Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category

Google: Ingeniously Creative or Just Nuts?

This week technology followers including Slashdot and Data Center Knowledge have been reporting yet another move by the search, SaaS, storage and email giant Google that may have many wondering whether the air inside Googleplex is too thin or just filled with a special creativity element. Google has reportedly filled a patent application for the [...]

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HostDime Power Failure Explanation

Early in the morning on Friday, May 23, 2008 power was lost at the HostDime data center that houses Wright PC Consulting, LLC’s leased server. While, that is not that big of a deal, there are both UPS and a Generator for such occasions, what followed is. Here is what happened and what is being done to prevent such future failures.

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Earth Day 2008: Unexpectedly Greener

Losing my server had me reviewing my need for a server all together. However, after a couple of weeks the final result is one less computer running and using energy and I have my data where I need it as before.

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Google Apps for Non Profits

Google Apps suite offers easy tools for free. For non profit organizations, Google even offers a free upgrade to the Education Edition for those organizations that qualify.

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Google data center locations?

Nearly everyone has used one. They provide billions of search results, deliver millions of email messages and even stores your documents. However, if you are like most surfers, you have not even given a second thought to where they are. I am of course talking about Google data centers. It is no secret that Google [...]

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