PEER1 Hosting July-September Coverage Book 2012

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Coverage Highlights

July- September 2012


Publication: Comms Dealer

Date: 01/07/2012


Peer 1 unveils promotional infographic to help keep businesses online during the Olympics

Peer 1 unveils promotional infographic to help keep businesses online

Web hosting provider Peer 1 Hosting has unveiled an infographic, offering

assistance to businesses needing to stay online during the events taking place in

London this summer.

With agencies planning various different solutions to make sure their workers can

work, Peer1 focuses on how many people will be in London, how many smartphones

will be used and how many hours of coverage will be streamed on YouTube.

Dominic Monkhouse, MD of Peer 1 Hosting UK said: “For many businesses, the

events in London this Summer bring the potential of increased business whilst also

presenting potential of increased complexity. We have had a number of enquiries

from businesses based in and around London and the South, who are dependent on

the internet, whether it’s for back office SaaS applications, ecommerce sites,

customer service portals, virtual training or anything in between, who want to make

sure their business benefits rather than suffers from the increased activity on the

capital.”

Publication: The Drum

Date: 02/07/2012

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PEER 1 Hosting's 'Team 2012' Keeps London Businesses Online During Summer Events

Southampton: PEER 1 Hosting, the global online web hosting provider, has

announced today the launch of its own "Team 2012" to offer assistance to

businesses needing to stay online during the events taking place in London this

summer. The move is in direct response to Government warnings to London

businesses about disruption they may encounter as a result of events taking place in

the capital.

In its booklet, "Preparing your business for the Games", LOCOG warns:

"In developing your business continuity plan for the Games you will need to ensure

that any increase in homeworking is supported by appropriate IT, and that internal

systems and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have been engaged in the planning

process so that the demands on the system can be understood and managed.

It is possible that internet services may be slower during the Games or in very

severe cases there may be drop outs due to an increased number of people

accessing the internet."

Dominic Monkhouse, MD of PEER 1 Hosting UK said: "For many businesses, the

events in London this Summer bring the potential of increased business whilst also

presenting potential of increased complexity. We have had a number of enquiries

from businesses based in and around London and the South, who are dependent on

the internet, whether it's for back office SaaS applications, ecommerce sites,

customer service portals, virtual training or anything in between, who want to make

sure their business benefits rather than suffers from the increased activity on the

capital.

PEER 1 Hosting is uniquely positioned to help organisations doing online business in

London during the summer events. Our wholly owned and managed 10Gbps

FastFiber Network™, Portsmouth Data Centre, High Availability and Disaster

Recovery Services and Content Distribution Network (CDN) are designed and

managed to deliver uptime and reliability at all times. And because they circumvent

the network quagmire that will be London during June and July, businesses that

need to be online nonstop can stay online nonstop."

PEER 1's Team 2012, has its own phone line: +44 (0) 2380 926 309 and email

address: [email protected] which enables business leaders concerned

with uptime during this summer to discuss concerns and potential solutions with

dedicated experts. The company has also created a specific web page with

infographics to support businesses that want to learn more about how their business

Publication: Host Review

Date: 04/07/2012


may be affected. In addition, flexible contracts are in place to support businesses

specifically during this time.

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About PEER 1 Hosting

PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world's leading web hosting providers. The company is

built on two obsessions: Ping & People. Ping, represents its commitment to best-in-

breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network™

connected by 18 state-of-the-art datacentres, 22 points-of-presence and 10

colocation facilities throughout North America and Europe. People, represents its

commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to over 12,000 customers

worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall

Support™. PEER 1 Hosting's portfolio includes Managed Hosting, Colocation and

Dedicated Servers under the ServerBeach brand, and Cloud Services through

Zunicore. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada,

with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting

shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX.

For more information visit: http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/

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PEER1 Hosting Shows More than 100 Percent Growth

Today, PEER1 Hosting, the leading provider of cloud-based and managed hosting services, announced that

while it just turned 3 years old, the Company has grew over 100% in the last one year and had obtained an

annualized revenue of 11.5 million pounds based on the EMEA revenues calculated at the end of April 2012.

Among the major achievements of PEER1 in the last one year include the acquisition of NetBenefit (UK), which

made it the number two provider of SME Managed Hosting services in the UK. Apart from that, the Company also

boasts of having the GreenestData Center in the United Kingdon at its Portsmouth facility, and the Company has

also increased its headcount to 100-odd people. PEER1 was also named one of the Top 25 Best Workplaces in

small business category in the UK and the Company has won various clients including Bang & Olufsen,

Debenhams and Waitrose.

At its end, PEER1 mentioned that it was extremely happy with the growth and mentioned that the Company

would continue to provide great services while keeping its workforce happy.

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Publication: CDN-Advisor.com

Date: 10/07/12


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Stay online during the Olympics By Dominic Monkhouse

The London 2012 Games are a huge business opportunity – but also a huge technical challenge. Intelligent hosting is the key, says Dominic Monkhouse of PEER 1 Hosting

The London 2012 Olympics are all but upon us – which is a good thing for sports fans all over the world, but not

so good for the people responsible for avoiding site downtime as technical infrastructures are put under immense

pressure. Work will have to continue under what will feel like unprecedented circumstances, particularly in

London itself.

For many businesses, the Olympics bring the potential of increased revenue while also presenting potential of

increased complexity. At PEER 1 Hosting, we have had a number of enquiries from businesses based in and

around London and the south of England who are dependent on the internet – whether for back-office SaaS

applications, ecommerce sites, customer service portals, virtual training, or anything in between – and who want

to make sure their business benefits rather than suffers from the increased activity in the capital.

The logical thing to do will be to let people work flexibly. Jobs that don’t need face-to-face interactions with

customers can be carried out remotely by anyone with a net connection. And there’s the rub.

The numbers of the beast

The London Olympics may introduce systemic outage to an uncomfortable number of customers. Consider the

following statistics:

There will be 10,500 athletes taking part in the Games

There are 8.8 million tickets available

The Paralympics add another 4,200 athletes and 2.2 million tickets

There will be 34 Olympic venues and 20 Paralympic venues

Publication: .net

Date: 11/07/12


The scale of the event only truly sinks in when you consider those numbers. Moving people between venues is

clearly a major issue, alongside countless other logistical considerations.

This struggle is a shame because the Olympics themselves will bring a lot of money and opportunity to the

capital. To take advantage of these opportunities, businesses will need their systems to work reliably, every time,

without question.

The UK government is advising people to turn off bandwidth-hungry applications like video streaming. This works

in principle, but there are bound to be staff who want to take a squint at the athletics. And people wanting to work

from home – a sensible option for many – will want to video conference.

This is not the place to discuss general policies on working from home as a productivity measure. However, it is a

fact that UK law now states that anyone with children may ask to work flexibly and be taken seriously, as long as

there is no business imperative to prevent it. Many people are already opting for what is commonly termed Bring

Your Own Device, in which they work with their own smartphone or tablet rather than getting one from work: a

great saving for their employers, but only if the network is working okay.

The need for intelligent hosting

A robust infrastructure is therefore a must for any business looking to avoid interruptions to its internet-dependent

systems throughout the duration of the Games.

Some hosting companies are now prioritising getting their customers through the Olympics as painlessly as

possible. They are fully aware that they are responsible for business infrastructures on which people’s livelihoods

depend and do not underestimate the stresses the Games will put on London’s internet infrastructure.

You should be looking for a solution that is walled in to ensure you are insulated from the worst of those stresses:

one that is contractually as well as technically robust. Above all, you should feel confident the provider has

exactly the right people in place to support it.

Using a provider that is experienced and an expert in its field, and which is also concerned to make its offerings

as ecologically sound as possible, will continue to pay dividends for a forward-looking business long after the

Olympics have been and gone.

The Olympics will be a great showcase for the capital if businesses get the chance to shine when the pressure is

on. The right hosting provider can take the stress off the business managers and IT departments, who can then

continue making strategic contributions, rather than fire-fighting difficulties that should never have arisen in the

first place.

PEER 1 Hosting has launched its own ‘Team 2012’ to offer assistance to businesses needing to stay online

during the Olympics. You can find out more on its website.

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PEER 1 Hosting grows over 100% with annualised revenues of £11.5m

PEER 1 Hosting, the global online web hosting provider, has gained further ground in the UK hosting

market, revealing that annualised EMEA revenues to the end of April 2012 now stand at £11.5million,

securing nearly 100% growth since last year. The success sees the Southampton-based company gaining

on leader Rackspace.

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA Managing Director at PEER 1 Hosting comments: "The quality of our people is

what makes us great and they are why businesses are turning to us in numbers. The last year saw

significant developments for the company in the UK, which combined with our passion for customer service

helps our clients realise the possibilities of the Internet."

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Publication: DataCentres.com

Date: 11/07/2012

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Peer 1 Hosting gains ground in UK hosting

market Global online web hosting provider Peer 1 Hosting has gained further ground in the

UK hosting market. Annualised EMEA revenues to end-April reached GBP 11.5

million, up almost twofold year-on-year. Key achievements in the past 12 months

include: the acquisition of NetBenefit, UK-based managed hosting company;

investing GBP 1 million in a new data centre in Portsmouth; and various e-commerce

customer wins to provide hosting services for retailers, including Bang & Olufsen,

Debenhams and Waitrose.

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Publication: Telecom Paper

Date: 13/07/2012

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PEER 1 Hosting grows over 100% with annualised revenues of £11.5m Hosting provider celebrates its 3rd birthday in the UK with continued growth

PEER 1 Hosting, the global online web hosting provider, has gained further ground in the UK hosting market, revealing that annualised EMEA revenues to the end of April 2012 now stand at £11.5million, securing nearly 100% growth since last year. The success sees the Southampton-based company gaining on leader Rackspace.

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA Managing Director at PEER 1 Hosting comments: “The quality of our people is what makes us great and they are why businesses are turning to us in numbers. The last year saw significant developments for the company in the UK, which combined with our passion for customer service helps our clients realise the possibilities of the Internet.”

