Monthly Archives: May 2015

Kickstarter Project to Produce Free Drupal 8 Training Videos Exceeds Funding Goal

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hosting

A project to develop 50 introductory Drupal 8 training videos and make them available for free on YouTube has been fully funded on Kickstarter. The campaign was launched by OSTraining in April, a developer of online training on WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. Continue reading →

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Peak Hosting Taps Digital Realty For Two Data Centers

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hosting

Managed hosting provider Peak Hosting tapped Digital Realty to get two new data centers up and running quickly. In order to meet customer need for geographically distributed locations, the company added data center PODS (Performance Optimized Data Suites) in Richardson, Texas and Santa Clara, California. Each POD consists of 1.25 megawatts in full 2N environments. Continue reading →

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Google Fiber Cracks Down on Piracy, Forwarding Copyright Infringement Notices to Users

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hosting

Google Fiber subscribers have been receiving copyright infringement notices complete with automated piracy settlement offers, TorrentFreak reports. The notices are accompanied by warnings from Google that piracy violates its terms of service, and could ultimately result in service termination. Continue reading →

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UK Government’s Continued Legacy IT Spend Slows Cloud Adoption: Report

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hosting

Cloud adoption by UK government agencies is being slowed by continuing legacy spending, according to a report released this week by Eduserv. The government’s cloud first initiative would benefit from rules limiting product refreshes and service renewals, and clearer incentives for cloud adoption, the company says. Continue reading →

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Australia-Based Telstra Faces Cyberattack on Newly Acquired Pacnet, May Take Legal Action

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hosting

Attackers used a SQL injection attack on April 3rd to upload malicious code to Pacnet servers. According to a press call on Wednesday, Australia-based Telstra was made aware of the breach on April 16 after its acquisition of Pacnet was finalized. Telstra purchased Pacnet for $697 million to expand in… Continue reading →

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