ends Title II classification, the FCC must let ISPs offer “fast lanes” to websites for a fee. Chairman Pai has made clear that he intends to do exactly this. But if some companies can pay our ISPs to have their content load faster, startups and small businesses that can’t pay those fees won’t be able to compete. You will kill the open marketplace that has enabled...
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Stopping Petya & Global Cyber Attacks: 6 Precautions to Take
Only six weeks after WannaCry, a similar type of ransomware has hit organizations and spread globally. Petya has mostly affected companies in Ukraine, but has also struck organizations in 64 other countries, including major companies in the U.S., such as Merck & Co and Mars, Inc. Experts are still working to understand Petya and its mechanisms of action, and no kill...
SXSW “Take Back Your Internet” Party Recap + Privacy Panel Video
We had a spirited discussion that covered the cultural, political and technological issues that affect online privacy. We co-sponsored a Take Back Your Internet Privacy Panel and Party with Giganews and Golden Frog on March 9th in Austin, Texas during SXSW. The event honored the global fight for online privacy and an uncensored Internet for all. A big thank you to...
Data Foundry Joins Battle for the Net
As a long-time supporter of an open Internet, Data Foundry will join forces with many other technology companies on the local and national levels to stop the FCC from doing away with the current Open Internet Order. The official Battle for the Net day of protest is July 12. However, Data Foundry is taking many additional courses of action to see to it that major cable...
The First Tropical Storm of the Season Hits – Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan Ready?
The first tropical storm to hit the U.S. this season has arrived. Cindy made landfall this morning near the Texas/Louisiana border, bringing torrential rains and strong winds. Flooding is predicted to be most severe further north and east of where the storm made landfall, with flood warnings expected to continue in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Now is a good time of...
OpSacred 2017: Financial Institutions to Face Anonymous-Driven DDoS Attacks
Anonymous, a notorious international network of hacktivists, launched OpSacred on June 11, 2017. OpSacred is an organized DDoS attack effort on financial institutions around the world. Anonymous is known for its DDoS attacks on government and corporate websites, and they are self-described as having “a decentralized command structure that operates on ideas rather than...
Data Foundry Provides Market-Leading Backup & Recovery Service
As business continuity and data recovery become more essential for companies across the board, there is a growing demand for an efficient backup solution that can cover a variety of workloads. We’re pleased to announce a new managed service for our colocation customers, Managed Backup. Our Managed Backup service is a leading enterprise backup solution that allows users to...
Data Foundry Launches Texas Technology Policy Scorecard
Scorecards will offer expert tech take on key legislation AUSTIN, Texas — February 13, 2017 — Data Foundry today launched the Texas Technology Policy Scorecard in an effort to provide thoughtful, technical expertise on all cyber and privacy- related issues that are often overlooked by legislators and the media. “The need for closer attention to the potential impact of...
Data Foundry Announces Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Partnership
AUSTIN, Texas — February 7, 2017 — Data Foundry is now an official Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Partner. ExpressRoute is a private, dedicated network connection between Microsoft Azure data centers and our customers’ IT environments. Azure ExpressRoute is one of the multiple paths to the cloud included in Data Foundry’s CloudTap service. CloudTap® provides...
Data Foundry Announces Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Partnership
Data Foundry is now an official Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Partner. ExpressRoute is a private, dedicated network connection between Microsoft Azure data centers and our customers’ IT environments. Azure ExpressRoute is one of the multiple paths to the cloud included in Data Foundry’s CloudTap® service. CloudTap® provides secure, end-to-end private connections to top...
Wrapping Up an Eventful 2016
best team and developed world-class facilities to keep our customers connected, stable and secure with room to grow. We continue to evolve and aim to help our customers evolve through our services. Throughout the summer and fall, we officially added several new data center services to our portfolio. Data Foundry’s infrastructure and network engineering teams have been so...
Data Foundry to Build 325,000 SQ FT Data Center in Austin, TX | Data Foundry
The company’s third Austin data center, Texas 2, will meet growing demand for premium colocation AUSTIN, Texas – September 21, 2016 — Data Foundry, a leading provider of premium colocation, network services, today announced the construction of its third Austin data center, Texas 2. The first phase of construction will begin this quarter, and upon completion of the third and...
We Are Building Texas 2: Our Next Purpose-Built Data Center
We are excited to announce the construction of Texas 2, Data Foundry’s fifth Texas data center. Texas 2 will accompany Texas 1 on the Data Ranch at our headquarters in Austin, and will be 325,000 square feet upon completion of the final phase. Texas 2 will provide retail and wholesale colocation space, and it is designed to support high density deployments up to 50 kW per...
Data Foundry Expands Managed Services Offering with Cloud Services
AUSTIN, Texas – September 14, 2016 — Data Foundry, a leading provider of premium colocation and disaster recovery services, announces the addition of Cloud Services to its portfolio of managed services. Data Foundry has always prided itself on being a strategic IT partner and offering more than just colocation space. We are pleased to begin providing Dedicated...
Cloud Services Are Integral to Modern IT Strategy
An article posted on Data Center Knowledge back in May states, “It’s clear that the cloud should be part of your IT strategy, even if your team has yet to determine how to leverage it.” Data Foundry recognizes the advantages cloud services offer, and as a result, we have added Cloud Services to our service offering. Colocation & the Cloud Work Hand in...