Key achievements in the past 12 months include: The acquisition of NetBenefit. PEER 1 Hosting has completed the acquisition of all

outstanding shares in the capital of NetBenefit (UK) Limited ("NetBenefit"), a leading UK-based managed hosting company. The acquisition positions PEER 1 Hosting as the number two provider of SME Managed Hosting services in the UK and creates a platform to support its growth in Europe, with the takeover of operations in France under the deal.

UK’s greenest data centre. To accommodate booming demand from customers, PEER 1 Hosting invested £10m in a new state-of-the-art data centre in Portsmouth, which opened in October 2011. With a PUE of just 1.1, the data centre is the most energy efficient in the UK and offers managed hosting, dedicated hosting, co-location, and professional grade cloud services all under one roof.

Customers. Priding itself on its commitment to outstanding customer service, PEER 1 has secured a range of ecommerce customer wins to provide hosting services for leading retailers, including Bang & Olufsen, Debenhams and Waitrose. While, in May, the company presented its first ‘eCommerce Future Conference’ with industry partners and customers. These strong customer relationships have seen PEER 1 achieve a Net Promoter Score of +36, 5 times the IT services average of 7.

Investing in people. Over the past 12 months PEER 1 has doubled its headcount and

now employs 100 people in the UK following the recent NetBenefit acquisition. The company plans to grow by a further 50% in the next year, as well as move into a new office on the South Coast. It has also been named one of the top 25 Best Workplaces in the small business category by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

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Publication: The Data Chain

Date: 13/07/12

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PEER 1 Hosting Grows Over 100% With Annualised Revenues Of

£11.5m

PEER 1 Hosting, the global online web hosting provider, has gained further ground in the UK

hosting market, revealing that annualised EMEA revenues to the end of April 2012 now stand at ?11.5million, securing nearly 100% growth since last year. The success sees the Southampton-based company gaining on leader Rackspace. Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA Managing Director at PEER 1 Hosting comments: "The quality of our

people is what makes us great and they are why businesses are turning to us in numbers. The last year saw significant developments for the company in the UK, which combined with our passion for

customer service helps our clients realise the possibilities of the Internet." Key achievements in the past 12 months include: • The acquisition of NetBenefit. PEER 1 Hosting has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares in the capital of NetBenefit (UK) Limited ("NetBenefit"), a leading UK-based managed hosting company. The acquisition positions PEER 1 Hosting as the number two provider of SME Managed Hosting services in the UK and creates a platform to support its growth in Europe, with

the takeover of operations in France under the deal. • UK's greenest data centre. To accommodate booming demand from customers, PEER 1 Hosting invested ?10m in a new state-of-the-art data centre in Portsmouth, which opened in October 2011. With a PUE of just 1.1, the data centre is the most energy efficient in the UK and offers managed hosting, dedicated hosting, co-location, and professional grade cloud services all under one roof.

• Customers. Priding itself on its commitment to outstanding customer service, PEER 1 has secured a range of ecommerce customer wins to provide hosting services for leading retailers, including Bang & Olufsen, Debenhams and Waitrose. While, in May, the company presented its first 'eCommerce Future Conference' with industry partners and customers. These strong customer relationships have seen PEER 1 achieve a Net Promoter Score of +36, 5 times the IT services average of 7.

• Investing in people. Over the past 12 months PEER 1 has doubled its headcount and now employs 100 people in the UK following the recent NetBenefit acquisition. The company plans to grow by a further 50% in the next year, as well as move into a new office on the South Coast. It has also been named one of the top 25 Best Workplaces in the small business category by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

PEER 1 Hosting has achieved numerous milestones in the last year in the UK including: • PEER 1 Hosting smoothly migrates over 1,600 servers to new Portsmouth data centre

• Key alliance shakes up ecommerce mid-market • PEER 1 Hosting to power up on people in 2012 • PEER 1 Hosting launches world-class colocation for Bournemouth, Basingstoke, and Brighton

• PEER 1 Hosting Expands Ecommerce Eco-System • PEER 1 Hosting scores a century with EMEA channel • PEER 1 Hosting extends CDN reach worldwide • PEER 1 Hosting makes data centre history with 1.1 PUE • PEER 1 Hosting unveils 'Platinum Plus' partner program • PEER 1 Hosting's "Team 2012" keeps London businesses online during summer events • PEER 1 Hosting Achieves Global Level 1 PCI DSS Certification

• PEER 1 Hosting launches powerful, on-demand HPC Cloud • PEER 1 Hosting to acquire UK-based managed hosting provide About PEER 1 Hosting

Publication: Host Review

Date: 16/07/12


PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world's leading web hosting providers. The company is built on two obsessions: Ping & People. Ping, represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network™ connected by 18 state-of-the-art datacentres, 22 points-of-presence and 10 colocation facilities throughout North America and Europe. People, represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to over 12,000 customers

worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™. PEER 1 Hosting's portfolio includes Managed Hosting, Colocation and Dedicated Servers under the ServerBeach brand, and Cloud Services through Zunicore. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1hosting.co.uk.

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Olympics: How to keep the business online

We hear a lot about the Olympics and their effect on business; what's often overlooked though is the pressure they'll add on IT infrastructure.

By Dominic Monkhouse

The Olympics are all but upon us – which is a great for sports fans, but not so good for the

people responsible for avoiding downtime of businesses’ IT infrastructures.

Work will have to continue for businesses under what will feel like unprecedented

circumstances, particularly as London’s networks take on the trafficking of massive amounts

of new inbound and outbound data.

For many businesses, the Olympics bring some great networking potential, but they also

come with a lot of pressure. We - at Peer 1 Hosting - have had a number of enquiries from

businesses based in and around London and the South, who are dependent on the internet,

whether it’s for back office SaaS applications, ecommerce sites, customer service portals,

virtual training or anything in between, and want to make sure their business benefits rather

than suffers from the increased activity in the capital.

To take advantage of London 2012, businesses will need their systems to work without

disruption. Here are my top five tips in choosing a hosting solution to ensure that happens:

Publication: Real Business

Date: 17/07/12

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1. Ensure your solution is ‘walled in’ to ensure you are insulated from the worst of

stresses on London’s IT infrastructure. It needs to be contractually as well as technically

robust. This will guarantee peace of mind to you and those in your business to continue

business as usual even in the biggest net traffic storms.

2. Double check your SLA to ensure your provider has exactly the right people in place to

support the network, and ensure their support is available round the clock. Web hosting and

data centre experts understand the specific type of attention a business requires. If its

support is only 9 to 5 it’s likely their experience and expertise is limited.

3. Look into the history of your provider; does past experience and performance in crisis

management prove its worth? An international reputation in the web hosting marketplace

confirms a provider has the network security to persevere through an unprecedented event

like the Olympics anywhere in the world.

4. Look into the corporate social responsibility of your provider from a number of

different aspects. The ecological and conscious efforts of their offering should be in line with

those of your own business, as the media spotlight will be searching for business focus both

positively and negatively throughout the summer events.

5. Converse with your own team members; receive feedback and set out a strategy. Seek

advice on strategy from your provider surrounding telecommuting. If they have the right

experience and expertise, they can provide you with personalised advice from day one.

The Olympics will be a great showcase for the capital if businesses get the chance to shine

when the pressure is on. The right hosting provider can take the stress off the business

managers and IT departments, who can then continue making strategic contributions, rather

than fire-fighting difficulties which should never have arisen in the first place.

Dominic Monkhouse is the managing director of server-hosting firm PEER 1.

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Web Host PEER 1 Sees Over 100 Percent Growth Over Last Year

By Justin Lee

PEER 1 Hosting announced its annualized EMEA revenues to the end of April 2012 now stand at $18 million

Web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting announced on Tuesday its annualized EMEA revenues to the end of April 2012

now stand at $18 million, securing nearly 100 percent growth since last year.

According to the press release, the significant growth brings PEER 1 a step closer to closing the competition gap

between current UK market leader Rackspace.

PEER 1 recently announced that its Team 2012 will help businesses plan their online presence for the summer where

they will see more traffic than usual due to the Olympic games in London.

Publication: Web Host Industry Review

Date: 18/07/12

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“The quality of our people is what makes us great and they are why businesses are turning to us in numbers,” said

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA managing director at PEER 1 Hosting. “The last year saw significant developments for the

company in the UK, which combined with our passion for customer service helps our clients realise the possibilities of

the Internet.”

In the past 12 months, PEER 1 has seen many achievements, the most notable being the June acquisition of UK

managed hosting provider NetBenefit for $38.7 million. The acquisition positions PEER 1 as the number two provider of

SME managed hosting services in the UK and creates a platform to support its growth in Europe.

PEER 1 has announced several e-commerce customer wins to provide hosting services for retailers like Bang &

Olufsen, Debenhams and Waitrose. To meet this customer demand, PEER 1 invested $15.6 million in a new green data

center in Portsmouth, UK to meet the demand from customers. The data center opened in October 2011.

Additionally, the company has doubled its workforce over the past 12 months and now has 100 employees in the UK

following the recent NetBenefit acquisition.

PEER 1 plans to grow by a further 50 percent in the next year, as well as move into a new office on the South Coast.

Finally, PEER 1 was named one of the top 25 Best Workplaces in the small business category by the Great Place to

Work Institute in May.

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Peer 1 Recorded 100% Growth Over Last Year Posted by dhnadmin

[DAILYHOSTNEWS] PEER 1, the global webhosting provider, announced yesterday its strong position in the international web hosting

market, revealing that revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 increased to $99.17 million USD.

According to the press release this excellent growth of PEER 1 will decrease the competition gap between PEER 1 and Rackspace

(Leader in UK market).

The company states following key achievements as achieved by them in past 12 months:

Noticeable achievement was the acquisition of NetBenefit, UK managed hosting provider for $38.7 million, which uplifted PEER 1

as the second largest SME managed webhosting in UK.

