WeGoLook Selects Data Foundry's Texas 1 as Its Disaster Recovery Site

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 29, 2014) - Data Foundry, a leading provider of data center colocation, disaster recovery and managed services, today announced that WeGoLook, a diverse field services platform, has selected Data Foundry's Texas 1 data center as its disaster recovery facility. Texas 1 will serve as a reliable failover in case of an IT outage at WeGoLook's Oklahoma City headquarters.

WeGoLook enables consumers, regardless of their physical location, to verify any item, property, or person by dispatching a Looker (Agent) on their behalf to provide a personalized report. The reports can include photos, video, and visual observations to make it possible for customers to purchase with confidence and avoid costly surprises or scams. WeGoLook has 10,000+ background checked verified Lookers in the United States.

Customers most commonly use WeGoLook to verify items and assets such as real estate, automobiles, auction items or even potential online dates.

"Our customers access our services via a secure Web portal, so we can't afford to have an IT related outage," said Benjamin Hudgens, CTO of WeGoLook. "When we started evaluating data centers for disaster recovery services, Austin was a natural destination because it has a very low risk for natural disasters. Beyond that, Data Foundry's Texas 1 facility is a purpose built data center that is ultra secure with multiple levels of redundancy."

WeGoLook was also impressed by Data Foundry's fast, carrier-neutral network services. WeGoLook utilizes the data center's blended Internet service that provides access to a minimum of four carriers at once. This ensures fast, efficient and reliable routing for network connectivity.

A robust and comprehensive disaster recovery plan ensures business operations will run smoothly in case of disaster. Data Foundry's disaster recovery services keep an organization up and running in the event of power outages, natural disasters, computer viruses, and failing hardware or software. These services include high availability colocation for equipment, worksite recovery space for employees affected by a disaster, and carrier-neutral network access.

"We're extremely pleased that WeGoLook has selected Texas 1 as its disaster recovery site," said Ed Henigin, CTO at Data Foundry. "WeGoLook joins a growing number of Data Foundry customers across the country that leverage Austin in this way, taking advantage of minimal environmental risks and the advanced capabilities of Texas 1."

About Data Foundry
Data Foundry provides comprehensive wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation, and disaster recovery services. The company provides its customers with secure premium facilities for servers and equipment, emergency workspace and carrier-neutral network accessibility, supported by experienced onsite technicians and customer support 24/7/365. The company supports more than 1,000 enterprise customers across a variety of industries including energy, healthcare and financial services. Founded in 1994, Data Foundry was the first Internet Service Provider in San Antonio and one of the first 50 Internet Service Providers in the United States. Today, Data Foundry operates data centers in Austin and Houston and owns private networks in Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. For more information, visit www.datafoundry.com or call 1.888.839.2794.

Data Foundry is a trademark of Data Foundry, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

About WeGoLook
WeGoLook is a consumer and field services company with 10,000+ Lookers (Agents) Nationwide. Lookers can travel anywhere to inspect and verify an asset, property or complete customized tasking through photos, video, and dynamic data collection. The company mitigates risks and provides cost-effective solutions for consumers, businesses, and property owners through their cloud based platform. WeGoLook provides recent, essential data for purchasing decisions, asset management, and crowdsourcing solutions. For more information about WeGoLook, please visit www.wegolook.com. 

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Limiting Big Data Losses with Disaster Recovery Planning

Few businesses have big-data-specific disaster recovery plans that define the way information is backed up, restored and recovered following a major outage, according to Mary Shacklett of TechRepublic.

Making Big Data Recovery a Priority

Despite big data's critical role in enterprises, database administrators suggest disaster recovery plans are not necessary; they say big data is not mission-critical data and data sets are too large and require too much recovery time to make backup worthwhile. IT managers have no choice but to make recovery a priority, according to TechRepublic, as companies continue to become more dependent on analytics for making business decisions.

