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Jonathan Watkins

Jonathan is a senior writer covering web hosting and tech news on FindCloudHost.com. Jonathan graduated from the University of Brighton with a BA (Hons) in Journalism and since then has been working for various websites, magazines and newspapers.

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Datapipe makes shortlist for 2012 Citrix Innovation award

Datapipe has announced as a finalist for the 2012 Citrix Innovation award which recognizes sionary customers who are using Citrix solutions for virtualization, networking and cloud services. The ...

12 October 2012

BackupAgent to provide solutions for Nervogrid resellers

Nervogrid has teamed up with cloud backup provider BackupAgent, in what the white label cloud service provider has called a perfect match. Through the deal, BackupAgent’s solution will be ...

12 October 2012

HostGee Offers Intel E5 Servers to customers

Cloud solutions provider Hostgee.com has added Intel’s Xeon E5 servers to its line-up. The Xeon E5-2600 products are noted as being high performing, efficient and secure servers, surpassing ...

10 October 2012

Atlantic.Net Deploys Mellanox Technologies Cloud Hosting Platform

Mellanox Technologies has been selected by Atlantic.Net as a supplier for its cloud hosting platform. The provider of end-to-end interconnect solutions will deploy its service which will include a ...

28 September 2012

LuxCloud Sponsors WorldHostingDay As It Debuts in Australia

WorldHostingDay will be making its debut in Australia with cloud services distributor LuxCloud acting as a Gold Sponsor for the event. Set to take place on October 9 in Sydney, LuxCloud will be ...

28 September 2012

OzHosting Selects Dutch Provider for Cloud Backup

Despite the many seas between them, service provider OzHosting has selected BackupAgent to provide its cloud backup offering to both SMB customers and reselling partners. The Dutch-based company, ...

26 September 2012

Charity Credits iomart Hosting for Online Success

Cloud and managed hosting service provider iomart Hosting has been credited by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) for its online success as the charity continues to influence social ...

25 September 2012

Asset Factory Provider CapitalPlus Employs CloudAccess.net Cloud Backup

CloudAccess.net's Compliant Cloud Backup service has been chosen by asset factoring provider CapitalPlus to maintain its compliance with regulatory requirements. The disaster recovery service, ...

20 September 2012

Peak 10 Enhances Recovery Cloud Service

IT infrastructure and cloud solutions provider Peak 10 has improved its recovery cloud service in order to give customers peace of mind incase of a site failure. Through enhancing its scope, ...

19 September 2012

Tips Hosting Launches Cloud Communications and Collaboration Service for Business Users

ICT solutions firm Tips Hosting has launched a cloud communications service for businesses users in East and Central Africa. Based in Kenya, Tips Hosting's service named CloudLIFE will cater for ...

19 September 2012

Cheeky Munkey Extends its Range of Westcoastcloud Products

UK-based company Cheeky Munkey has extended its range of online business support products following the expansion of its offerings through security software provider Westcoastcloud. The IT support ...

19 September 2012

Layered Technologies Launches Next Generation Secure Cloud

Layered Technologies has tipped its Layered Tech Cloud Data Center to be a "next-generation cloud platform" after announcing its release. The provider of cloud and hosting services has ...

17 September 2012

LuxCloud to Be Gold Sponsor at Parallels Summit 2012 in Singapore

Cloud services distributor LuxCloud has announced both its attendance and sponsorship at the Parallels Summit 2012 in Singapore this September. The conference for service providers will be taking ...

12 September 2012

Non-Technical Companies to Be Guided to The Cloud with Infinity Virtual

Infinity Virtual founder and CEO Adam Stern claims that the cloud computing provider has eliminated the fear factor of migrating to the cloud through a new Onboarding Service. Aimied at ...

12 September 2012

Technology Upgrades Enable Atlantic.Net to Reduce Prices

Atlantic.Net has attributed the acquisition of new technologies to providing it the efficiencies to reduce its prices by up to 43%. The discount from the hosting service provider will be available ...