PEER 1 Hosting achieve a Net Promoter Score of +36 (5 times the IT services average of 7) which let PEER1 tap a range of

ECommerce customer to provide hosting to leading retailers around the globe, including Bang & Olufsen, Debenhams and

Waitrose

Increment of 500+ professionals in 20 datacenters across 13 cities within North America and Europe. Posted 100 employees in

UK following the acquisition of NetBenefit.

To meet increasing demands of the customers, heavy amount of $ 15.6 million was invested in developing new green data center.

Fabio Banducci, President and CEO, PEER 1 quoted, “We have seen significant growth in North America and overseas in the past

twelve months. That success couldn’t have been achieved without our people. Our people and their tireless dedication to superior

customer service is the reason why companies around the globe are turning to PEER 1 Hosting to realize the potential of the internet ”.

PEER 1 plans to grow by a further 50 percent in the next year, as well as move into a new office on the South Coast.

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Date: 19/07/12

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How to use: PEER 1 Hosting

At the root of every eCommerce business is the host. Here we talk to Peer 1 about its data

centre services.

Please tell me about your business

We provide managed hosting, dedicated servers, co-location, and cloud computing, serving more

than 13,000 customers globally from 20 data centres located across the US, Canada and the UK. Our

goal is to build the IT infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive online.

Where we achieve this and set ourselves apart is the quality of our technologies and overall customer

experience. This is what we refer to as Ping & People.

Who is the product aimed at?

Our services cater to all businesses from start-ups right the way through to large enterprises like

WordPress.com. We can support the hosting requirements of pretty much anyone.

What are the benefits for an eCommerce business?

We have key alliances with eCommerce platforms like Magento and Oracle ATG that offer businesses

performance optimised, cost effective, all-in-one eCommerce infrastructure solutions.

Successful eCommerce is dependent on a smooth and enjoyable experience and as such, it is crucial

to have speed and dependency from all aspects of the environment including the network, hardware

and software. We can contribute to a significant reduction in bounce rates and empty shopping carts,

which improve sales and your Google quality scores and rankings.

How much does it cost?

Every solution is a custom configuration that is based on a business’ unique needs and wants, and

we charge based purely on actual bandwidth use for maximum flexibility.

How does it work?

We offer co-location, dedicated servers, managed hosting services, private cloud services, cloud

storage, hosted email and cloud-based HPC (High Performance Computing). We manage and

monitor over 15,000 miles of 10Gbps dedicated network fibre to deliver high throughput and packet-

per-second capability. We built the network through a series of dedicated links between all 20 of our

data centres using multiple high-speed connections.

Take me step-by-step through how I buy and install it

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For businesses seeking an eCommerce hosting solution, you are put in touch with a sales engineer

from one of our Magento or Oracle ATG eCommerce partners and advised on the most suitable

solution.

What do I need to do once it is set up?

That depends on the services purchased. For example, our co-location services allow customers to

set up their own servers within a large data centre facility to take advantage of its power, network

redundancy and physical security advantages, while retaining full management control.

Dedicated server hosting is also available, which gives customers the option of selected servers to

lease in dedicated racks, benefiting not only from the added computing capacity, but also outsourcing

network security and infrastructure management to the data centre.

At the same time, the customer manages all applications installed on the servers. Our managed

hosting services provide comprehensive management that includes us deploying, configuring,

patching, troubleshooting and managing all leased servers, operating systems and infrastructure.

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Creative agencies can run and scale their digital projects in the cloud with full control

By Greg Rusu general manager of Zunicore, PEER 1’s cloud division

The cloud has dramatically reduced the capital required to innovate across every

sector.But for all the promise of utility computing via the cloud, many creative agencies

– including web designers and developers, marketing agencies and ad agencies – are

struggling to realise the benefits. They have found themselves struggling to quickly and

cost-effectively manage on-demand computing resources to serve a global audience.

Those in the creative agency fields have to adjust their business models to keep pace

with technology changes. For web designers and developers, traditional desktop

software will eventually be replaced by cloud applications. Licensing will change to a

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Date: 30/07/12


pay as you go model and investment will be made in this rather than existing desktop

software like Adobe’s product suite.

Though agencies by nature like to focus on the product they create, not the delivery

method, the internet has forced them to change their business models. They’re now

responsible for generating demand and fulfilling it. And today demand generation

almost always has an online and thus, strong viral component. In other words, a

campaign can instantly take off on Facebook or via Twitter or YouTube and

unexpectedly drive more traffic than anticipated. When that happens, the agency needs

to ensure that its client’s website can handle the spike. Unfortunately, many agencies

fail to rise to this challenge and instead stand by helplessly as the website scales

beyond the client’s allocated spend. Many more are forced to over-invest in computing

resources ahead of time as a fail-safe measure. Either way, they end up watching their

immediate profit margins and long-term profitability erode.

This element of risk has become part and parcel of the agency model. In other words,

clients now expect agencies to do more than come up with a creative idea and write

code; they expect them to handle every aspect of a campaign, including delivering the

campaign and microsite, and ensuring any online component supports millions of site

visitors without fail.

The key to tapping into the subscription-based revenues enabled by web-related

offerings such as hosting and search engine optimization (SEO) is to efficiently and

economically deploy infrastructure to support campaigns and promotions. After all,

tremendous revenues are at stake.

At its core, the utility aspect of cloud computing promised to help creative agencies

deal with the unpredictable nature of their business model and deploy and use

infrastructure on an as-needed basis – without much planning or forethought. But the

cloud hasn’t fulfilled the promise. In reality, it’s almost as complicated to bring up a

cloud instance as needed as it is to become a hedge fund manager. There is a lack of

control, inflexibility, over-complexity, difficult to use scaling tools, unreliability and

poor visibility.

All of these issues combined mean that developers end up spending tremendous

resources – notably in time and IT management – to launch and run their campaigns

and programs in the cloud. As a result, a failed campaign can tie up valuable resources

with little or no return for clients, while a winning campaign can easily exceed available

resources, leading to financial failure for the agency.

A need surfaced for a solution to specifically address the needs of creative agencies

with unique and changing technology requirements as they launch varying products on

the web. Web developers and designers should be able to instantly deploy feature-rich


and optimised cloud infrastructure and automatically scale those computing resources

to support their campaigns and programs within an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. We

feel we have achieved this with Zunicore, the new cloud division of PEER 1 Hosting.

A fully user-controlled environment including customisable resource pools allows users

to increase or decrease the size of their pool, or add virtual machines based on their

business needs. This type of control also provides Overdraft Protection against the

users hosting cost. Persistent storage area network storage is more reliable and less

susceptible to data loss and offers higher performance than local storage devices, which

also incur additional costs. Hands-free autoscaling allows users to specify how much

they want to scale their resources based on user-defined thresholds such as technical

resources, cost or both. This makes over or under-investment a thing of the past.

We aim to offer creative agencies an unprecedented level of functionality so they can

focus on their business and not on the IT delivery vehicle. In other words, the service is

simple and intuitive to use and not a drain on the time and resources of in-house IT

people. As a result, they can now confidently launch programs designed to generate

unprecedented levels of traffic for their clients.

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Five ways to keep your network up-and-running during the Olympics

Don’t risk an internet meltdown. Get your IT sorted to ensure your business makes it through the Games unscathed

By Dominic Monkhouse, MD EMEA, PEER 1 Hosting

The Olympics are all but upon us – which is a good thing for sports fans all over the world, but not so good for the people responsible for avoiding downtime of businesses’ IT infrastructures being put under immense pressure. Work will have to continue for businesses under what will feel like unprecedented circumstances, particularly as London’s networks take on the trafficking of massive amounts of new inbound and outbound data.

For many businesses, the Olympics bring the potential of increased business whilst also presenting potential of increased complexity. We have had a number of enquiries from businesses based in and around London and the South, who are dependent on the internet, whether it’s for back office SaaS applications, ecommerce sites, customer service portals, virtual training or anything in between, who want to make sure their business benefits rather than suffers from the increased activity in the capital.

To take advantage of the opportunities the Olympics is presenting, businesses will need their systems to work reliably,

Publication: London loves business

Date: 7/08/12


every time and without question. Here are my top five tips in choosing a hosting solution to ensure that happens:

1. Ensure your solution is ‘walled in’ to rest assured that you are insulated from even the worst of stresses on London’s IT infrastructure. It needs to be contractually as well as technically robust. This will guarantee peace of mind to you and those in your business to continue company as usual even in the biggest net traffic storms.

2. Double check your SLA to ensure your provider has exactly the right people in place to support the network, and ensure their support is available round the clock. Web hosting and data centre experts understand the specific type of attention a business requires. If its support is only 9 to 5 it’s likely their experience and expertise is limited.

3. Prepare for any possible crisis; remove the looming risk of network failure. Prepare your business for load balancing through your ISP’s CDN (content delivery network). Whilst customers within London may receive a fast response from your website, those in other geographic areas outside London around the world are likely to experience a lag in their connection to your website during the summer games.

4. Optimising your online presence; look into enabling and optimising every angle of your online presence, re-assessing your network for efficiency and compatibility across different devices, platforms and business applications.

5. Converse with your own team members; receive feedback and set out strategy. Seek advice on strategy from your provider surrounding telecommuting. If they have the right experience and expertise, they can provide you with personalised advice from day one.

The Olympics will be a great showcase for the capital if businesses get the chance to shine when the pressure is on. The right hosting provider can take the stress off the business managers and IT departments, who can then continue making


strategic contributions, rather than fire-fighting difficulties which should never have arisen in the first place.

PEER 1 Hosting has launched its own ‘Team 2012’ to offer assistance to businesses needing to stay online during the Olympics. VisitPeer1hosting.co.uk/london-2012-games, call 02380 926 309 or [email protected].

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How to choose the best web hosting service Top tips on getting the best business web hosting service By David Howell

Avoid the costs of building a data centre like this 1&1 by choosing a web host

Today e-commerce has become a massively lucrative channel for retailers. However, the quality

of the hosting services that many small businesses are using often leaves a lot to be desired. A

recent report showed that one in three Britons have abandoned their online transactions because

of poor website design and inefficient hosting.

