Hurricane Bill Moves Towards the East Coast - Are the Local Governments Prepared?

Vancouver, BC (Vocus) August 21, 2009

BasicGov recommends adding web-based software to local government’s community development departments to help with data protection and recovery for hurricane contingency planning.

A key feature of cloud computing is that users’ information is housed in multiple, geographically dispersed data centers that provide extensive backup, data archive and failover capabilities. This includes a multi-level backup strategy of disk-to-disk-to-tape data backups which ensure maximum recovery speed with minimum potential for data loss. Major suppliers of cloud computing infrastructure such as Salesforce.com provide very high levels of service availability through virtualized servers at multiple data centers. Users of web-based services have both their data and server availability protected in the event of a natural disaster.

“We are working with many cities that have adopted cloud computing to manage their community development processes and these cities are better prepared for continuity after a natural disaster like a hurricane,” said David Roberts, President & CEO with BasicGov. “If a city that uses cloud computing to manage its community development department had the misfortune to lose all its IT equipment in a hurricane, it could start the task of rebuilding the next day from any location using laptops and an Internet connection.”

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About BasicGov

CloudBench Applications, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CBH) develops, sells and supports BasicGov, affordable web-based software used by cities and local governments to streamline their permits and inspections, code enforcement and planning processes. BasicGov is a reliable, secure solution delivered for an affordable price and the only web-based software for local governments built on Force.com, the cloud computing platform from SalesForce.com used by more than 55,000 organizations worldwide. BasicGov software requires only an Internet connection and a browser. Users pay a monthly subscription fee of $ 119 per module and no capital investment is required. http://www.basicgov.com

Media contact: Susan Kirk, Susan(dot)kirk(at)basicgov(dot)com, 1.604.315.9959

Sales contact: Roula Fredrikson, roula(dot)fredrikson(at)basicgov(dot)com, 1.866.999.1846 ext. 1

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FreeBSD Foundation Turns to NYI for East Coast US Mirror

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) August 10, 2010

The FreeBSD Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD Project and community, today announced that NYI (http://www.nyi.net), a New York City-based, mission-critical data services provider, will be mirroring key West coast infrastructure at NYI’s 999 Frontier Road data center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, a recently opened 40,000 square foot facility.

In addition to providing enterprise-grade redundancy and reliability for the Project’s

infrastructure, the East coast mirror will reduce latency during heavy download times, distribute load between the two coasts, and allow for up-to-date backups of all Project data that can be synchronized via high-speed Internet connections.

“Having a well-connected, secondary site with NYI’s amenities to host FreeBSD project infrastructure means that we can move services between sites when doing scheduled maintenance to improve reliability for FreeBSD developers and users,” said Simon L. Nielsen, FreeBSD.org administrative team. He added, “The new site also enables us to expand significantly the available hardware for FreeBSD package building, allowing the FreeBSD ports team to perform QA test builds and quickly produce binary FreeBSD packages for end-users.”

“We are long-time open-source advocates,” said Phillip Koblence, VP Operations, NYI. “The FreeBSD Foundation in particular represents everything that got us into technology in the first place. With this deployment, we take our commitment to a new level in the hope that what we are doing lays the foundation for next-generation data centers built around FreeBSD. As many people in the community know, NYI’s 999 Frontier Road facility features many of the Project’s efforts, as everything from PDUs to the servers run FreeBSD.”

The East coast mirror at 999 Frontier is also notable because it replaces aging and inadequate hardware; provides dual-configuration so that experimental vs. production runs can be separated out, allowing changes to the ports system to be evaluated continuously rather the interrupting production flow; deploys to multiple sites, providing resiliency in the event of a failure; provides build capacity required to support the ports ABI changes required to improve the foundations for binary package support while maintaining ports-stable regression testing.

The FreeBSD Foundation is pleased to have been able to fund the purchase of the hardware. Brad Davis, Mark Linimon, and Simon Nielsen from the FreeBSD Project worked on the configuration, along with key members of the NYI team.

About The FreeBSD Foundation

The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD Project and community. The Foundation gratefully accepts donations from individuals and businesses, using them to fund and manage projects, sponsor FreeBSD events, Developer Summits and provide travel grants to FreeBSD developers. In addition, the Foundation represents the FreeBSD Project in executing contracts, license agreements, and other legal arrangements that require a recognized legal entity. The FreeBSD Foundation is entirely supported by donations. More information about The FreeBSD Foundation is available on the web at http://www.FreeBSDFoundation.org.