10 September 2012

iomart Hosting Sponsors Social Buzz Awards 2012

The headlines sponsors of this year's Social Buzz Awards will be cloud and managed hosting services provider iomart Hosting. The UK-based company claims it will be helping recognize talented ...

07 September 2012

Hostway Pioneer Replication and Disaster Recovery Solution

US-cloud provider Hostway has become one of the first companies to launch a virtual machine replication service for disaster recovery on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. Earlier this year Hostway was ...

07 September 2012

The Drum Rises to The Cloud with iomart Hosting

Marketing and media news website The Drum has made the transition to cloud hosting courtesy of UK provider iomart Hosting. An award-winning website, The Drum generates and prints headlines and has ...

31 August 2012

Cloud Industry Leaders Announce Formation of The Cloud Advisory Council

The Cloud Advisory Council has introduced a new initiative to assist cloud designers and IT managers further the development of cloud computing through strengthening the qualification and integration ...

28 August 2012

Bluelock Announces New 2-Series Virtual Datacenter for Faster Public Cloud Deployment

A new set of 2-Series Virtual Datacenters has been released by certified VMware vCloud provider Bluelock, aimed to speed up the deployment of public cloud resources for low-risk ...

28 August 2012

Peak 10 Announces Atlanta Technology Campus Expansion

Peak 10 has decided to thoroughly expand its Atlanta-based technology campus which will include the addition of 2,500 square feet of data center space. Upon completion of the planned expansion, ...

27 August 2012

iomart Group Deploys Avamar Software to Boost Cloud Backup

Cloud computing service provider iomart Group is boosting its backup services by employing the EMC Avamar deduplication backup software across its dominant hosting brands. The service will be ...

24 August 2012

i2k2 Networks Secures Double ISO Certification

Hosting solutions company i2k2 Networks has secured two respected certifications which will assure customers of its confidentiality, risk analysis and management. The awarded certificates, the ISO ...

23 August 2012

Cloud Hosting Provider Solar Communications Expands Service Offerings

Solar Communications is looking to expand its services in order to provide more offerings to its customers, according to a recent statement. The provider of enterprise-class IT services claims its ...

20 August 2012

UK Cloud Computing Company iomart Group Captures The North

Cloud computing provider iomart Group has acquired Manchester-based Melbourne Server Hosting, marking its first presence in the north of England. The UK Company, currently operating predominantly ...

17 August 2012

Bluelock's vCloud Datacenters Enjoy a Successful First Half of 2012

VMware vCloud Datacenter provider Bluelock has closed out the first half of 2012 with the announcement of strong enterprise growth and public cloud momentum. The company, which provides mid-size ...

16 August 2012

VMware Announces Keynote Speakers for VMworld 2012 Conference

VMware, which is dubbing the meet as the "infrastructure event of the year", will provide the platform for partners and customers who are innovating and driving the virtualization and cloud ...

14 August 2012

ViUX Systems Launches Client Insights and Increases Validity of Testimonials

ViUX Systems has launched a new client insights portal on their website in attempt to further assist customers grow their business through IT and hosting solutions. The specialist in cloud hosting ...

10 August 2012

PGA of America Opts for Peak 10 As its Cloud Computing Caddie

The PGA of America is currently using Peak 10's tailored solution to provide their core infrastructure and to deploy to its ticketing, admissions, and scoring systems. The renowned golfing ...

06 August 2012

Xand and DBSi Merge to Create New Data Center

A merger has taken place between Xand and DBSi which will create a private data center firm in the Northeast market place. Xand, the facilities-based provider, will add three raised-floor ...

01 August 2012

iomart Hosting Celebrates Start of Olympics by Announcing Host Your Kit winners

With the opening ceremony kicking-off the London 2012 Olympics, iomart Hosting has marked the occasion by announcing the winners of its Host Your Kit competition. The community sports campaign was ...

31 July 2012

GoGrid Named Champion For a Second Year By Info-Tech Research Group Report

GoGrid is celebrating the acclimation of being announced a "Champion" in Info-Tech Research Group's "Vendor Landscape: Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service" report. For the second ...