Research from hosting company 1&1's '2011 Digital High Street Audit' finds worryingly low levels

of consumer satisfaction with the small business websites available to them. The risk to firms

from providing a bad online experience is clear – 49 per cent of consumers believe that a bad

website makes a worse impact than a business having no website at all. This conclusion has led

37 per cent to walk-away from companies completely, in favour of using a competitor. An

additional 9 per cent of Britons have found themselves reducing their spend with small

companies as a direct result of being deterred by a poor company website.

Oliver Mauss, CEO, 1&1 Internet said: "Research shows that keeping an ugly or badly

functioning website online can comprise a risk to sales revenue. Consumers have ever higher

expectations, and it is essential that every company website inspires confidence. Businesses that

invest carefully in their web experience will see higher levels of customer spend, retention and

referral".

Publication: Tech Radar

Date: 08/08/2012

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Choosing the right server to host your website

The hosting services your business can choose from will usually mean making a decision

whether a shared, dedicated or cloud based server is right for your business. Very small

businesses will usually opt for a shared or managed service as these are sometimes called.

Costs are low, but your business will be sharing its server with several other enterprises.

"Businesses that invest carefully in their web experience will see higher levels of customer spend, retention and referral". Oliver Mauss, CEO, 1&1 Internet

A dedicated server as its name suggests is just one server reserved for your business. Dedicated

servers are not as expensive as they once were and can make economic sense if you want your

business to have its own server platform and not have to worry about other businesses on a

shared server impacting your online business if they have problems.

It is important to look closely at the service level (SLA) that will be attached to your dedicated

server. Look for any additional costs such as maintenance, or other 'extras' that are not covered

in the rental cost. And lastly, try and buy server space that you can expand into. You don't want

to find after a few months that you have outgrown your server and need to move to a new one.

Lastly as the cloud has made a major impact right across the business environment, business

website hosting has also been touched by the cloud and now offers an alternative to the

traditional hosting methods. The power of cloud hosting is the flexibility it offers. In effect your

business can buy just the space and hosting services it needs now and expand at anytime with

no disruption to business.

Abby Hardoon, Founder and MD of second generation web hosting company Daily.co.uk says:

"Hosting is very much a horses for courses thing - it's a question of getting the best and most

appropriate solution that you can afford. There's no need to hamstring yourself financially,

though. If you're just starting out or you're a relatively small business and you know your way

around a server, you might like to consider a Virtual Private Server (VPS), for example - they

provide the flexibility of a dedicated server but at a reduced cost.

Your business hosting checklist

There's more to choosing a web host than just choosing the right server, you should also

consider other parts of the service including the domain name. Business host PEER 1 Hosting

offered this advice when choosing a hosting service for your business:

1/ Get the right domain name host

A search for 'domain name registrations' on Google generates a number of different companies

offering this service. Always read the small print on any domain name registration to ensure it is

not going to be sold from under your feet in a year, once your website is established, or that the

price isn't going to suddenly go up. If you have a very common name or are in a competitive

market then it is worth considering buying the other domain name extensions (.co.uk, .com, .net

etc) and pointing them to your website.


2/ Do you host with your web designers or a third-party?

Once you have your website built you then have to find a home for your data to be hosted. Many

web design companies offer this as part of their service, however this locks your online business

into one company. Choosing a separate web host gives you more control and means that you

are dealing with the web host directly instead of through a third party. This can come in handy if

you anticipate spikes of traffic, perhaps as a result of a marketing campaign, and you need the

host to ensure your site does not collapse under this extra pressure.

3/ Read the contract small print

Many hosting providers will give you an all-in fee for set-up, hardware, operating system, support

and bandwidth. This may seem like an easy option but the problem with these deals is you can't

see exactly where your money is going, and so can't see if you're paying for things you don't

need. The best way to ensure you're not taken for a ride is to ask for a breakdown of services

and individual quotes for support, bandwidth, additional hardware etc. It's the only way to know

what's being delivered, what isn't, and what is surplus to requirements.

Often overlooked the hosting services you buy for your online business are vital to get right.

Consumers that have become highly critical of the online stores they buy from want to see solid

websites that perform efficiently and are available on demand. The right hosting service can

ensure your business becomes a destination site in its sector that your customers are sure to

shout about right across their social networks.

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The Ins And Outs Of World-Class Data Centres

By Dominic Monkhouse,

The fast-moving world of the internet and e-commerce means that the need for a high-class data

centre to manage information is more important than ever. However, with so many services on the

market offering physical space to store servers, it’s important to define what separates the world-

class data centres from the substandard ones.

Power

As data centres store and manage important company data, it’s important to think about how

much power is used and where the power comes from. The amount of power needed to keep a

data centre running is startling. For example, when it comes to running data centres for the

biggest firms in the world – Apple, Google, Facebook – one data centre can use around one

hundred megawatts of power.

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Date: 10/08/2012

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However, while most firms won’t need to use half of that amount, it’s important to remain

attentive to the impact of the environment from the use of this power. Organisations looking to

reduce their carbon footprint should pay particular attention to the efficiency and effectiveness of

the power used, as that is what separate world-class from sub-class – the use of clean power

and renewable energy.

Redundancies

The dependence on a stable, functioning business is critical when running a company. As a

result, downtime is an unwanted hindrance which can impact negatively on revenue, credibility

and client perception. In order to sidestep downtime, choosing a data centre with redundancies is

critical in that respect.

Providing at least two of everything, from generators and power feeds to cooling units, gives

businesses the opportunity to continue running as normal – despite any failure in a piece of

equipment. Furthermore, the presence of un-interruptible power systems (UPS) will also deliver

power regardless of any incidents that may occur. Of course, without data centre redundancy,

businesses are taking a big risk – a risk they could do without.

Location

The physical location of the data centre is also what separates the best from the worst. The best

location is one that adequately safeguards the technology inside, is close to multiple network

points of presence (PoPs) and allows for growth/change.

In addition, a data centre that resides close enough to the business is key, meaning employees

can reach it after a malfunction but leaving the centre far enough away so it isn’t likely to be

affected by a single disaster. For example, which would you choose out of a data centre housed

on a cramped flood plain in Japan and a large expanse of protected land in the UK?

Security

Security is paramount when trying to search for the best data centre. Physical security is often

neglected when it comes to IT management but the presence of on-site personnel can be

effective in creating a secure facility. A world-class data centre should be treated as if it were a

bank vault; given thick walls, no windows and limited entry points. Considering the importance of

the technology stored in the centre, it should not be an office where

people can simply wander into by accident. The presence of surveillance cameras can also be a

sign of a well-handled data centre. Increasingly, companies are outsourcing their data centre

requirements but are unaware of the difference between a high-quality centre and a poor one. As

a result, it’s important to consider the differences between the two before making a long-term

business decision.


Dominic Monkhouse Dominic Monkhouse is the UK Managing Director of managed hosting provider PEER 1, and its dedicated hosting arm

ServerBeach. Dominic has spent 14 years working in sales, marketing and business management within the IT sector. At PEER 1,

Dominic is responsible for sales, marketing and service delivery across the UK business and ultimately ensuring excellent customer

satisfaction. Prior to joining PEER 1, he held senior positions with hosting provider Rackspace and IT support company IT Lab.

Dominic is regularly interviewed by and quoted in business and technology publications including the Financial Times, Data Centre

Dynamics, and Computer Business Review. Dominic has a BSc in Agricultural and Food Marketing from Newcastle and a MBA

from Sheffield Business School. Dominic is a regular public speaker on creating great places to work and achieving continuous

client satisfaction. He is also an assessor on the Sunday Times Customer Experience Awards.

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PEER1 and Calyx Provide Colocation to Federation of Small Businesses

This Wednesday ,PEER1 Hosting, one of the leading globalhosting services providers and its strategic partner,

Calyx Managed Services,announced that they are jointly providing colocation services to the Federation of Small

Businesses (FSB), the largest campaigning group for self-employed or small firm owners in the UK.

The Federation of Small Businesses supports more than 200 thousand members and mentioned that in its recent

review of its IT infrastructure, it found that its IT hosting provider wasn’t able to meet the Company’s security

expectations. Owing to this, FSB turned to Calyx for solutions and then also considered PEER1 Hosting’s robust

and high performing cloud and colocation services to improve its Company’s IT infrastructure. The move was

done in May, 2012 and PEER1 and Calyx did it in a very smooth and professional manner. While the services

were turned off on Friday at 7PM, everything was moved to PEER1’s servers and the key services were up by

mid-afternoon on Saturday itself.

Both PEER1 and Calyx mentioned that they were happy to be selected by FSB and stated that PEER1’s

Portsmouth data center was selected to support FSB’scolocation and robust cloud requirements.

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Businesses turn to PEER 1 Hosting and Calyx for colocation services

PEER 1 Hosting, the global IT hosting provider, has announced it is delivering colocation services with its strategic

partner Calyx Managed Services, for the Federation of Small Businesses.

The UK’s largest campaigning group for the self-employed and owners of small firms approached Calyx and its strategic

web hosting partner PEER 1 Hosting to provide a more secure and robust environment for its colocation services. PEER

1 Hosting’s colocation facility at its new state-of-the-art 5,372m2 datacentre in Portsmouth provides access to IT

services, office applications and its Intranet and website, which supports around 200,000 FSB members.

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Date: 22/08/12



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Federation of Small Businesses turns to PEER 1 Hosting and Calyx for

colocation services

The UK's largest campaigning group for the self-employed and owners of small firms now has a trusted colocation

provider for its critical IT operations.

PEER 1 Hosting is delivering colocation services with its strategic partner Calyx Managed Services, for the Federation of

Small Businesses (FSB).

The UK’s largest campaigning group for the self-employed and owners of small firms approached Calyx and its strategic

web hosting partner PEER 1 Hosting to provide a more secure and robust environment for its colocation services. PEER 1

Hosting’s colocation facility at its new state-of-the-art 5,372m2 datacentre in Portsmouth provides access to IT services,

office applications and its Intranet and website, which supports around 200,000 FSB members.