When IT managers craft their big data recovery plans, they may want to consider how soon they will need to restore the data, and which data sets need to be recovered following an incident. Increased mobility, a rise in BYOD policies and common risky behavior by employees in unsecured settings makes timing a crucial aspect of a recovery plan. Though outages account for some data losses, the misuse of corporate computers and unauthorized network access and application use are usually the culprits. A study conducted by InsightExpress showed that 70 percent of IT professionals believe at least half of their companies' data losses were caused by staff usage of unauthorized programs, according to Cisco.

Cloud storage or on-site rapid storage are good options for the big data used for near-real-time analytics. Early on, stakeholders should discuss which data sets are most vital and whether they want to recover raw big data or data that has already been extracted, transformed and loaded following an outage. It is therefore paramount that IT managers practice plans to ensure they work as intended, restoring the data deemed most vulnerable.

Spend Today or Spend More Tomorrow?

Data loss has the potential to create chaos. Big data makes matters more difficult because the volumes of data are so large and their types vary immensely.

Unfortunately, midsize companies probably aren't making the best decisions if they are investing in big data collection without recovery plans. One Techaisle survey suggests small and midsize businesses are expected to spend more money than ever on big data in the next few years; global small and midsize business spending on big-data-related deployments is expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2016. Midsize businesses, which often have smaller budgets and a lack of resources, may face greater financial consequences if they experience losses without disaster recovery plans in place.

IT managers should keep in mind that firms may not need to abandon their existing data recovery framework for business continuity and information life cycles to plan for big data restoration. For many, it will come down to understanding the impact big data loss will have on their businesses.

The best approach for midsize companies with big data is to allot time to discuss recovery strategies and estimate the potential financial loss that could be avoided by implementing proper recovery plans. Midsize executives may be more inclined to pay now instead of running the risk of spending more money after an outage or loss.

Big data disaster recovery may seem overwhelming, but no longer having access to analytics due to a loss or outage may be even more overwhelming.

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

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6 Data Recovery Provider Best Practices

By Megan Williams, contributing writer

Your clients rely on their data in ways they might not even understand.

While most of them likely have a data recovery system in place already, it’s beneficial for you to have an explicit set of standards â€" both for their well-being, and also to relate to them the level of concern you have for preserving the lifeblood of their work.

Here are 6 best practices for choosing a system that will keep your clients secure and functioning at their best and help cement you in their minds as their best choice for maintaining their data.

1. Make sure the technology is compatible with (and optimal for) your client’s systems. This might seem obvious, but the technology needs to fit. Options and offerings are always changing and upgrading, so falling back on what you or your clients have “always used” may not be the best idea. Stay on top of data recovery updates and new products, and make sure not to ignore industry specific standards that your clients might need to adhere to â€" not to mention the impact that trends and developments in data use have on them specifically.

   Big Data, for example, is bringing changes to data recovery that many are neglecting.  Mary E. Shacklett, president of Transworld Data has observed that “as companies become operationally and strategically dependent on analytics for business outcomes, it is only a matter of time before IT starts getting asked about its plans to back up, restore, and recover from a disastrous Big Data outage.”
    

2. Don’t neglect training. You may be a pro at data and all things involving its recovery, but don’t forget the importance of formal training. Some companies offer training on their new products, and even if you’re up to date on everything they have to offer, learning how they train users and technicians may be a skill you can use with your clients.
    
3. Know your options. You know the pros and cons of data recovery system options, but have you thought out how they align specifically with your clients needs? DAT, jukeboxes, removable disks … each has its strengths and weaknesses, and one will definitely be a better fit for your client than the others.
    
4. Have a question list. Yes, you ask your clients questions, but are they the right ones? Are you asking the right people? Do you know how quickly they really need their data to be recovered? You may have a point of contact, but taking that person’s word isn’t always the best way to keep the company’s business. Demonstrate that you’re thinking about (and willing to delve into) the impact your recovery practices have on their operations, and you’ll have won over more of their trust.
    