26 July 2012

Cloud Infrastructure Platform Provider SoftLayer Earns Customer Praise

SoftLayer Technologies is emerging as a popular choice worldwide for the provision of cloud infrastructure, according to three of its clientele. Their consumers include the companies AppFirst, ...

25 July 2012

Datapipe Offers Cloud Expertise Through Amazon's Partner Network

Datapipe has joined Amazon Web Services' Partner Network as an Advanced Consulting Partner. The role will include the cloud hosting provider assisting customers design, architect, migrate, or build ...

25 July 2012

Major Indian Cloud Service Provider Joins GlobalSign's Partner Program

GlobalSign has announced that a leading Indian cloud service provider has joined their Partner Program. BATOI are global providers of IT solutions and services in the cloud, and have opted to partake ...

25 July 2012

Lloyds Bank Distributes £20million Credit Facility to Cloud Provider iomart Group

Lloyds Bank has provided iomart Group with a £20million revolving credit facility as they look to back their fellow Scottish company's growth in the cloud services market. The money has been ...

24 July 2012

Saudi Arabian Web Hosting Provider HostGee Launches New Cloud Server

HostGee is launching a new Cloud Server in Saudi Arabia which will allow users to set up their private cloud server network in just three steps. The web hosting and domain name provider will ...

23 July 2012

iomart Hosting to Deploy European Assessment Cloud for Questionmark

Questionmark has selected iomart Hosting to provide a European-based OnDemand service with a view to meeting the data security needs of customers in the continent. The provider of assessment ...

19 July 2012

Cloud Service Provider Datapipe Introduces Enhanced Stratosphere Elastic Cloud Computing Platform

Datapipe's Stratosphere Elastic Cloud Computing platform has become the first globally available Apache CloudStack following recent enhancements. The cloud service provider made the announcement ...

18 July 2012

Infinitely Virtual Offers Discounted Anti-Spam Protection

Cloud services provider Infinitely Virtual has cut its price of McAfee anti-spam protection by 30%. The discount will also be applied to email archiving options which will also be subject to the same ...

17 July 2012

Cloud Solutions Distributor LuxCloud Appoints New Globalization Expert

Cloud services provider LuxCloud has appointed Carlos Ramón to the role of Globalization Expert and Advisor to the Board of Directors and CEO. As of July 23, 2012 Ramón will transfer ...

13 July 2012

Cloud Service Provider ElasticHosts Enable Partners to Sell PAYG Cloud Solutions

ElasticHosts has launched a white-label cloud program which will enable partners to sell PAYG solutions under their own brand. Under the program, hosting resellers, system integrators, VARs and ...

12 July 2012

BackupAgent and Exabytes Unite to Offer Cloud Backup Services in Asia

Cloud Backup Software provider BackupAgent has announced a partnership with Malaysian web hosting company Exabytes. The coalition was struck in order to distribute cloud backup services of PC's, ...

11 July 2012

Memset Cloud Sales Secure Them $2 a Year

IT hosting company Memset has today released figures showing that their cloud sales are earning them $2m a year. The UK-based organization has benefitted from the increasing demand in cloud ...

11 July 2012

IT Solutions Now Announces New Cloud Services Division

IT managed service provider IT Solutions Now, has released a new cloud services division out of its data center in Jacksonville, Florida. GetCloudServices offers quick cloud server hosting based ...

10 July 2012

Cloud Provider Datapipe Climbs 49 Places in Solution Provider 500 Table

Cloud provider Datapipe has been inducted into CRN's 2012 Solution Provider 500 list, as a result of its cloud computing and virtualization, disaster recovery and IaaS solutions. UBM Channel ...

04 July 2012

Cloud Infrastructure Solutions Company VMware to Acquire DynamicOps, Inc.

VMware has announced the acquisition of cloud automation solutions company DynamicOps, Inc, in a deal which is set to finalize in Q3 of 2012. DynamicOps services enable the management of IT ...