Ian Martin, head of systems and data at the Federation of Small Businesses said: “As an organisation we regularly review

our contracts. As part of this process we began to feel our previous IT hosting provider wasn’t meeting our requirements

when it came to aspects around security and the robustness of our colocation environment. As a result, we turned to Calyx

for a stronger solution.”

He continues: “PEER 1 Hosting has one of the most cost-effective offerings to meet our overall requirements, whilst having

the functionality with its facilities to take us into other service areas if we wished to – such as the cloud. We are impressed

by the robustness of the data centre and the colocation environment and that its services are connected by its 10Gbps

network.”

“From a cultural perspective, the data centre’s green credentials were important, as we wanted an eco-friendly service. PEER

1 Hosting’s contribution to the local economy as a growing business also fitted with our ethos as an organisation.” he said.

The move of servers took place in May 2012, with equipment being switched off at 7pm on a Friday evening before the

move to PEER 1 Hosting’s data centre in Portsmouth. By mid-afternoon the next day, key services were up and running due

to the dedication of both Calyx and PEER 1 Hosting’s data centre staff. Everything was back online by Monday with no

disruption to members’ services as people got back to work.

Ian comments: “During the move the PEER 1 Hosting team went out of its way to ensure we and Calyx had everything we

needed, as well as being on site, which was above and beyond what you would expect with a colocation agreement.”

Amanda Dunn, director of business development EMEA at PEER 1 Hosting said: “Colocation is the solution for many

companies across the UK who want to keep control but want a secure environment for their server racks. Our data centre is

centrally located, has a PUE of 1.1 and is connected by our 10Gbps FastFiber™ Network. By working with our strategic

partner Calyx, PEER 1 Hosting is able to make the transition to a new facility straightforward for customers, so users don’t

see a loss of service and can be up and running as quickly as possible.”

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Sheila Bouman: Can human resource be humanised? During our recent recession we’ve seen the demands on human resource increase massively through

consolidation and downsizing. As our economies begin to regain speed this trend doesn’t seem to be bucking,

but there is a choice on where to focus. To so many well performing corporations, numbers matter – I won’t argue

with that. However, I do believe that workplaces that strategically focus on the potential of people and helping

make a difference in colleagues and customers’ lives will always outperform others, in good times and bad.

Seeking out the goodness and the talent in every individual is what organisations should really be focusing on.

Every person has a skill that can be adapted to align with the wider strategic plans of a corporation, something

that can make a meaningful contribution to even the smallest enterprise’s goals. All the work I have done, even

as a high school teacher, has been about being really curious about who people are at their best. Forget the

numbers, what matters is the merit. Our job is to help align each person’s talent with what is possible for our

company and our customers.

I never sought a career in HR, but I’m compelled to make a difference and I know the place to start is with our

people. PEER 1 Hosting has a vision to be the most human company on the web; is this an oxymoron? Not at all.

It starts by only hiring people that care about people and who care about success. Where human resources is

dehumanized, individuals only join a company for the financial stipend, prestige or bonuses. Successful

organizations are comprised of people who care about making a difference in their own lives and the lives of

others. This is good for business and good for people.

Can a leopard change its spots? Yes, to blend into its new environment. The way every organisations’ biggest

assets are valued needs a shake up. Our message is about how significant we can be, making a difference one

person at a time.

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Publication: HR Review

Date: 23/08/12

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Blog: Humanising human resources

Posted by Sheila Bouman, chief people and performance officer at Peer1 Hosting

During our recent recession we’ve seen the demands on human resource increase massively

through consolidation and downsizing.

As our economies begin to regain speed this trend doesn’t seem to be bucking, but there is a

choice on where to focus.

To so many well performing corporations, numbers matter - I won’t argue with that. However, I do

believe that workplaces that strategically focus on the potential of people and helping make a

difference in colleagues and customers’ lives will always outperform others, in good times and bad.

Seeking out the goodness and the talent in every individual is what organisations should really be

focusing on. Every person has a skill that can be adapted to align with the wider strategic plans of

a corporation, something that can make a meaningful contribution to even the smallest

enterprise’s goals.

All the work I have done, even as a high school teacher, has been about being really curious about

who people are at their best. Forget the numbers, what matters is the merit. Our job is to help

align each person’s talent with what is possible for our company and our customers.

I never sought a career in HR, but I’m compelled to make a difference and I know the place to

start is with our people. PEER 1 Hosting has a vision to be the most human company on the web;

is this an oxymoron? Not at all. It starts by only hiring people that care about people and who care

about success.

Where human resources is dehumanized, individuals only join a company for the financial stipend,

prestige or bonuses. Successful organizations are comprised of people who care about making a

difference in their own lives and the lives of others. This is good for business and good for

people.

Publication: HR Zone

Date: 23/08/12

http://www.hrzone.co.uk/image/star-performer


Can a leopard change its spots? Yes, to blend into its new environment. The way every

organisations’ biggest assets are valued needs a shake up. Our message is about how significant

we can be, making a difference one person at a time.

http://www.hrzone.co.uk/topic/managing-people/blog-humanising-human-resources/122996

http://www.hrzone.co.uk/topic/managing-people/blog-humanising-human-resources/122996


Publication: The Portsmouth News

Date: 24/08/12




PEER 1 Partners with Chelsea Apps Factory

The London-based company deployed PEER 1 Hosting managed dedicated servers in March

2012 to host Chelsea AppsFactory’s mobile platform, which is used to deliver bespoke apps to

global brands securely, accurately and efficiently.

Chelsea Apps Factory made the decision to go with PEER 1 Hosting based on the reputation of

security, flexibility and transparency of its offerings, as well as the promise and delivery of quality

service. Chelsea Apps Factory has evolved into one of Europe’s top enterprise-level Apps

consultancies and is looking to increase its use of PEER 1 Hosting’s web hosting services.

Nir Ozeri, Chief Technology Officer, Chelsea Apps Factory found it easy to convince his CEO

that PEER 1 Hosting was the right choice for hosting their mobile application platform. He said:

“My team got the feeling everything just worked perfectly. PEER 1 Hosting was personable,

transparent, easy to work with and flexible from the start. It feels like they would be available if I

needed to call them in the middle of the night.”

The partnership with PEER 1 Hosting allows Chelsea Apps Factory to deliver numerous benefits

to its customers. The company is linked up to PEER 1 Hosting’s 10Gbps FastFiber™ Network

around the world, ensuring high speed, quality service and support are always maintained as the

company grows. Customers benefit from faster web response times thanks to the care taken to

optimise online performance, as well as a smooth all-round user experience and guaranteed

uptime of the mobile application platform. PEER 1 Hosting’s solution also enables multi-channel

capability, a key feature of Chelsea Apps Factory mobile platform.

Ozeri continued: “PEER 1 Hosting takes all the pressure off Chelsea Apps Factory – everything

is taken care of and any problems are resolved quickly. The penetration testing performed

recently on our dedicated server was excellent and we are very happy with the level of security

and monitoring provided.

“When we partnered with PEER 1 Hosting to launch an app back in March, we needed the

hosting infrastructure delivering yesterday and they basically did that – it was ready to go almost

immediately.”

Amanda Dunn, Director of Business Development EMEA, PEER 1 Hosting said: “It is exciting for

us to be an important part of the launch and growth of an exciting new company operating in a

rapidly growing sector and delivering technology to big global brands.”

Publication: The Hosting News

Date: 30/08/12


http://www.chelsea-apps.com/



PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world’s leading IT hosting providers. The company is built on two

obsessions: Ping & People. Ping, represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology,

founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network™ connected by 20 state-of-the-art

datacenters, 22 points-of-presence and 10 colocation facilities throughout North America and

Europe. People, represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its

more than 13,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee and

24x7x365 FirstCall Support™. Info-Tech Research Group named PEER 1 Hosting as a

“Champion” in its Canadian colocation and managed services Vendor Landscape report,

recognizing the company’s strength in product offerings and enterprise strategy in the global IT

marketplace. PEER 1 Hosting’s portfolio includes Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers,

Colocation and Cloud Services. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Vancouver,

Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting shares

are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information

visit: http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk.

http://www.thehostingnews.com/peer-1-partners-with-chelsea-apps-factory-25648.html


http://www.thehostingnews.com/peer-1-partners-with-chelsea-apps-factory-25648.html


PEER 1 partners with Chelsea Apps Factory

Chelsea Apps Factory has deployed PEER 1 Hosting managed dedicated servers to host its mobile platform, which is used

to deliver bespoke apps to global brands securely, accurately and efficiently. Chelsea Apps Factory made the decision to

go with PEER 1 Hosting based on the reputation of security, flexibility and transparency of its offerings, as well as the

promise and delivery of quality service.

The partnership with PEER 1 Hosting allows Chelsea Apps Factory to deliver numerous benefits to its customers. The

company is linked up to PEER 1 Hosting’s 10Gbps FastFiber Network around the world, ensuring high speed, quality

service and support are always maintained as the company grows. Customers benefit from faster web response times

thanks to the care taken to optimise online performance, as well as a smooth all-round user experience and guaranteed

uptime of the mobile application platform.

http://www.datacentres.com/news/peer-1-partners-chelsea-apps-factory

Publication: Data Centres

Date: 31/08/12





PEER 1 Partners with Chelsea Apps Factory

The London-based company deployed PEER 1 Hosting managed dedicated servers in March 2012 to host Chelsea

Apps Factory’s mobile platform, which is used to deliver bespoke apps to global brands securely, accurately and efficiently.

Chelsea Apps Factory made the decision to go with PEER 1 Hosting based on the reputation of security, flexibility and

transparency of its offerings, as well as the promise and delivery of quality service. Chelsea Apps Factory has evolved into

one of Europe’s top enterprise-level Apps consultancies and is looking to increase its use of PEER 1 Hosting’s web hosting

services.

