Jun, 2016 : Major Award Recently Given to ViaWest CEO Nancy Phillips

📅 Jun 29, 2016 - Cisco Set to Acquire CloudLock for $293 million - Cisco will acquire the cloud access security broker CloudLock in a deal worth $293 million in equity and cash. They will move the team to its networking and security group. This all came from an announcement made on Tuesday.

CloudLock is based out of Waltham, Massachusetts and has over 700 customers with tens of millions of users. They were recently named to the list of Best Places to Work (Boston Business Journal) and Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For ...

📅 Jun 28, 2016 - This Is How Much Energy US Data Centers Use Compared to an American Home - Data centers consume a lot of energy – A LOT. So much that numbers alone don't really convey the amount. Something we all understand is household energy use. Turning on the A/C, TV, electric blanket, night light – these are energy uses we're familiar with. Understanding data center energy usage is easier when you use household energy consumption as a comparison.


The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the average American home uses around 10,932 kilowatthours (kWh) each year – an average of about 911 kWh each month. Compare that to the amount U.S. data centers use in a year – about 70 billion kWh – and it's clear just how much energy these centers require.

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📅 Jun 28, 2016 - A New Approach to Cloud Security and Increased Spending - Alert Logic released the results of their study, Evolve Your Security Operations Strategy to Account for Cloud, on Tuesday. The results showed that three quarters of businesses that use the public cloud use the same security operations strategy regardless of the infrastructure in question.

Many security teams are updating and adapting their strategies to better address the cloud service delivery models of today. The study surveyed 100 cloud security infrastructure decision-makers. Other findings include:

51% of companies are spending more on security after cloud adoption
49% of companies are writing new policies and strategies for cloud security
46% are reevaluating their security ...

📅 Jun 29, 2016 - Number of Businesses Using Encryption Jumps 7% Over Past Year - More businesses are encrypting their secure information than ever before. Research by Thales found that the number of businesses using encryption rose 7% over the last year – the largest increase in more than a decade. Two of every 5 companies are now using encryption extensively. The study surveyed 5,000 professionals from 14 industries in 11 countries to get this information.

The following industries use encryption the most: Financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and technology.

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📅 Jun 29, 2016 - Vocus to Acquire 3 Australian Communications Companies for $637 Million - Vocus Communications announced their intention to acquire three Australian companies, including Nextgen Networks, one of Australia's largest fiber networks, and two sub-sea cable projects, The North West Cable System and the Australia Singapore Cable project.

The total cost is estimated at $637 million once deferred considerations are taken into account. Vocus recently closed $652 million in funding, which will cover the acquisition and any existing debt.

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📅 Jun 30, 2016 - FASTER Submarine Cable Backed by Google Going Live Soon - FASTER, the submarine cable backed by Google will go live this week and add much needed bandwidth between the data centers in Taiwan, Japan and the larger Asia-Pacific market and the United States. This project has been completed after about two years of work and the cable will start carrying traffic today, according to a Google spokesperson.

The FASTER system connects to Bandon, Oregon, Chikura, Japan, Shima Japan and Taishu, Taiwan. The landing stations are all found near data centers where the traffic is carried to other area ...