About NYI

Established in 1996, NYI is headquartered in the heart of the Wall Street area and owns and maintains its own data centers, including 999 Frontier, a newly opened 40,000 square foot facility in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The company’s core services include colocation, dedicated servers, web and email hosting, and managed services, as well as turnkey disaster recovery and business continuity solutions from its Bridgewater location. With high-bandwidth connectivity partners AboveNet, Verizon Business, Optimum Lightpath, and AT&T, NYI specializes in mission-critical data services for the financial services industry, in addition to customers from a broad range of industries, including media, law, fashion, architecture, life sciences and real estate. NYI is SAS 70 Type II-compliant, in additon to being both PCI and HIPAA compliant. For more information, visit http://www.nyi.net.

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VegasNAP, WORLDLINK Now Offering West Coast Co-Location and Disaster-Recovery Services in Joint-Operating Agreement

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 16, 2011

VegasNAP LLC (http://www.vegasnap.com), a premier provider of colocation, disaster-recovery and managed IT services based in Las Vegas, Nevada, today announced a joint-operating agreement with WORLDLINK, Inc. (http://www.w-link.com) , one of Washington’s finest independent data center operators. Enterprise clients of the two companies can now enjoy protection and peace of mind by having the option of redundant data and business continuity centers in two major U.S. metropolitan locations in the western United States.

Under the agreement, VegasNAP and WORLDLINK will jointly support clients of both companies that want to protect and secure their mission-critical equipment in more than one data center. Together, the two companies have state-of-the-art co-location centers in Las Vegas, NV and Seattle, WA.

WORLDLINK clients now can access VegasNAP’s end-user disaster recovery solutions, which include co-location hot and warm sites, voice and data connectivity, and professional services to aid with disaster recovery. VegasNAP’s customers can receive the same services and support in WORLDLINKs state-of-the-art Washingtons data centers.

“Whether it’s natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, blackouts or even manmade events, clients of both our companies can now take advantage of our co-location, recovery and business continuity solutions,” Rob Tyree, VegasNAP’s Chief Technical Officer, said. “Both companies’ clients now have co-location centers available in diverse locations. Our customers and prospects can develop localized and regional disaster recovery strategies that make sense.”

According to WORLDLINK CEO Darwin Hill, “This partnership gives our valued clients iron-clad protection against virtually any disaster scenario. It’s exciting for us because it allows us to expand our service offerings and provide even greater levels of redundancy and support to our customers.”

The VegasNAP and WORLDLINK data centers are designed to meet the highest industry standards. Both facilities are 2N+1 or N+1 redundant, high-security network facilities with 24/7 access to equipment. They feature ultra-reliable uninterruptible power supplies for continuous availability with generator backup to ensure the highest standards of power stability, along with state-of-the-art Fire Suppression Systems and high-end security systems consisting of biometric verification entry and digital remote monitoring and recording systems.

About VegasNAP, LLC

VegasNAP, LLC operates the premier carrier-neutral colocation datacenter in Nevada. The VegasNAP colocation facility is a fully redundant, SAS 70 Type II audited datacenter that provides services for financial institutions, small and medium business, hosting companies, and Software as a Service providers, and also serves as a Point of Presence (POP) for several world-class regional, national, and international backbone networks. VegasNAP is also home to the Las Vegas Internet Exchange (LVIX.net), the only open Internet exchange point in Southern Nevada. VegasNAP was founded in 2009 by a core group of industry veterans with over 50 years of combined experience in the technology and engineering fields.

About WORLDLINK, Inc.

Founded in 1996, WORLDLINK, Inc. is a premier provider of Co-Location, Disaster Recovery, and Managed IT solutions for businesses of any size. WORLDLINK owns and operates three datacenters in the Seattle region of the Pacific Northwest which services local, national, and international clients. WORLDLINK specializes in customizing IT solutions to meet their customers specific needs, from the simple to the complex.

The staff at WORLDLINK has a combined 60+ years experience in networking, hosting, technology, marketing, and telecommunications. With this practical experience, WORLDLINK has the knowledge and experience necessary to remain a market-leading provider in datacenter, co-location, and IT services.