Nir Ozeri, Chief Technology Officer, Chelsea Apps Factory found it easy to convince his CEO that PEER 1 Hosting was the

right choice for hosting their mobile application platform. He said: “My team got the feeling everything just worked

perfectly. PEER 1 Hosting was personable, transparent, easy to work with and flexible from the start. It feels like they would

be available if I needed to call them in the middle of the night.”


company is linked up to PEER 1 Hosting’s 10Gbps FastFiber™ Network around the world, ensuring high speed, quality

service and support are always maintained as the company grows. Customers benefit from faster web response times thanks

to the care taken to optimise online performance, as well as a smooth all-round user experience and guaranteed uptime of the

mobile application platform. PEER 1 Hosting’s solution also enables multi-channel capability, a key feature of Chelsea Apps

Factory mobile platform.

Ozeri continued: “PEER 1 Hosting takes all the pressure off Chelsea Apps Factory – everything is taken care of and any

problems are resolved quickly. The penetration testing performed recently on our dedicated server was excellent and we are

very happy with the level of security and monitoring provided.

“When we partnered with PEER 1 Hosting to launch an app back in March, we needed the hosting infrastructure delivering

yesterday and they basically did that – it was ready to go almost immediately.”

Amanda Dunn, Director of Business Development EMEA, PEER 1 Hosting said: “It is exciting for us to be an important

part of the launch and growth of an exciting new company operating in a rapidly growing sector and delivering technology

to big global brands.”

Publication: Ping! Zine

Date: 30/8/12








PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world’s leading IT hosting providers. The company is built on two obsessions: Ping & People.

Ping, represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network™

connected by 20 state-of-the-art datacenters, 22 points-of-presence and 10 colocation facilities throughout North America

and Europe. People, represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its more than 13,000 customers

worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™. Info-Tech Research Group named

PEER 1 Hosting as a “Champion” in its Canadian colocation and managed services Vendor Landscape report, recognizing

the company’s strength in product offerings and enterprise strategy in the global IT marketplace. PEER 1 Hosting’s portfolio

includes Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Colocation and Cloud Services. Founded in 1999, the company is

headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting shares

are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk.

http://www.pingzine.com/peer-1-partners-with-chelsea-apps-factory-18060/


http://www.pingzine.com/peer-1-partners-with-chelsea-apps-factory-18060/


http://my.pressindex.com/Article.aspx

Publication: Datacentre management

Date: 01/09/12





Date: 01/09/12


Date: 01/09/12



PEER 1 Hosting partners with Chelsea Apps Factory to deliver premium

mobile apps platform New mobile apps platform delivers technology for global healthcare company.

PEER 1 Hosting, a global web hosting provider, has partnered with an exciting new consultancy, Chelsea Apps Factory, to

deliver mobile app technology to a major global pharmaceutical brand.

The London-based company deployed PEER 1 Hosting managed dedicated servers in March 2012 to host Chelsea Apps

Factory’s mobile platform, which is used to deliver bespoke apps to global brands securely, accurately and efficiently.

Chelsea Apps Factory made the decision to go with PEER 1 Hosting based on the reputation of security, flexibility and

transparency of its offerings, as well as the promise and delivery of quality service. Chelsea Apps Factory has evolved into

one of Europe’s top enterprise-level Apps consultancies and is looking to increase its use of PEER 1 Hosting’s web hosting

services.

Nir Ozeri, Chief Technology Officer, Chelsea Apps Factory found it easy to convince his CEO that PEER 1 Hosting was the

right choice for hosting their mobile application platform. He said: “My team got the feeling everything just worked

perfectly. PEER 1 Hosting was personable, transparent, easy to work with and flexible from the start. It feels like they would

be available if I needed to call them in the middle of the night.”


company is linked up to PEER 1 Hosting’s 10Gbps FastFiber™ Network around the world, ensuring high speed, quality

service and support are always maintained as the company grows. Customers benefit from faster web response times thanks

to the care taken to optimise online performance, as well as a smooth all-round user experience and guaranteed uptime of the

mobile application platform. PEER 1 Hosting’s solution also enables multi-channel capability, a key feature of Chelsea Apps

Factory mobile platform.

Ozeri continued: “PEER 1 Hosting takes all the pressure off Chelsea Apps Factory - everything is taken care of and any

problems are resolved quickly. The penetration testing performed recently on our dedicated server was excellent and we are

very happy with the level of security and monitoring provided.

“When we partnered with PEER 1 Hosting to launch an app back in March, we needed the hosting infrastructure delivering

yesterday and they basically did that – it was ready to go almost immediately.”

Amanda Dunn, Director of Business Development EMEA, PEER 1 Hosting said: “It is exciting for us to be an important

part of the launch and growth of an exciting new company operating in a rapidly growing sector and delivering technology

to big global brands.”

http://dcseurope.info/news_full.php?id=23874&title=

Publication: Datacentre Solutions

Date: 3.09/12

http://dcseurope.info/news_full.php?id=23874&title=


Outsourcing roundup: Capgemini, Fujitsu, Peer 1

Peer 1 supports app developer

Peer 1 said it will provide managed dedicated servers for Chesea Apps Factory’s mobile platform.

Chelsea Apps Factory provides bespoke applications for enterprise users. Peer 1 will provide the

company’s services out of its new data center near Portsmouth in the UK.

Peer 1 will offer 10Gbps connectivity as part of the deal, and provide infrastructure for multi-channel

capabilities, a key feature of the application developer’s mobile platform.

http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2012/09/outsourcing-roundup-capgemini-fujitsu-peer-1

Publication: Datacenter Dynamics

Date: 04/09/12




Peer 1 drops performance management in favour of employee pledges

Internet provider, Peer 1 Hosting last month scrapped performance management in favour of employee-led career promises. Sheila Bouman (pictured), chief people and performance officer at the organisation, which is based in Vancouver Canada, but last year opened a Southampton office, said: "I don't think most performance management experiences are rewarding, so we threw out the term. Instead we encourage staff to make a 'Peer promise', where they outline their aspirations to peers and management. I don't think performance mangement should be top-down, telling people what they should do - staff are adults. Visible peer promises mean employees take responsibility in strategy of the organisation. "We want to hire ambitious staff that share our values and we offer them coaching and mentoring to support this."

http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1074470/peer-sacks-performance-management-favour-employee-pledges

Publication: HR Magazine

Date: 04/09/12




Publication: HR Magazine

Date: September 2012


Publication: HR Supplement

Date: September 2012





Magento takes ecommerce one step further with PEER 1 Hosting

Web Hosting News – Southampton, UK – PEER 1 Hosting, a global IT hosting provider, has further optimised its Managed Hosting solution for Magento, enabling its eCommerce customers and partners to enhance performance of online storefronts. Magento Optimised Managed Hosting, the result of an alliance between PEER 1 Hosting and Magento, is an industry-leading turnkey solution that delivers an infrastructure honed to meet Magento’s intense technical requirements. It uses proven, optimised and scalable components to deliver unsurpassed Magento performance and reliability.

eCommerce web sites built on Magento and hosted by PEER 1 Hosting are faster, both on page and content loading and in serving data from databases (for example product images). Reliability is improved, with less crashing thanks to built-in redundancy, and scaling is made faster and more flexible with elastic bandwidth control. “We are thrilled with the results of our alliance with Magento,” said Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA Managing Director, PEER 1 Hosting. “As part of our partnership, we looked at the changing landscape of online shopping and understood that more scalable and flexible solutions were required to meet the growing needs of retailers. Magento users will be extremely pleased with the results of our intense collaboration with Magento and will experience a significant boost in the performance of their eCommerce storefronts as a result of these efforts. We look forward to future collaboration and strengthen our commitment to delivering world-class eCommerce hosting solutions.”

The solution enables users to deliver the best experience to their online shoppers without sacrificing performance by including:

Servers boasting the latest Intel Sandy Bridge chipset

Optimised RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 for peak Magento performance

Content acceleration leveraging memcache, Varnish, Nginx and PHP-FPM

Improved database performance via Percona MySQL

Additional features of this robust platform include:

PCI-DSS 2.0 Compliant: Those users who handle and process customer card details and transactions online, can now be assured that their applications can be supported in a PCI-compliant environment.

Reliable Network Backbone: A fully redundant 10Gbps FastFiber Network™ designed to support rich immersive eCommerce experiences; state-of-the-art data centres across the US, UK and Canada and a portfolio of add-on managed services.

Experienced Support: A team of infrastructure experts available 24x7x365 to ensure that a user’s Magento eCommerce platform runs smoothly and securely.

“This collaboration was the first of its kind and will yield countless benefits to our clients and partner ecosystem,” said Baruch Toledano, Director of Product Management for Magento. “The end result is a platform that was constructed with our users needs in mind. We thank PEER 1 Hosting for their contributions and we look forward to working with them in the future as we continue delivering superior eCommerce solutions.”

Working together, PEER 1 Hosting and Magento have also developed a whitepaper that provides a blueprint, with validated performance and benchmarking data, on how businesses can implement these optimisations and have the best possible performing online storefront. Retailers interested in how to further optimise their online storefronts can download the whitepaper at: www.peer1hosting.co.uk/whitepaper/optimising-magento-peak-performance

Publication: My Host News

Date: 20/09/12

http://www.myhostnews.com/2012/09/magento-takes-ecommerce-step-peer-1-hosting/

http://www.myhostnews.com/


For more information and to purchase Magneto Optimised Managed Hosting, please visit: www.peer1hosting.co.uk/hosting/magento-hosting

Earlier this year, Magento was named PEER 1 Hosting’s 2011 Partner of the Year.


PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world’s leading web hosting providers, specialising in Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Colocation and Cloud Services. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting is built on two obsessions: Ping & People. Ping represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network™ connected by 20 state-of-the-art data centres. People represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its more than 13,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee. PEER 1 Hosting shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1hosting.co.uk.




PEER 1 Hosting optimises Magento eCommerce storefronts for lightning speed

PEER 1 Hosting, a global IT hosting provider, has further optimised its Managed Hosting solution

forMagento, enabling its eCommerce customers and partners to enhance performance of online

storefronts.

