When we talk about hardware support contracts with the manufacturer we are being very serious. When we were planning our infrastructure we decided to do something unusual in the server hosting business; we decided to purchase hardware support contracts for all of our hardware to give us 4 hour on site responses by the manufacturer.
The New Microsoft WebsiteSpark Program
We’ve enrolled in the Microsoft WebsiteSpark Program that has just been launched. By partnering with Microsoft we can better assist website developers who run a dedicated server hosting their client’s websites.
Part 2: The C Infinity Private Cloud VS the Rest
In the first post in this article we looked at how you could get high levels of hardware fault tolerance with a “statefull” application such as a database and how it was very expensive. In this post we will look at how the C Infinity private cloud can get the same results at a fraction of the cost and with greater functionality.
Part 1: The C Infinity Private Cloud VS the Rest
I don’t blame anyone for being confused about the server hosting options that are out there. It makes picking a mobile phone billing plan or reading a constitutional amendment look easy. I thought I’d take a few minutes to explain what some of the options are in the market and compare them with the C Infinity private cloud.
Microsoft TechNet Ireland Survey Shows Cuts In IT Budgets
Microsoft TechNet Ireland recently ran a survey to identify trends in Irish
Trends. Some of these were posted in an article by Silicon Republic. 62% of Irish IT professionals say that their IT budgets are being cut. At the same time 76% of them say that the business is relying on IT to find ways to make the organisation find ways to be more efficient.
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The Work Implications of Swine Flu
I woke up on Monday morning with a sudden onset cough and headache. After a quick check of the symptoms on the HSE website I knew there was a chance I’d caught the swine flu. I knew to watch out for the other typical flu symptoms. Luckily enough, as the day passed nothing else developed and I was feeling much better by Tuesday. That got me thinking.
Start-Ups: Use Free Microsoft or Open Source Software?
When you start up a new business then your business plan needs to account for how every cent is spent. When you start up a business that is IT driven then those investment costs can be significant. Not only that, but you require expertise to engineer a stable, secure and scalable platform to not only deliver your service but deliver it in a way that will enhance your brand, not damage it.
Managed Server Hosting Availability Reports
We’ve been talking a lot about SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) in the hosting industry at work lately. As a hosting company, like any other company, you’re dependant on many things:
- Power and Cooling: Our data centre provides and lives up to their 100% SLA with a dedicated substation and dual diesel generators. No outages since 2001 is a nice way to live up to a promise!
- Internet connectivity: Again, we’re looking at a 100% SLA from our suppliers. That’s an enviable position; something you don’t get with a DSL or ordinary leased line. We monitor that closely and there’s been no outages yet.
- Server Uptime: This one completely depends on manufacturer reliability, clustering, etc.
Interview With C Infinity’s Systems And Infrastructure Manager
Our Systems and Infrastructure Manager, Aidan Finn, was recently interviewed by Dave Northey from Microsoft. Aidan discusses about us and why our hosting infrastructure was built using Microsoft Hyper-V and System Centre.
Microsoft BizSpark Hosting Partner Presentation
This week we’ve been in Cork and Galway to attend Microsoft BizSpark meetings. As we are Microsoft Bizspark hosting partner we had been given the opportunity to speak at these events covering The Role of a Hosting Partner.
