Daily Archives: April 22, 2011

Google has brought 20 Years worth of wind energy to power it’s Oklahoma Data Center.

The purchase is similar in size and structure to the agreement Google signed last July for wind energy in Iowa, but this time Google will be applying the power to it’s Mayes County, Okla. data center, which will be fully operational later this year.

Google agreed to purchase all of the energy from NextEra Energy Resources Minco II wind facility in Oklahoma for the next 20 years, through Google Energy LLC, an entity that enables us to participate in the wholesale energy market.

This 100.8 megawatt facility will be built as a direct result of Google’s financial commitment and should be operational in late 2011.

ValueReseller, a leading wholesale managed hosting provider, announced the launch of its “reseller cloud” this week. The ValueReseller Cloud gives web hosts, hosting resellers, and web developers the ability to offer their clients VMware-based cloud hosting with a 100% infrastructure uptime SLA. ValueReseller’s Private Label Cloud Hosting platform supports both Linux and Windows operating systems and is unique in the industry.

The new plans offered include a “Pay As You Go” model at just $9.95 per month. This allows resellers to add their own cloud hosted sites “on-demand” and pay only for the actual resources used (control panel, space and bandwidth). This plan is offered to allow resellers a low-cost entry point into the profitable world of Cloud Hosting. It also makes it easy for resellers to migrate accounts to an Enterprise-class VMware hosting platform and get away from the performance and security issues that are rampant in traditional shared hosting environments.

At the other end of the spectrum, ValueReseller offers a unique “All You Can Eat” plan, featuring “unlimited everything” (including unlimited space and data transfer). This plan is popular with small web hosting companies, as well as VAR’s and SaaS providers who offer hosting as an add-on to other services.

According to ValueReseller’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Tom Mulkern, “Hosting websites on the ValueReseller Cloud allows resellers to guarantee their client’s maximum uptime through our highly available virtualized environment. Resellers can automatically charge their clients for resources and create unlimited domains on our cloud platform through an easy to use control panel. In addition, the system features full hosting automation, so resellers can automate everything from customer signup to billing to adding additional resources and services.”

“But the real beauty of our platform,” adds Mulkern, “is that it’s both 100% cloud and 100% managed so resellers never have to worry about the hardware behind the scenes and whether or not it will fail and cause downtime. 100% fully managed cloud hosting is the ideal platform for hosting resellers because it really allows you to focus your attention more on growing your business, not the intricacies and technical challenges of web hosting.”

In addition to cloud hosting, ValueReseller has also leveraged their platform and experienced technical team to provide resellers with the opportunity to make more money by offering additional cloud-centric services, such as: online backup and disaster recovery, E-Commerce, and Managed Hosting solutions for PCI DSS, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

About ValueReseller
A leader in private-label Cloud services, ValueReseller provides wholesale managed hosting and related services to web hosts, hosting resellers, IT professionals and web developers around the world. All services are backed by two SAS 70 Type II secure data centers, live 24/7/365 technical support and a seasoned staff with international experience in the hosting business for over 12 years. An industry innovator, ValueReseller sells only through their worldwide reseller channel and never competes directly with their partners. For more information about ValueReseller, please visit www.valuereseller.com

Dotster.com, a leading domain registrar and web hosting company, announces the launch of Instant Website, a perfect solution for getting started online with a one-page website that can be built and published to a domain name in just minutes using an easy and intuitive editor. This new product streamlines the process of buying a domain name and creating a website which can otherwise take hours or days for web users who are new to creating websites.

“Instant Website is a great tool for small business websites or personal portfolios and resumes,” said Dotster CEO Clint Page. “Customers can now create a quick, professional looking one-page website from start to finish very easily with zero technical knowledge.”

Instant Website is a complete, all-inclusive website solution that has all the basics a website needs and does not require any other web hosting products. The simple, modern layout provides open-ended text fields that allow users to edit information that suits their needs. Instant Website features include a custom website title and description for search engines, a variety of color schemes, fully customized text fields and headlines, and custom icons and integration with popular social sites including Facebook and Twitter.

Instant Website is also perfect for small business use, allowing product users to upload their own logo and list business hours, contact information, and payment methods. Instant Website also includes integrated Google Maps for directions and a Flickr photo gallery.

The one-page design is optimized for cross-browser and smartphone compatibility to ensure that websites are widely available and accessible online. Instant Website’s SEO-friendly template also helps websites appear in search engine results.

Customers can see how easy it is to set up their Instant Website in minutes by getting started with a free 30 day no-obligation trial and a price of just $2.99 per month after the trial. To get started building an Instant Website, visit: www.dotster.com/hosting/instant-website.php.

About Dotster
Dotster, Inc., an ICANN-accredited global top 10 domain registrar since 2000, makes it simple for small to medium sized businesses and individuals to create and grow an effective web presence. Helping more than one million people make an impact on the web, Dotster offers a complete suite of services including SSL website security, do-it-yourself website tools, domain registration, web hosting, business email, custom website design, and online marketing all backed by 24/7 customer support.

For more information, please visit www.dotster.com or call (360) 449-5800.

ViaWest, a leading provider of colocation, hosting, and managed services, announced the grand opening of its twenty-first enterprise-class data center located in Portland, Oregon. Hillsboro II is the company’s second data center investment in the region. Grand opening ceremonies are scheduled for May 12 and will feature tours of the new facility, product overviews, and local celebrity appearances.

ViaWest is the largest privately held data center service provider in North America. With the addition of Hillsboro II, ViaWest owns and operates 21 data centers, offering nearly 450,000 square feet of raised floor space, 35,000 of that in Portland. The complex features fully redundant high-density power and chiller configurations, 24×7 on-site support, and access to top network providers. Additionally, ViaWest offers a 100% customer satisfaction SLA.

“ViaWest continually invests in its data centers, technology, and people. We are very excited to expand both our investment and our local involvement in the Portland area,” said Roy Dimoff, Chairman & CEO of ViaWest.

ViaWest is Presenting Sponsor at this year’s Innotech expo, Portland’s largest technology conference. The company’s COO, Nancy Phillips, announced the Hillsboro II grand opening while speaking at the event. For additional information about the grand opening, ViaWest, or the company’s products and services, please visit the company web site (www.viawest.com) or call 1-877-448-9378.

About ViaWest
ViaWest is the largest privately held data center service provider in North America. We provide colocation, hosting, and managed services to businesses of all sizes nationwide. ViaWest owns and operates 21 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, delivering high-quality, flexible solutions designed to support customers’ unique business needs. ViaWest customers include Frontier Airlines, Red Robin, Chipotle, and Northrop Grumman. For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com or call 1-877-448-9378