Magento Optimised Managed Hosting, the result of an alliance between PEER 1 Hosting and

Magento, is an industry-leading turnkey solution that delivers an infrastructure honed to meet

Magento’s intense technical requirements. It uses proven, optimised and scalable components to

deliver unsurpassed Magento performance and reliability.

eCommerce web sites built on Magento and hosted by PEER 1 Hosting are faster, both on page

and content loading and in serving data from databases (for example product images). Reliability

is improved, with less crashing thanks to built-in redundancy, and scaling is made faster and more

flexible with elastic bandwidth control.

“We are thrilled with the results of our alliance with Magento,” said Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA

Managing Director, PEER 1 Hosting. “As part of our partnership, we looked at the changing

landscape of online shopping and understood that more scalable and flexible solutions were

required to meet the growing needs of retailers. Magento users will be extremely pleased with the

results of our intense collaboration with Magento and will experience a significant boost in the

performance of their eCommerce storefronts as a result of these efforts. We look forward to future

collaboration and strengthen our commitment to delivering world-class eCommerce hosting

solutions.”

The solution enables users to deliver the best experience to their online shoppers without

sacrificing performance by including:

Servers boasting the latest Intel Sandy Bridge chipset

Optimised RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 for peak Magento performance

Content acceleration leveraging memcache, Varnish, Nginx and PHP-FPM

Improved database performance via Percona MySQL

Additional features of this robust platform include:

Publication: On Rec

Date: 20/09/12


http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/hosting/magento-hosting

http://www.magento.com/


PCI-DSS 2.0 Compliant: Those users who handle and process customer card details and

transactions online, can now be assured that their applications can be supported in a PCI-

compliant environment.

Reliable Network Backbone: A fully redundant 10Gbps FastFiber Network™ designed to support

rich immersive eCommerce experiences; state-of-the-art data centres across the US, UK and

Canada and a portfolio of add-on managed services.

Experienced Support: A team of infrastructure experts available 24x7x365 to ensure that a

user’s Magento eCommerce platform runs smoothly and securely.

“This collaboration was the first of its kind and will yield countless benefits to our clients and

partner ecosystem,” said Baruch Toledano, Director of Product Management for Magento. “The end

result is a platform that was constructed with our users needs in mind. We thank PEER 1 Hosting

for their contributions and we look forward to working with them in the future as we continue

delivering superior eCommerce solutions.”

Working together, PEER 1 Hosting and Magento have also developed a whitepaper that provides a

blueprint, with validated performance and benchmarking data, on how businesses can implement

these optimisations and have the best possible performing online storefront. Retailers interested in

how to further optimise their online storefronts can download the whitepaper at:

http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/whitepaper/optimising-magento-peak-performance

For more information and to purchase Magneto Optimised Managed Hosting, please

visit:http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/hosting/magento-hosting

Earlier this year, Magento was named PEER 1 Hosting’s 2011 Partner of the Year.

http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/peer-1-hosting-optimises-magento-ecommerce-storefronts-for-lightning-speed

http://www.peer1.ca/news-update/peer-1-hosting-achieves-global-level-1-pci-dss-certification

http://www.peer1.com/infrastructure/fastfiber-network

http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/whitepaper/optimising-magento-peak-performance

http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/hosting/magento-hosting

http://www.peer1.com/news-update/peer-1-hosting-selects-magento-partner-year




http://www.thedatachain.com/news/2012/9/peer_1_hosting_optimises_magento_ecommerce_storefronts_for_lightning_speed

Publication: The Datachain

Date: 20/09/12




Publication: Cloud Computing 365

Date: 24/09/12


http://www.cloudcomputing-365.info/news_full.php?id=24178&title=PEER-1-Hosting-optimises-Magento-eCommerce-storefronts-for-lightning-speed




PEER 1 Hosting and Tier 3 deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud in the UK

PEER 1 Hosting and Tier 3 today announced a partnership to deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud to the UK market.

The solution combines hosting services from PEER 1 Hosting with the enterprise-grade cloud platform from Tier 3, and is underpinned by VMware’s vCloud platform; giving customers the ability to easily and successfully manage their businesses in the cloud.

Built with IT and development operations in mind, the enterprise cloud platform drives tangible return on investment, reduces time to market, makes it easier to manage complexity and minimises operational requirements. Customers will also benefit from local data centres and regionalised disaster recovery along with an expanding global footprint of cloud nodes.

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA MD, PEER 1 Hosting: “If enterprises had unlimited budgets, this is the cloud they would build for themselves. By partnering with Tier 3, we are able to offer businesses a high performance cloud service that has business continuity built into its DNA on a utility basis. This combination of innovation and infrastructure is easy to manage and means that business leaders can finally stop worrying about issues such as security, backup and compliance, without having to invest in technology they are not using.”

Jared Wray, Founder of Tier 3 said: “Combining the power of PEER 1 Hosting’s superior network and infrastructure with Tier 3’s cloud platform gives customers in the UK a virtual cloud solution that streamlines their IT operations so they can focus on taking care of business.”

Unique automation technology eases the burden of managing everything from routine tasks to complex, enterprise-scale systems. Workload management, backups and other time-consuming IT tasks are automated, as are monitoring and reports to keep IT informed of performance.

Virtual machines can be managed in groups, making managing enterprise-scale infrastructures comprising hundreds of servers as easy as managing a handful.

Agatha Poon, research manager, global cloud computing for 451 Research: “Cloud providers have everything to play for in a fast evolving competitive landscape. A reliable cloud platform with continuous innovation combined with better and more ubiquitous service availability, and proactive management and support are core elements needed to earn the trust and loyalty of transforming enterprises.”

http://www.commsbusiness.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=17653

Publication: Comms Business

Date: 26/09/12

http://www.commsbusiness.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=17653


IBM looks to build out its cloud through partners

By Brandon Butler

Some have been waiting for IBM to make its big move in the cloud. Today Big Blue took a step in that

direction.

The company announced a training and partnership program aimed at increasing its channel

network selling its broad set of cloud offerings. IBM is making technical training and grants available

to fund investments in technology and marketing in an effort to build out its channel.

The move is the latest by a tech heavyweight reassessing its cloud strategy, as Dell in recent weeks

made an announcement to beef up its public cloud storage and HP has created a new organization

within its cloud division focusing on products and technology.

IBM officials say its move to push its partner ecosystem fits in with the company's broader cloud

strategy. The company already offers services for customers to build private clouds by using IBM's

PureSystems technology, which is integrated compute, storage and network hardware branded as

PureFlex. It also offers virtual machines and storage on the infrastructure layer, software as a service

(SaaS) enablement tools and a platform as a service (PaaS) for developers to build

new applications in IBM's cloud.

But today's move is aimed squarely at building up its channel partners. IBM is looking to expand its

partner ecosystem into the mid-tier of service providers, which 451 Research Group analyst Carl

Brooks says is a good move. Enterprises are increasingly looking to managed service providers to

make investments in infrastructure and cloud-based services as opposed to going directly to the

cloud service providers themselves. IBM is looking to expand the number of partners that can push

services based on its technologies. "This is where the market's going," Brooks says. He says the

company's broad set of offerings through PureSystems and Smart Cloud give IBM enough ammo to

make a formidable play in the channel market.

IBM says it already has a network of midsize providers, including Velocity, CenterBeam, Peer 1

Hosting, Perimeter and Oxford Networks, and this move will only build those out. IBM says it hopes

its total cloud revenue through all these avenues reaches $7 billion by 2015.

Publication: PC Advisor

Date: 26/09/12

http://www.networkworld.com/topics/cloud-computing.html

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3400749/ibm-looks-build-out-its-cloud-through-partners/

http://www.networkworld.com/topics/applications.html


In addition to the technology investment and marketing grants, IBM will open four new Global

Centers of Excellence in Shanghai, Tokyo, Ehningen, Germany, and New York to provide the training

and then manage this new partner network.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3400749/ibm-looks-build-out-its-cloud-through-

partners/#ixzz27fG1Lg1C

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3400749/ibm-looks-build-out-its-cloud-through-partners/#ixzz27fG1Lg1C

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3400749/ibm-looks-build-out-its-cloud-through-partners/#ixzz27fG1Lg1C


PEER 1 Hosting and Tier 3 deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud in

the UK High Availability SLA, Automatic Back Up and Offsite Replication Available on Pay as You Use Basis PEER 1 Hosting, the global IT hosting provider, and Tier 3, the enterprise cloud platform developer, today announced a partnership to deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud to the UK market.

The solution combines hosting services from PEER 1 Hosting with the enterprise-grade cloud platform from Tier 3, and is underpinned by VMware’s vCloud platform; giving customers the ability to easily and successfully manage their businesses in the cloud.

Built with IT and development operations in mind, the enterprise cloud platform drives tangible return on investment, reduces time to market, makes it easier to manage complexity and minimises operational requirements. Customers will also benefit from local data centres and regionalised disaster recovery along with an expanding global footprint of cloud nodes.

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA MD, PEER 1 Hosting: “If enterprises had unlimited budgets, this is the cloud they would build for themselves. By partnering with Tier 3, we are able to offer businesses a high performance cloud service that has business continuity built into its DNA on a utility basis. This combination of innovation and infrastructure is easy to manage and means that business leaders can finally stop worrying about issues such as security, backup and compliance, without having to invest in technology they are not using.”

Jared Wray, Founder of Tier 3 said: “Combining the power of PEER 1 Hosting’s superior network and infrastructure with Tier 3’s cloud platform gives customers in the UK a virtual cloud solution that streamlines their IT operations so they can focus on taking care of business.”

Unique automation technology eases the burden of managing everything from routine tasks to complex, enterprise-scale systems. Workload management, backups and other time-consuming IT tasks are automated, as are monitoring and reports to keep IT informed of performance.

Virtual machines can be managed in groups, making managing enterprise-scale infrastructures comprising hundreds of servers as easy as managing a handful.