5. Make sure your client knows, and understands, what you do. Are you in the habit of just shooting over daily or weekly backup reports? Is anyone opening them? If they are, do they even know what they mean? Of course, most clients find their reports completely boring, but incentivizing them to stay engaged (or at least aware) of the benefit and peace of mind you bring them on a daily basis is a great opportunity to maintain, and even increase the business you do with them.
    
6. Maintain your chosen solution. This in itself deserves its own set of best practices. Tapes need to be rotated and drives need to be replaced. Once you have standards for maintenance and how to handle worst case scenarios on your end, make sure your team is aware of them and well trained â€" and again, relaying your meticulous standards to your client is never a bad idea.

Remember that best practices are much more than just a document or ideal. They’re a set of standards that should be put into practice, reviewed regularly for applicability and relayed in some way to your clients on a regular basis. All of that will keep your performance high, and clients happy that they chose you as their VAR.

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Venyu Continues Cajun Code Fest Support and Sponsorship

BATON ROUGE, LA--(Marketwired - Apr 22, 2014) - Venyu, a leader in business continuity, cloud-based virtualization, and battle-tested data recovery, today announced the company's continued Cajun Code Fest sponsorship by providing support and Wi-Fi connectivity for all participants.

Billed as the signature event for the Center for Business & Information Technologies (CBIT) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette), the Cajun Code Fest is a 2.5 day health care coding competition open to all students and professionals in the areas of software development, healthcare, and business strategy industries. This year's Cajun Code Fest 3.0's code-a-thon judges will be looking for solutions for "Aging in Place" -- maintaining quality of life as patients grow older and want to live at home. A sub-theme to the event will include the "Internet of Things" (IOT), specifically how uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations can help people "Age in Place."

Fast Facts:

• The third annual Cajun Code Fest event kicks off on April 23-26.
• Expected to draw over 400 students, programmers, software developers, designers and engineers, educators, healthcare professionals, marketing and business strategists and entrepreneurs from around the world.
• Speakers include:
  • Bryan Sivak, chief technology officer, U.S. Health & Human Services
  • Kathy Kliebert, secretary, Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
  • Jeff Makowka, senior strategic advisor on thought leadership, AARP
  • Cindy Munn, CEO, Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum
  • Fred Trotter, data journalist, Doc Graph Journal
  • Lizheng Shi, Regents associate professor, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University.
• Winners will get the opportunity to pitch their idea at The Vault event, part of Innov8 Lafayette, which hosts investors looking for new products and ideas.

"We are proud to be selected once again as a Cajun Code Fest sponsor to help foster IT and tech momentum within our state," said Scott Thompson, Venyu Chief Executive Officer. "We are particularly excited about this year's challenge for the coders to develop an application that solves health care problems. This is not a mobile phone application or photo application, it will have practical use to improve lives."

Today's announcement follows Venyu's recent new data center facility opening announcement. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the $14 million, 23,000 sq. ft. facility offers customers new levels of power density and additional redundancies to meet and exceed the current industry standards for cloud-based data services.

With the highest levels of security, the data center features both biometric and ID card authentication at all entrances. Twenty-four hour surveillance covers the entire facility, which is additionally protected with fully redundant HVAC systems and advanced fire suppression.

About Venyu
Venyu is a premier provider of data center, managed hosting, cloud, virtualization and data protection solutions. By leveraging Venyu's portfolio of innovative, ROI-focused solutions, including VenyuCloud and RestartIT, within secure, highly available data centers, organizations can reduce IT costs while increasing security and scalability. For more information about Venyu and its industry-leading offerings, please visit www.venyu.com. Your Data Made Invincibleâ„¢.

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BluPointe Partner-driven, Brandable Backup and Disaster Recovery Announces No-deposit, No-contract and No Long-term ...

