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Cisco Technology and Architectures Combined in SAVVIS' Global Network, Data Center Infrastructure and Management Systems to Provide a New Breed of IT Services for Business and Government Applications

SAVVIS, Inc. is a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications. With an IT services platform spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, SAVVIS leads the industry in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services. Cisco and SAVVIS, Inc., a global leader in IT infrastructure services...

Tags: IT Services, Data Center, Network, Information Technology, Savvis Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications

Case studies 2006-12-19

SAVVIS to Deploy Cisco Catalyst 6500 in Its Global Network and Hosting Infrastructure

SAVVIS, Inc. is a leading global provider of managed and outsourced IT services that focuses exclusively on IT solutions for businesses. SAVVIS is a recognized leader in managed hosting services and their customers trust them to support their most demanding and mission-critical applications. SAVVIS' goals include reducing capital and operational...

Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Savvis Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications, Web Hosting, It Services, Internet

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News to Know: Googlenomics; Windows Mobile 7 phones; Broadband hell

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Free Sourcefire tool pinpoints hostile MS Office files Apple security team finds code execution holes in Ruby Google using invalid security certificate Dancho Danchev: Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins...

Tags: Security, Google Inc., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Information Technology, Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Virtualization, Telecom & Utilities, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-23

Terremark on target with green data center buildout near nation's Capitol

This represents my final post this month about green data center buildouts that have been pitched to me in the past several weeks. I actually first wrote last fall about the facility in question, Terremark Worldwide's new NAP of the Capitol Region in Culpepper, Va. The new information in this...

Tags: Data Center, Terremark Worldwide, Reserve, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Savvis gets savvy-er about when to retrofit and when to start anew with data centers

Savvis gets savvy-er about when to retrofit and when to start anew with data centersgigaCENTERAlso check out the new gigaCENTER designed by IBM and RackForce - see http://www.rackforce.com/blog/?p=68

Tags: Data centers, Storage, start anew, Savvis Communications, data center

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

Savvis gets savvy-er about when to retrofit and when to start anew with data centers

Welcome to my latest post in the Greenest-Data-Center-of-them-all blog series. This brief entry comes courtesy of my chat last week Jim Kozlowski, vice president of hosting service for data center operator Savvis, which just opened a new facility in the Chicago area. The actual press release detailing the opening of...

Tags: Data Center, Savvis Communications, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-21

Have we misinterpreted the business value of the long tail?

I've been thinking about the economics of the long tail and its impact on the business of Silicon Valley's largest Internet companies and discovering some very interesting issues, which have lead me to some startling conclusions. But please check my math... My thinking about the long tail...

Tags: Long Tail, Data Storage, 3PARData Inc., Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-03-20

NetSuite edges closer to IPO; price range and ticker set

Software as a service company NetSuite moved closer to an IPO as it shared more details about its public market debut. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, NetSuite said it will offer 6.2 million shares with the option for underwriters to buy an additional 930,000 shares....

Tags: Data Center, NetSuite Inc., Data Centers, IPO, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Financial Services, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-06

SAVVIS Takes Care of Business: Partnering With Cisco For Managed Services

SAVVIS managed services deployed through a Cisco IP NGN network deliver cost savings, improved performance, visibility and application availability to its clients.

Tags: Managed Services, Partnership, Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications, It Services

Webcasts 2007-12-04

Microsoft buys two datacenters for $200 million

Just before its fiscal 2007 came to a close last week, Microsoft snapped up two datacenters from Savvis, an infrastructure provider.Microsoft was the sole customer of the Savvis datacenters that it purchased. The datacenters are located in Santa Clara, Calif.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Wall Street over a year ago...

Tags: Xbox Live, Windows Live, Web 2.0, Office Live, CRM Live, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-07-02

Sniffing out Microsoft's 'OS in the Cloud' skunk-works project

Sniffing out Microsoft's 'OS in the Cloud' skunk-works projectThe "Live" CloudI wonder if this will run on Windows Advanced Server or the high performance server. If so, I wonder if the plumbling can take the beating. Wasn't there an issue about the cost of Akamai and Savvis services to make...

Tags: Operating systems, Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-11-28

Massive surge in spam hits the Internet

Massive surge in spam hits the InternetWhat is the solution?Around 2000 everyone used to talk about spam and solutions for it, but now everyone seems to have just accepted it. Is there a permanent fix? George - what do you advocate?Clarification: Microsoft Windows BotnetsPerhaps MS should be taken to...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Internet, e-mail, spam, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-10-29

Why mobile data centers matter

Why mobile data centers matterI thought that's what CDNs were forGlad to hear you're listening to the Gang, Phil. You were a guest once very early on, as I recall. Anyway, caching is perhaps a more efficient means to accomplish much of what you allude to here. That's why Akamai...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, CDN, mobile

Discussion threads 2006-10-27

Morocco jails two over Zotob worm

Morocco jails two over Zotob wormIs this all the jail-time they were given2 and 1 year respectively . I'm beginning to wonder if crime does pay ? Un*uckingbelieveable !!!!need longer jail termsMy company got hit we where down 2 days need to give them longer jail terms. Hacking looks like...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, Morocco, spammer, Zotob worm

Discussion threads 2006-09-12

FEC tries out utility computing

The Federal Election Commission is experimenting with what may become a big deal in government IT trends - utility or virtualized computing. The FEC is dipping its pinky toe into utility waters with a five-year, $4.48 million contract with Savvis Federal Systems Inc. In this project, FTP and email will...

Tags: utility computing, Federal Election Commission

Blog posts 2006-04-26

Are backbone providers cooperating with NSA?

A survey of ISPs, cable companies and telecom backbones providers conducted by News.com suggests that NSA wiretapping may be occurring at the backbone level. While "no comment" is hardly proof of complicity, the trend lines are certainly suggestive that certain sectors are cooperating. News.com's Declan McCullagh and Anne...

Tags: NSA

Blog posts 2006-02-06

HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojans

HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojansname nameswell - name them!you can't scare them yaknow, they don't care...if you're worried about lawyers then don't even threaten.Naming namesHooray! It's about time these weasels are brought out into the light.go get the bastards!Spread the word!Outing the criminal phishersI say, give 'em...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Viruses and worms, SECURITY, bank, Suzi, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2006-01-12

HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojans

HOSTS file hijacking combined with bank password stealing trojans is one of the more egregious spyware tricks currently being seen. Here's the scenario. A user is infected with a trojan and other malware that, among other things, changes the HOSTS file so that websites commonly used for online banking are...

Tags: spyware, Internet Service Provider, Layered Technologies Inc., Hosts File

Blog posts 2006-01-11

IP VPN services revenues reached $2.9 bln in 2004

IP VPN Virtual Private Network services are generating strong revenue growth for service providers as they migrate customers from legacy Frame Relay/ATM and private-line services, according to In-Stat. Revenues from IP VPN services in the US will rise from $2.9 bln in 2004 to $8.1 bln in 2009, the high-tech...

Tags: VPNs, NETWORKING, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, IP VPN, IP VPN Service, IP

Blog posts 2005-02-22

IP VPN services revenues reached $2.9 bln in 2004

IP VPN Virtual Private Network services are generating strong revenue growth for service providers as they migrate customers from legacy Frame Relay/ATM and private-line services, according to In-Stat. Revenues from IP VPN services in the US will rise from $2.9 bln in 2004 to $8.1 bln in 2009, the high-tech...

Tags: IP VPN, IP VPN Service, IP

Blog posts 2005-02-22