03 July 2012

Peak 10 to Host Webinar on Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery in The Cloud

Peak 10 will be hosting a webinar on cost-effective ideas for leveraging the cloud in order to enable business disaster recovery plans. The online presentation will be covering a number of topics ...

29 June 2012

Infinitely Virtual Upgrades SAN to Offer Fast Cloud-Based Storage

Infinitely Virtual will be providing its customers with the fastest cloud-based storage after deciding to expand its storage area network (SAN). In order to improve, the virtual cloud server ...

28 June 2012

BackupAgent Adds Unlimited Distribution Tiers to Its Platform

Cloud software provider BackupAgent has released its latest version of backup platform with Unlimited Distribution Tiers as its primary new feature. This will allow service providers to apply ...

27 June 2012

AtomicVPS Offers Free Open Beta Period with New Cloud Hosting Solution

AtomicVPS is giving customers a Free Open Beta period in connection with the launch of its premium Cloud Hosting solution. The UK-based company will also be unveiling its new website and ...

27 June 2012

Cloud Hosting Company iomart Picks Up Outstanding Performance in Business Growth Award

Cloud hosting company iomart Group has been awarded the accolade of Outstanding Performance in Business Growth at the Digital Technology Awards. The award comes following a 33% rise in revenue ...

25 June 2012

Server Intellect Set to Release ASP.NET MVC 4.0 BETA Public Cloud Hosting

Florida-based company Server Intellect is set to release the ASP.NET MVC 4.0 BETA to the public for testing on their Public Cloud Hosted Services platform. The provider of advanced Windows-based ...

20 June 2012

OnApp Aim to Bundle Storage with Cloud Management Platform by End of Q3 2012

OnApp have released their initial prices for their OnApp Storage, which soon will be bundled with the OnAPP Cloud platform for no additional cost later this year. With traditional SAN technologies ...

19 June 2012

Cloud 9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Selecting a Provider

So you’ve succumbed to the cloud and decided “yes it’s for me.” By now you should be clued up on what cloud hosting is, what it does and why you need it. Well, saying ...

15 June 2012

Is Cloud Computing Secure?

Whenever a new phenomenon is released to the world, criticisms and plaudits will come from far and wide due to the large scale interest. With experts analyzing every last detail, every day a ...

15 June 2012

Brilig Deploys GoGrid's Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure for its Big Data Architecture

Online Display Advertising's First Cooperative Data Marketplace Boosts Big Data Performance with a Hybrid Approach GoGrid has announced its partnership with Brilig, who have deployed the IaaS ...

15 June 2012

VMware Releases 'Serengeti' to Enable Apache Hadoop to Run on Private and Public Clouds

VMware has announced it will be releasing a new open source project entitled Serengeti which will enables businesses to deploy manage and scale Apache Hadoop in virtual and cloud environments. The ...

14 June 2012

SoftLayer Deploys Latest Private Cloud Solution

SoftLayer has unveiled its latest Private Cloud solution that will provide customers hosted deployments on demand. The deployments, powered by Citrix CloudPlatform, will leverage the company’s ...

14 June 2012

eApps Hosting Offers Improved Affiliate Program for Cloud Hosting Services

Cloud hosting service providers eApps has announced an improved Affiliate program for third party companies that endeavour to earn on-going commissions. The program will be for eApps cloud hosting ...

13 June 2012

LuxCloud Among DCL Group Companies Attending ICT Spring Europe 2012

LuxCloud has announced it will be attending the ICT Spring Europe 2012 due to take place in Luxembourg. The event which focuses on the latest trends and solutions on the market along with business ...

13 June 2012

Memset Secures 2012 Public Cloud Product of The Year Award in London

IT hosting company Memset is basking in glory following their success at the 2012 Data Centre Solution Awards, where they came close to a clean sweep of Cloud Product honours. The UK-based firm ...