Agatha Poon, research manager, global cloud computing for 451 Research: “Cloud providers have everything to play for in a fast evolving competitive landscape. A reliable cloud platform with continuous innovation combined with better and more ubiquitous service availability, and proactive management and support are core elements needed to earn the trust and loyalty of transforming enterprises.”

http://www.thedatachain.com/news/2012/9/peer_1_hosting_and_tier_3_deliver_vmware_based_enterprise_cloud_in_the_uk

Publication: The Data Chain

Date: 26/09/12




PEER 1 Hosting & Tier 3 deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud in the UK By Cliff Boodoosingh

High Availability SLA, Automatic Back Up and Offsite Replication

Available on Pay as You Use Basis

Southampton, UK – PEER 1 Hosting (TSXIX), the global IT hosting provider, and Tier 3,

the enterprise cloud platform developer, today announced a partnership to deliver VMware-

based enterprise cloud to the UK market.

The solution combines hosting services from PEER 1 Hosting with the enterprise-grade cloud

platform from Tier 3, and is underpinned by VMware’s vCloud platform; giving customers the

ability to easily and successfully manage their businesses in the cloud.

Built with IT and development operations in mind, the enterprise cloud platform drives tangible

return on investment, reduces time to market, makes it easier to manage complexity and

minimises operational requirements. Customers will also benefit from local data centres and

regionalised disaster recovery along with an expanding global footprint of cloud nodes.

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA MD, PEER 1 Hosting: “If enterprises had unlimited budgets, this is

the cloud they would build for themselves. By partnering with Tier 3, we are able to offer

businesses a high performance cloud service that has business continuity built into its DNA on a

utility basis. This combination of innovation and infrastructure is easy to manage and means that

business leaders can finally stop worrying about issues such as security, backup and

compliance, without having to invest in technology they are not using.”

Jared Wray, Founder of Tier 3 said: “Combining the power of PEER 1 Hosting’s superior network

and infrastructure with Tier 3’s cloud platform gives customers in the UK a virtual cloud solution

that streamlines their IT operations so they can focus on taking care of business.”

Publication: Top Hosts.com

Date: 26/09/12

http://www.tophosts.com/peer-1-hosting-tier-3-deliver-vmware-based-enterprise-cloud-in-the-uk



http://www.tier3.com/

http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/enterprise-cloud-peer1-tier3


Unique automation technology eases the burden of managing everything from routine tasks to

complex, enterprise-scale systems. Workload management, backups and other time-consuming

IT tasks are automated, as are monitoring and reports to keep IT informed of performance.

Virtual machines can be managed in groups, making managing enterprise-scale infrastructures

comprising hundreds of servers as easy as managing a handful.

Agatha Poon, research manager, global cloud computing for 451 Research: “Cloud providers

have everything to play for in a fast evolving competitive landscape. A reliable cloud platform with

continuous innovation combined with better and more ubiquitous service availability, and

proactive management and support are core elements needed to earn the trust and loyalty of

transforming enterprises.”


PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world’s leading web hosting providers, specialising in Managed

Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Colocation and Cloud Services. Founded in 1999, the company is

headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton,

UK. PEER 1 Hosting is built on two obsessions: Ping & People. ‘Ping’; represents its commitment

to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network™

connected by 20 state-of-the-art data centres. ‘People’; represents its commitment to delivering

outstanding customer service to its more than 13,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100

percent uptime guarantee. PEER 1 Hosting shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX.

For more information visit:www.peer1hosting.co.uk.

About Tier 3

Tier 3 unleashes business agility through unique, enterprise-class cloud services and software

that puts global companies on the path to IT as a Service. The company’s virtual public

cloud services combine both infrastructure (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) in a

comprehensive platform. The Tier 3 Cloud increases IT operational efficiency and flexibility

through advanced cloud orchestration and management capabilities. Global enterprises and

service providers find the Tier 3 Cloud ideal for their entire business application portfolios, from

development to production environments and mission-critical applications. The Company is

based in Bellevue, WA, with regional presence in multiple locations in North America and

Europe.





PEER 1 Hosting & Tier 3 deliver VMware-based

enterprise cloud in the UK

PEER 1 Hosting, the global IT hosting provider, and Tier 3, the enterprise cloud platform developer, have announced a

partnership to deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud to the UK market.

The solution combines hosting services from PEER 1 Hosting with the enterprise-grade cloud platform from Tier 3, and

is underpinned by VMware’s vCloud platform; giving customers the ability to easily and successfully manage their

businesses in the cloud. Built with IT and development operations in mind, the enterprise cloud platform drives tangible

return on investment, reduces time to market, makes it easier to manage complexity and minimises operational

requirements. Customers will also benefit from local data centres and regionalised disaster recovery along with an

expanding global footprint of cloud nodes.

http://www.datacentres.com/news/peer-1-hosting-tier-3-deliver-vmware-based-enterprise-cloud-uk

Publication: Data Centres

Date: 27/09/12




http://www.datacentres.com/link.php?dcpage=http://www.tier3.com/




IBM takes on Amazon, wades into medium size biz clouds

By Brid-Aine Parnell

IBM is about to start extolling the wonder of its cloud to medium-sized companies instead of sticking with its usual larger customers. Big Blue will the harness the power of a network of managed service providers in an effort to start a presence in a market dominated by companies like Amazon and Salesforce.

Beancounters at Gartner say that cloud services will grow nearly 20 per cent this year to $106bn worldwide as firms rush into the fluffy cumuli. But pay-as-you-use services from Amazon and the like are proving quite popular with the smaller firms.

So IBM is going in the same direction. It is using managed service providers (MSPs) to package out its SmartCloud, PureSystems and analytics services in their usual PAYG models. Big Blue's cloud services will go out through around 1,400 local MSPs – including Perimeter, Symmetry, Oxford Networks and PEER 1 Hosting.

"These new initiatives launched by IBM are unfolding new opportunities for our organisation not only to create new business opportunities with clients but also seize the opportunity to expand our global reach," said Craig Gunderson, CEO of Oxford Networks.

"The combination of IBM's technical expertise and focus on helping clients drive innovation with advanced technologies and its marketing engine will enable us to move beyond our traditional client base and reach new markets," he added, in an emailed release from IBM. ®

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/

Publication: The Channel

Date: 27/09/12

http://forms.theregister.co.uk/mail_author/?story_url=/2012/09/27/ibm_cloud_mid_sized_firms/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/cloud_services_market_forecast/

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/


IBM takes on Amazon, wades into medium size biz clouds

By Brid-Aine Parnell

IBM is about to start extolling the wonder of its cloud to medium-sized companies instead of sticking with its usual larger customers. Big Blue will the harness the power of a network of managed service providers in an effort to start a presence in a market dominated by companies like Amazon and Salesforce.

Beancounters at Gartner say that cloud services will grow nearly 20 per cent this year to $106bn worldwide as firms rush into the fluffy cumuli. But pay-as-you-use services from Amazon and the like are proving quite popular with the smaller firms.

So IBM is going in the same direction. It is using managed service providers (MSPs) to package out its SmartCloud, PureSystems and analytics services in their usual PAYG models. Big Blue's cloud services will go out through around 1,400 local MSPs – including Perimeter, Symmetry, Oxford Networks and PEER 1 Hosting.

"These new initiatives launched by IBM are unfolding new opportunities for our organisation not only to create new business opportunities with clients but also seize the opportunity to expand our global reach," said Craig Gunderson, CEO of Oxford Networks.

"The combination of IBM's technical expertise and focus on helping clients drive innovation with advanced technologies and its marketing engine will enable us to move beyond our traditional client base and reach new markets," he added, in an emailed release from IBM. ®

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/27/ibm_cloud_mid_sized_firms/

Publication: The Register

Date: 27/09/12

http://forms.theregister.co.uk/mail_author/?story_url=/2012/09/27/ibm_cloud_mid_sized_firms/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/cloud_services_market_forecast/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/27/ibm_cloud_mid_sized_firms/


PEER 1 Hosting and Tier 3 deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud in the

UK PEER 1 Hosting has announced a partnership to deliver VMware-based enterprise cloud to the UK market.

The solution combines hosting services from PEER 1 Hosting with the enterprise-grade cloud platform from Tier 3, and is

underpinned by VMware’s vCloud platform; giving customers the ability to easily and successfully manage their businesses

in the cloud.

Built with IT and development operations in mind, the enterprise cloud platform drives tangible return on investment,

reduces time to market, makes it easier to manage complexity and minimises operational requirements. Customers will also

benefit from local data centres and regionalised disaster recovery along with an expanding global footprint of cloud nodes.

Dominic Monkhouse, EMEA MD, PEER 1 Hosting: “If enterprises had unlimited budgets, this is the cloud they would build

for themselves. By partnering with Tier 3, we are able to offer businesses a high performance cloud service that has business

continuity built into its DNA on a utility basis. This combination of innovation and infrastructure is easy to manage and

means that business leaders can finally stop worrying about issues such as security, backup and compliance, without having

to invest in technology they are not using.”

Jared Wray, Founder of Tier 3 said: “Combining the power of PEER 1 Hosting’s superior network and infrastructure with

Tier 3’s cloud platform gives customers in the UK a virtual cloud solution that streamlines their IT operations so they can

focus on taking care of business.”

Unique automation technology eases the burden of managing everything from routine tasks to complex, enterprise-scale

systems. Workload management, backups and other time-consuming IT tasks are automated, as are monitoring and reports to

keep IT informed of performance.

Virtual machines can be managed in groups, making managing enterprise-scale infrastructures comprising hundreds of

servers as easy as managing a handful.

Agatha Poon, research manager, global cloud computing for 451 Research: “Cloud providers have everything to play for in a

fast evolving competitive landscape. A reliable cloud platform with continuous innovation combined with better and more

ubiquitous service availability, and proactive management and support are core elements needed to earn the trust and loyalty

of transforming enterprises.”

http://virtualizationworld365.info/news_full.php?id=24265

Publication: Virtualization world 365

Date: 28/09/12

http://virtualizationworld365.info/news_full.php?id=24265

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