM processors at present, while traditional servers make use of x86 chips produced by Intel and AMD. The fledgling product by Intel, which has been called Atom, is comparable to ARM processors in that they require little power to operate.

A whopping 100 million in funds has found its way into Calxeda’s coffers since its humble origins four years ago, and since then it has accrued over 100 employees in the US and Asia. Both numbers promise to multiply as ARM processor chips enjoy wider adoption. While HP and Dell make use of the tech in their labs, and Calxeda enhances the chip to 64-bit, we’ll see a lot more action in their corner and in data centers across the industry.

Colocation is defined as the moving or placing of things together, sometimes implying a proper order. In the case of a business and technology company, colocation is the renting of physical space on a service provider’s premises.

Data center colocation allows a small or mid-sized business to save money by storing and running parts of its IT infrastructure (servers) off-site instead of building and maintaining a large dedicated data center in-house.  In the case of a small business, their servers are owned by the business but are colocated to save money in overhead costs incurred by things like cooling, physical security or insurance.  This will save them a lot of money and help their business get things going much easier.  They will have less problems and not have to worry about not having to deal with compliance standards.

For starters, PCI Compliance has been a mandatory requirement for service organizations since September of 2006, when the leading payment brands–American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, and JCB International–founded the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council with the express purpose of establishing and promoting the global observance of certain, consistent data security measures. These measures are outlined in a comprehensive set of requirements called the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS); such requirements include stringent mandates for security management, policies, procedures, network infrastructure, software design, and other security elements.

The specific requirements stated in the PCI DSS can be found on the official website of the PCI Security Standards Council as follows:

Build and Maintain a Secure Network

Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data

Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters

Protect Cardholder Data

Requirement 3: Protect stored cardholder data

Requirement 4: Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks

Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program

Requirement 5: Use and regularly update anti-virus software

Requirement 6: Develop and maintain secure systems and applications

Implement Strong Access Control Measures

Requirement 7: Restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know

Requirement 8: Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access

Regularly Monitor and Test Networks

Requirement 10: Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data

Requirement 11: Regularly test security systems and processes

Maintain an Information Security Policy

Requirement 12: Maintain a policy that addresses information security

The PCI DSS is foremost intended to help organizations that accept, process, and store sensitive payment account information protect that data from intrusion. As a fully PCI compliant facility, Fibernet understands that the PCI DSS may be subject to modifications as new security risks arise and we are committed to enhancing the listed protocol as needed, while continuing to promote PCI compliance wherever it applies.

Fibernet is a 100% PCI Compliant Data Center that has been around for 15 years.  If you would like more information on how we can help you to become 100% PCI compliant please contact us at 801.223.9939. or Chat Live