12 June 2012

Infinity Virtual implements McAfee SaaS Total Protection to Its Cloud Hosting Platform

Infinity Virtual has adopted McAfee’s SaaS Total Protection to provide added security for their customers email, internet and networks. The service, which will be available to clients either ...

12 June 2012

LuxCloud and KPN Unite to Create a Suite of Cloud Based Products

A partnership has been struck between cloud service distributers LuxCloud and KPN, the telecommunications and IT service providers, with a view to create a suite of cloud based products ...

08 June 2012

Founder of Infinitely Virtual Gives Advice on Staying Safe and Secure in The Cloud

Infinitely Virtual are offering their expert advice and opinions regarding the move to Cloud computing services, recognizing the numerous questions companies have surrounding it. Mainly, their ...

05 June 2012

Memset Deploy API for Customers to Take Control of Public and Private Cloud Portfolio

Web hosting company Memset has distributed its own API for customers enabling them to take control of their own cloud portfolio. The UK-based company, who deal with private and public cloud ...

31 May 2012

Idera Launch R1Soft CDP for Private and Public Clouds in Spanish and Japanese Speaking Markets

Texas-based Company Idera has announced that R1Soft Continuous Data Protection 4.0 has been fully localized for Spanish and Japanese speaking markets. The providers of server and application ...

31 May 2012

Private Cloud Service Available from IaaS Company GoGrid

Cloud infrastructure company GoGrid are to launch a private cloud service in their newest data center situated in Amsterdam. The Dutch company will offer three new Private Cloud services to its ...

30 May 2012

Businesses Considering Reaching to The Clouds: Why is The Move for You?

The decision whether to adopt cloud computing for your business can come down to a number of factors with the service notably benefitting some and being somewhat wasted on other companies. So ...

29 May 2012

An Introduction to Cloud Computing for Businesses and Individuals

If you have ever seen the term cloud computing and initially wondered how technology can work at that kind of altitude, fear not, as you are among good company. In June 2011, VersionOne conducted ...

29 May 2012

The Beginners’ Guide To Cloud Computing

If you’re reading this now then you no doubt spend a sufficient amount of time on your computer each day, which will more than likely mean you’ve seen the word “Cloud” pop up ...

28 May 2012

A Guide to Cloud Computing for Small Businesses

Cloud computing boasts many advantages to businesses, with the majority of companies, no matter how large or small, being able to utilize these benefits in one way or another. Cloud computing is, ...

22 May 2012

The Info Businesses Need to Know When Opting for Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has attracted consumers, entrepreneurs and businesses alike, making it popular to a range of users, but what is it that is swaying those to turn to the cloud? Individuals ...

22 May 2012

Why Switch to Cloud Hosting

The reasons for switching to cloud hosting differ depending on the purpose for use, but some of the benefits are universal, and not specific to just businesses or individual consumers. For those ...

22 May 2012

Cloud Computing Service iomart Group plc Ranked Top 20 in The World For Providers

In an annual report of the best ranked cloud service providers, UK company iomart has been ranked at number 20, in the report published by Nine Live Media. The IT industry analyst placed the ...

18 May 2012

Virtual Technology Provider Infinitely Virtual Now Able To Offer QuickBooks

Infinitely Virtual has been selected as an Intuit Commercial Host which has enabled the financial management software, QuickBooks, to become available on a cloud-hosted basis to their clients. In ...

18 May 2012

The Sky is The Limit for Cloud Computing

The ever increasing popularity of Cloud computing could be set to have a serious impact for businesses worldwide, with company owners trusting many of their functions to the cloud. Emerging as a ...

15 May 2012

Successful Testing Validates VMware’s Cloud Infrastructure and Virtualization

VMware has achieved high performance levels according to data which has validated the value of virtualizing business critical applications. The company has announced the levels of performance for ...

15 May 2012

Cloud Application Providers Standing Cloud Extends Support for HP Cloud Services

In an announcement today (May 10, 2012), Standing Cloud have declared their support for the HP Cloud Services. The newly launched services will provide customers with a way to deploy, manage and ...

10 May 2012