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 21, 2014

BluPointe DRS owner Ron Roberts this week announced the decision to make BluPointe’s state-of-the-art backup and disaster recovery technology more available by dropping requirements for contracts, deposits or long-term commitments for resellers. The decision comes after a disaster-filled 2013 brought serious weather events that caught many businesses off guard without dependable cloud or air backup strategies in place.

Record cold temperatures across the Northern United States and Canada contributed to the many causes of data loss for businesses without dependable backup and disaster recovery technology in place. According to Roberts, many businesses that experience catastrophic data loss are forced to close.

“Scientists believe that dangerous weather events will continue to wreak havoc in 2014 and beyond, which means anyone who has avoided getting a cloud based backup plan and disaster recovery solution in place is playing Russian roulette with their data,” Roberts says. “We believe so strongly in our BluPointe cloud backup and disaster recovery products, we have decided to make it easy and affordable for our resellers to offer BluPointe products to their customers.

"It's a win-win for all our partners."

BluPointe offers a variety of onsite and remote backup products exclusive to BluPointe resellers, service providers and backup partners.

“BluPointe data backup and recovery solutions offer total protection for servers so your data can survive in any conditions and your doors can remain open for business,” Roberts says. "BluPointe can perform local image backup and recovery from USB, NAS, BDR devices or a physical server (using similar or dissimilar hardware.) and we do it through our extensive reseller partners.”

For more information about BluPointe and its TruBareMetalâ„¢ and data backup products, visit the BluPointe website or call 404.252-7626. To find out more about Blupointe channel partners, managed service providers (MSPs) and resellers, Blupointe Cloud-based backup, or to become a BluPointe Cloud provider, Email reseller(at)blupointe(dot)com.

About BluPointe:

BluPointe offers complete network-based data protection software for the cloud and remote office/branch office (ROBO) marketplace. BluPointe data protection provides companies and their customers with a complete data protection solution, coupling advanced features like easy installation, powerful administration, and scalability. The result is cost/effective data protection. As part of its corporate mission, BluPointe strives to be the leading provider of cloud-based ROBO backup and TruBareMetal â„¢ software for the global marketplace.

BluPointe’s cloud backup and data recovery technology provides data protection for PCs, Macs, servers and databases as private label technology through BluPointe’s private label partner program.

For more information about BluPointe and its TruBareMetal â„¢ and Data Backup products, visit the BluPointe website or call 404.252.7626. To find out more about Blupointe channel partners, managed service providers (MSPs) and resellers, Blupointe cloud-based backup, or to become a BluPointe provider, email reseller(at)blupointe(dot)com.

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Recovery Toolbox Releases a New Product that Helps Users Who Don’t Know How to Repair Excel File Data Damaged After a ...

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2014

Recovery Toolbox, an expert in data recovery and developer of an entire line of data recovery tools, presents the new Recovery Toolbox for Excel, a completely reworked version of its best-selling tool for quick and unassisted recovery of data from damaged XLS/XLSX files. Now featuring an all-new data analysis and extraction engine, the program is faster, more reliable and better able to help users who don’t know how to repair Excel file contents damaged in all types of crashes and data corruption incidents. http://www.repairexcel.recoverytoolbox.com/

This compact, fast and reliable software was developed for a very broad audience that ranges from absolute novices to seasoned IT professionals, hence the simplicity of its user interface. Based on a convenient step-by-step wizard featuring a bare minimum of control elements, it reduces the recovery process to a few simple steps that anyone can cope with. http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/

Recovery Toolbox for Excel efficiently restores all major and valuable elements of Excel spreadsheets, including cell data, formulas and formatting, and saves them to a new Excel file moments after. The software supports all types of Microsoft Excel documents â€"*.xls, *.xlt, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xltm, *.xltx, *.xlam â€" which makes it a universal recovery tool for anyone who doesn’t know how to repair Excel file data. Recovery Toolbox for Excel features an integrated spreadsheet viewer that enables users to view the recoverable contents of damaged files in a convenient tabular form. The product does not require special training, skills or knowledge from the user and works immediately after installation. http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/help_excel.html

“We are really excited to release such a substantial update for a product that has always been in the top 3 bestsellers list,” explained Victor Bobrov, Head of Marketing at Recovery Toolbox. “This time, we left the interface unchanged, since our users loved it, and concentrated our efforts on making it a faster and overall better data recovery tool for anyone who wants to know how to repair Excel file data.”