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DynaSis Opens Secondary Data Center in Phoenix for Redundancy and to Better Serve West Coast Clients

Roswell, GA (PRWEB) February 23, 2011

DynaSis, Atlanta’s premier provider of IT services and support for small and medium businesses (SMBs), announced today the opening of a data center in Phoenix, Arizona. The data center will provide instant failover for clients with our HOT Disaster recovery service. Phoenix will also act as a redundant backup site for our data farms in the Atlanta data center as well as primary support for west coast clients.

“Phoenix is the number one location in the U.S. for the establishment of data centers because of the minimal weather-related interruptions in that market,” states Dave Moorman, president of DynaSis. “The lack of electrical storms, hurricanes and tornadoes is one of the primary reasons we chose to locate our new facility there.”

The Phoenix data center provides a redundant setup for DynaSis’ primary Atlanta data center location. In the case of interruptions due to weather or other acts of God, DynaSis customers served in the Atlanta data center would have their operations transferred to and supported by the Phoenix data center.

“For our customers, the transfer of services would be seamless and virtually undetectable,” explains Moorman.

Like the Atlanta data center, the Phoenix data center provides 24/7/365 secure access via biometrics. Robust power is delivered via four 10 megawatt feeds from the utility substation to the facility along two different geographic paths. DynaSis’ infrastructure is redundantly fed from two power distribution panels (PDBs) on separate distribution paths. A bi-directional closed water loop ensures efficiently pumping of chilled water to our facility from two sides while removing datacenter heat. 36-inch raised floors provide increased capability for air circulation and cooling of equipment than the traditional 24-inch raised floors common in many data centers.

“Continuity of business operations is critical to the livelihood of most firms,” concludes Moorman. “Providing this robust backup data center ensures business continuity for our clients. Our mission is to provide fortune 500 level IT to the SMB. This investment furthers our commitment to that strategy.”

About DynaSis

DynaSis is a managed IT service provider for small and medium sized businesses in Atlanta, Georgia. DynaSis specializes in offering on-premise and on-demand managed IT service plans, managed hosting and professional equipment installation. For more information about DynaSis services visit http://www.dynasis.com.

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Corus360 Announces Growth in RES-Q Services Expansion along the Gulf Coast Region

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) October 31, 2012

Corus360s RES-Q Services, an Atlanta-based Disaster Recovery and Managed Services division, is pleased to announce the growth of the company into the region along the Gulf Coast.

As a Senior Account Manager for the South, Zak Balado oversees the management of customer relationships and new business in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. His goal is to help organizations along the gulf coast realize and build upon their requirements to create resiliency within their business. He joins Corus360 with a background in Storage, Virtualization and Systems Maintenance and intends to achieve client relationships at all levels to help customers succeed with their IT Infrastructure around Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.

Even with the explosion of cloud services, Corus360 continues to see an increase in traditional tape-based recovery clients. This increase is coming from clients looking to reduce their existing DR spend as well as organizations who are implementing DR for the first time due to internal mandates or compliance reasons. The newly expanded services of RES-Q include traditional recovery options for IBM Mainframe, IBM Power Series, iSeries and various backup and recovery options for Intel-based systems, along with Dell Desktop Workgroup Recovery positions for end-user and call center recovery.

These additional platforms as well as expanded engineering support allow RES-Q to provide Disaster Recovery as a Service with many options interfacing with a variety of IT tools and products, said Steve Gruber, Senior Business Continuity Practice Director. Moreover, the RES-Q platforms may be used for disaster recovery testing, evaluating system upgrades, new applications or technologies and as a convenient location for remote exercises that cannot be scheduled with other providers.

Corus360s RES-Q Services

Corus360s RES-Q Services provides a full range of Managed Services, Disaster Recovery and Quick-Ship Service offerings. Corus360 has multiple locations with its flagship LEED Gold Certified Recovery Center located in Norcross, Georgia. RES-Q delivers recovery options for all major technology platforms, including IBM Mainframe as well as providing workgroup recovery positions for call center or business recovery. Our contractual flexibility and solution scalability is unmatched in the industry.

To obtain more information on how RES-Q can help with your Disaster Recovery, Managed Services and business continuity needs, please visit our website at http://www.resqdr.com

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