The demo version of the program can be downloaded for free from the official website of Recovery Toolbox. http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/download.html#rt_excel_download

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Spanning Examines Risk of Data Loss in Google Apps for Education

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Spanning Cloud Apps, the most trusted provider of data backup and recovery for cloud applications, has released its latest eBook: “Highlighting Data Protection: Preventing Data Loss in Google Apps for Education”. This free resource is designed to help the education community understand the importance of having an automated, secure backup and recovery solution in place to minimize risk of data loss in Google Apps. The eBook provides “moment of truth” stories from K-12 and higher education institutions, along with insights on the data protection limitations of Google Apps. Additionally, it offers tips for choosing the right solution to meet each school’s unique needs.

While millions rely on the collaboration and cost benefits that Google Apps for Education provides, many schools are surprised to learn that important files cannot be restored if data loss is a result of a user error, rather than a Google-wide issue, such as an outage, for example. Without a backup plan, data stored in Google Drive, Sites, Calendar, Contacts and Gmail may be permanently lost if files are accidently deleted, errors occur while migrating to a new device or a colleague overwrites work on a communally-shared file.

“With world class students and faculty, our IT department is tasked with ensuring the protection and availability of The Smith School’s data in order to maintain the high standards the school is known for,” said Chris Gleeson, Manager of Messaging and Collaboration, Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. “Implementing a data protection solution provided us with the assurance that we can protect both the data and processes we have developed over the years.”

As described in the eBook, the four most common types of data protection vulnerabilities in Google Apps for Education are:

• Human error: The cause of almost 30 percent of all data loss, according to software company Protect Data’s research and the Boston Computing Network, human error most often occurs when users are rushed, tired or confused about the specific functionality of a feature.
• Hackers and malicious insiders: Not only can hackers use code-cracking algorithms and brute force attacks to acquire passwords, but they can also access data en route to storage if it is not fully encrypted.
• Sync errors: In the age of multiple devices and accounts, users updating their smartphones, syncing various devices with their Google account or trying to make custom adjustments are more susceptible to data loss.
• Mistakes in collaboration: Although this is one of the best aspects about the Google Apps platform, it is also the cause of data loss due to misunderstandings, mistakes and miscommunications amongst users with access to the same files at once.

In addition to the peace of mind that comes from knowing critical data is safe in the cloud, a sophisticated backup and recovery solution can also help schools comply with regulations around data storage, retention, security and accessibility.

“With our new eBook, we hope that schools are inspired to implement a solution that allows teachers and students to continue exploring new heights of learning in the cloud,” said Melanie Sommer, VP of Marketing at Spanning. “Armed with this insight, schools will have the opportunity to achieve the peace of mind that comes from knowing their data is safe in the cloud, without worrying that their hard work may be lost forever if an accident occurs.”

For more information, and to download a copy of the free eBook, click here.

If interested in learning about Spanning Backup for Google Apps, visit www.spanning.com/EDU.

About Spanning Cloud Apps, Inc.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Spanning was created with a singular purpose â€" to help companies protect and manage their information in the cloud. The company provides powerful, reliable, enterprise-class data protection for Google Apps and Salesforce.com.

The top-rated backup solution on the Google Apps Marketplace, Spanning Backup is the most reliable and respected cloud-to-cloud backup solution for IT decision-makers. Try Spanning Backup with a 14-day free trial or request a demo.

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Kroll Ontrack and Blancco Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Expanded Data Erasure Solutions

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Kroll Ontrack, the leading provider of data recovery and ediscovery products and services, and Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions, today jointly announced a strategic partnership whereby Kroll Ontrack will be offering Blancco’s market leading suite of erasure software to corporations, refurbishing companies and government entities. Through this alliance, Blancco’s erasure software will be backed by Kroll Ontrack’s erasure and validation services as well as Ontrack® Eraser™ Degausser, providing Kroll Ontrack’s global customer base with a full end-to-end erasure strategy supported by a more expansive data erasure software suite in terms of supported media and platforms.

“Blancco is pleased to align with a technology leader like Kroll Ontrack, as we both recognize the importance of keeping pace with evolving technologies and forming business relationships with trusted partners,” said Kim Väisänen, Managing Director of Blancco. “Not only is this alliance mutually beneficial for our companies, but it benefits customers around the world who value data privacy and security. We are excited that Blancco’s wide-ranging data erasure solutions will be available as valued tools for Kroll Ontrack customers.”

Forming a unique end-to-end data erasure solution that combines market leading erasure software from Blancco with best-in-class degausser technology and erasure services from Kroll Ontrack enables customers to work with one point of contact for all their data erasure needs. Specifically, Blancco solutions now available through Kroll Ontrack include: Blancco 5 for servers, laptops and PCs; Blancco Mobile for smartphones and tablets; and Blancco File and LUN for selective data erasure. These and other Blancco solutions can be centrally managed through the Blancco Management Console, creating a complete, auditable data erasure management (DEM) process with consolidation of detailed erasure reports.

Also, Blancco erasure products are now supported by Kroll Ontrack services. These services include onsite or remote erasure, technical support from Kroll Ontrack engineers that are certified to support Blancco solutions, and Kroll Ontrack’s independent evaluation and analysis and that verifies no data can be recovered from the storage device ― even by experts.

“With 20 locations around the globe and services to support end-of-life data management, Kroll Ontrack is proud to serve as a premium reseller of Blancco solutions,” said Greg Olson, senior vice president of Data and Storage Technologies, Kroll Ontrack. “By pairing Blancco’s marketing leading suite of erasure products and Kroll Ontrack’s Degausser hardware solution and deployment and validation services, no one is better equipped than the world leader in data recovery to provide a comprehensive strategy and solution for secure data management.”

About Blancco
Blancco is the proven data erasure solution for millions of users around the globe. As the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions, Blancco offers the most certified data erasure solutions within the industry. The company serves users across a wide range of industries, including banking, finance, government and defense. The company’s products are highly valued by IT asset disposal professionals around the world. Blancco operates from an extensive network of international offices and partners across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Russia, Asia and Australasia. More information is available at www.blancco.com.

About Kroll Ontrack Inc.
Kroll Ontrack provides technology-driven services and software to help legal, corporate and government entities as well as consumers manage, recover, search, analyze, and produce data efficiently and cost-effectively. In addition to its award-winning suite of software, Kroll Ontrack provides data recovery, data destruction, electronic discovery and document review. For more information about Kroll Ontrack and its offerings please visit: www.krollontrack.com or follow @KrollOntrack on Twitter.

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Data Foundry Schedules Groundbreaking Ceremony for 350,000 Square Foot Data Center in Houston

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2014) - Data Foundry, a leading provider of data center colocation, disaster recovery and managed services, announced today that it is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on April 10th, 2014. The ceremony will be held at 660 Greens Parkway, the site of Data Foundry's newly planned Houston 2 data center, a 350,000 square foot purpose-built data center being constructed in North Houston's Greens Crossing district. Designed as a state-of-the-art data center from the ground up, Houston 2 will support both the demand and growth of Data Foundry's existing Houston client base as well as provide a choice for premium data center services to companies within the greater Houston metro area.

Houston 2 will be Data Foundry's second and largest Houston data center and will reside on an 18 acre tract the company purchased in 2013. With capabilities for 60 megawatts of power, the facility will have a chilled water-cooling system, a 185mph wind rated structure and will offer carrier neutral network access to more than 10 On-Net fiber carriers. Data Foundry will continue to operate its Houston 1 data center, which is located in the Galleria/West Loop area. 

Data Foundry also owns and operates two data centers in Austin and offers a suite of global colocation and managed services in data centers located in Ashburn, Va., Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Texas 1, Data Foundry's flagship data center in Austin, was the first purpose-built, carrier-neutral data center ever constructed in the Central Texas region. Central Texas' strength as a technology hub and the demand for premium data center services available in Texas 1 have resulted in strong business growth and momentum for the company.

"A number of our Houston-based customers have been asking for us to construct a Texas 1 style facility in Houston," said Edward Henigin, CTO at Data Foundry. "We are excited to mark the beginning of construction of Houston 2 and we expect to have this facility fully operational by the first quarter of next year."

The flexible design of Houston 2 will support customers from a single cabinet up to multi-megawatt deployments. Houston 2 offers customers access to 60,000 square feet of dedicated office space for disaster recovery or other onsite needs for their mission critical personnel. Data Foundry will also offer its full suite of managed services, including Virtual Private Data Centers, Monitoring, DDoS Mitigation, Virtual Hands, Managed Bandwidth, as well as Private Network Services.

"As a long-time Data Foundry customer we are looking forward to the new Houston data center," said David Dang, CIO, Primeway Credit Union. "Data Foundry has proven to be a valuable data center operator and true partner in helping us ensure the performance and availability of our IT infrastructure. In particular, their managed services have helped supplement our staff and provide valuable expertise and support 24/7/365."

Design of the new data center was done by Corgan, a global architecture, design, planning and consulting firm. kW Engineering, an engineering/architecture, program management and technology consulting firm specializing in the mission-critical industry, is providing engineering services for the project. The facility is being built by Holder Construction Company, a leading data center builder across Texas and the USA.

Houston 2 will be fully commissioned and ready for customer deployments in the 1st quarter of 2015. For more information please visit: http://www.datafoundry.com.

About Data Foundry
Data Foundry provides comprehensive wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation, and disaster recovery services. The company provides its customers with secure premium facilities for servers and equipment, emergency workspace and carrier-neutral network accessibility, supported by experienced onsite technicians and customer support 24/7/365. The company supports more than 1,000 enterprise customers across a variety of industries including energy, healthcare and financial services. Founded in 1994, Data Foundry was the first Internet Service Provider in San Antonio and one of the first 50 Internet Service Providers in the United States. Today, Data Foundry operates data centers in Austin and Houston and owns private networks in Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. For more information, visit www.datafoundry.com or call 1.888.839.2794.

Data Foundry is a trademark of Data Foundry, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

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ACE Data Recovery Expands Close Partnership With Dell

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - April 01, 2014) - ACE Data Recovery, a subdivision of the ACE Data Group, LLC, announced today that they have significantly expanded their partnership with Dell. ACE Data Recovery is now a part of Dell's ProSupport Collaborative Assistance Program. ACE Data Recovery is one of only two companies in the United States that Dell recommends for data recovery to their Enterprise customers and individual consumers. This includes EqualLogic SAN and other RAID array recoveries, hard drive recoveries, SSD, flash drives, and even tape recoveries.

Dell's Collaborative Assistance Program is made up of only 50 companies and includes prominent names like Oracle, IBM, Cisco, Intel, EMC, SAP, and Symantec. The main idea behind the program is to have companies with expertise in hardware and software to work in tandem with Dell's ProSupport organization to significantly improve the customer experience and to decrease resolution times.

ACE Data Group CEO, Charles Walker, praised the collaboration program, "Dell has always been driven by doing what is best for their customers. This collaboration of the industry's top companies is another example of their dedication to their customer's success and we are proud to be a part of it."

Toward that end ACE Data Recovery developed the ACE EqualLogic Enterprise Recovery Manager for Dell. This unique product is a combination of custom designed and built hardware and software that permits their data recovery engineers to quickly retrieve critical data from all types of EqualLogic arrays. Also available to Dell customers is the ACE Remote Recovery Manager or ARRM. The ACE Remote Recovery Manager provides the ability to retrieve data from logically damaged drives directly at the client's site. Using a highly secure connection into the client's local server from one of ACE Data Recovery's full-service labs, ARRM allows engineers to determine the extent of the corruption and to recover the data safely and quickly.

"Our Research & Development team is always looking for ways to improve the speed and accuracy of our recoveries," stated ACE Data Group CTO, Yevgeniy Tolkunov. "This collaboration with Dell will provide a huge benefit and cost savings to their customers who need to recover their critical data whether it is on an EqualLogic array or a tablet SSD drive."

About ACE Data Recovery
ACE Data Recovery is a part of ACE Data Group LLC, one of the top providers of computer forensic and data recovery services to customers all over the world. Since 1981 ACE Data Recovery work with any type of media including HDD, SSD, RAID, SAN, NAS, flash drives, and tapes. They also offer a wide range of computer forensic services including E-Discovery and Expert testimony. Their Headquarters are in Dallas, TX, with additional labs in Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, and Falls Church, VA. They also have Service Centers in Austin, TX, New York City, NY, Orlando, FL, Philadelphia, PA, and Washington, DC. For additional information visit website at: http://www.datarecovery.net or call at 877-304-7189.

Steven B. Aldridge

Senior Director

Global Sales & Marketing

ACE Data Group

• Technology & Electronics
• Data Recovery
• Dell

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Venyu Opens New Baton Rouge Data Center

BATON ROUGE, LA--(Marketwired - Apr 3, 2014) - Venyu, a leader in data center services, business continuity, cloud-based virtualization, and disaster proven data recovery, today announced the opening of its new data center facility. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the $14 million, 23,000 sq. ft. facility offers customers new levels of power density and additional redundancies to meet and exceed the current industry standards for cloud-based data services.

According to market reports, Louisiana is now considered one of the most attractive states in which to conduct business. This past year, Baton Rouge was ranked No.1 metro for economic growth potential in Business Facilities 9th Annual Rankings Report. Venyu is now building on its 25 years of providing technology solutions and multiple data center builds within the Gulf South region.

"In today's highly competitive market, industry demand for crucial data center services such as colocation, cloud hosting, managed hosting and cloud backup are on the rise -- as businesses seek more cost-effective IT solutions to drive efficiencies and generate revenue," said Scott Thompson, CEO of Venyu. "This expanded footprint opens new doors for customers with heightened levels of elasticity and on-demand IT capacity -- while enabling us to drive future innovation and services."

With the highest levels of security, the data center features both biometric and ID card authentication at all entrances. Twenty-four hour surveillance covers the entire facility, which is additionally protected with fully redundant HVAC systems and advanced fire suppression. The indoor, mezzanine-level placement of HVAC equipment ensures the company can perform both maintenance and upgrades with no disruption to customer service while gaining increased energy efficiencies.

Continued Thompson: "Venyu is a company with its roots in Louisiana -- and we've greatly benefitted from the State's increasingly strong economic climate. We're fully committed to the region and excited to further stimulate the economy with such an important facet of our business."

To find out more or connect with Venyu for back-up, recovery, colocation and managed services, please visit www.venyu.com. 

About Venyu
Venyu is a premier provider of data center, managed hosting, cloud, virtualization and data protection solutions. By leveraging Venyu's portfolio of innovative, ROI-focused solutions, including VenyuCloud and RestartIT, within secure, highly available data centers, organizations can reduce IT costs while increasing security and scalability. For more information about Venyu and its industry-leading offerings, please visit www.venyu.com. Your Data Made Invincibleâ„¢.

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