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eApps Hosting, a Microsoft Hosting partner, announced support today for the Microsoft Windows operating system in a Virtual Machine in the Cloud hosting service. Using the eApps Create-a-Cloud® tool, customers can create a custom 32 or 64 bit Xen based Virtual Machine with a pre-installed version of Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition. The Windows server is ready in minutes, backed by a 24/7 in-house technical support team dedicated to helping customers achieve success with the hosting service.

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eApps Hosting announced the availability of the Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine in the Cloud service running on a true cloud platform powered by the OnApp Cloud management system. Customers can quickly deploy and provision a 32 or 64 bit Xen based Virtual Machine server running the Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition operating system. Customers have full access rights and the ability to immediately adjust RAM, CPU, disk and other resources to meet changes in demand. eApps Hosting is a Microsoft Hosting Partner and is in full compliance with licensing requirements.

Some of the key benefits of the eApps Windows Virtual Machine in the Cloud service are:

> Custom Resource Allocations – customers can select resource allocations, and adjust them at any time, with a known, recurring billing amount. Prices start at less than $30 per month

> true Cloud Platform – high performance, high up-time environment powered by OnApp

> up to Date Windows Versions – choose from Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 64bit, Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 64bit, or Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 32bit

> Easy Administration – access the Windows server using Windows Remote Desktop Services, via an RDS client or the console in the Customer Portal

> Application Management – install and manage applications using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer

> In-house 24/7 support – responsive technical support is provided at no extra cost

The eApps Hosting Windows Virtual Machine in the Cloud service runs on a fault tolerant Cloud platform. for applications requiring High Availability, a load balancer configuration can easily be implemented. Advanced services for backup management and secure access via an IPsec compatible VPN are also available.

To create a Virtual Machine running the Windows operating system, customers use the eApps Create-A-Cloud® tool to select RAM, CPU, Disk and other computing resources and choose a Windows template from the drop down list. The Virtual Machine is provisioned in minutes. The Microsoft Web Platform Installer is bundled with the operating system, allowing customers to easily install up to date versions of CMS, eCommerce, social networking, blog, site builders, and other applications from the Web App Gallery. The service is backed by a responsive in-house technical support team available 24/7 by phone, Skype, chat, and email. to learn more or to take advantage of a 50% discount on the first two months of a monthly subscription, visit blog.eapps.com/promotions/50-off-for-2-months-on-windows-hosting.html.

For additional information contact eApps Hosting at +1-770-448-2100 USA or +44 (0)20 8133 6940 UK, Skype: eappshosting, or visit eApps.com for on-line chat assistance. The Create-A-Cloud® tool can be accessed at create-a-cloud.com/.

eApps Hosting is a value-added provider of cloud hosting services for businesses and organizations, serving more than 5000 customers, hosting over 15,000 domains in more than 150 countries. eApps Hosting offers a “true cloud” service running 32 and 64 bit Xen Virtual Machines for commercial-grade web sites, web applications and email services with highly personalized, responsive service.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Online Tech announced today that their Michigan data centers have achieved the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Service Organization Controls (SOC 2 and SOC 3) compliance. All three of Online Tech’s data centers have passed independent SOC 2 and SOC 3 audits, the highest level of data center standards which audit the company’s security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.

Online Tech’s SOC 2 and SOC 3 audit lands on the heels of its HIPAA and SSAE 16 audits earlier this year. Online Tech announced completion of its HIPAA audit in September where it achieved 100 percent compliance across all 54 HIPAA citations and 136 audited HIPAA components. Online Tech was also the first data center operator in Michigan to achieve the SSAE 16 audit last June. SSAE 16, also known in the industry as SOC 1, focuses on controls specifically relevant to financial auditing.

SSAE 16 and its predecessor, called SAS 70, have non-objective control criteria which are written by the data center operator and then audited by an outside firm. some data center operators, such as Online Tech, specify detailed, specific criteria in their SSAE 16 audit report with as many as 49 control activities to be audited against. Other operators provide a minimal report with less than a dozen controls that are audited. as a result, no two SSAE 16 audits are the same, and the quality of an SSAE 16 report can only be judged by reading all of the fine details. this leaves data center customers without a standard, objective set of criteria with which they can easily compare and select a data center operator.

In contrast, SOC 2 and SOC 3 provide for a much more stringent audit, with a stronger set of controls and requirements specific to data center service organizations. SOC 2 and SOC 3 provide a standard benchmark by which two data center audits can be compared against the same criteria. In comparison to an SSAE 16 engagement, where the data center operator defines the criteria for an audit, the SOC 2 Report uses consistent, pre-defined control criteria related to 1) security, 2) availability, 3) processing integrity, 4) confidentiality and 5) privacy of a system and its information.

“SOC 2 and SOC 3 are welcome standards to our industry,” said Mike Klein, President of Online Tech. “They raise the bar for service organizations and allow the best to shine with these much harder standards of compliance. Clients seeking data center operators that employ best-practices day-in and day-out will get what they’ve been looking for — a standard, more objective benchmark against which to compare options.”

The national auditing firm, UHY LLP, examined all of Online Tech’s data centers and conducted a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of the policies and procedures that govern them. The controls encompassed service offerings, physical, logical, and network security, risk assessment, redundancy, change management, and more. All of Online Tech’s independent audits cover the entire range of hosting solutions from colocation to managed services, managed dedicated servers, managed and private clouds, and disaster recovery.

Online Tech is dedicated to maintaining leadership in data center industry audits as a crucial part of providing the highest quality of hosting service, security, and performance for its clients.

Online Tech ( OnlineTech.com ), the Midwest’s premier managed data center operator, serves a growing demand for data and computing capacity in small and mid-size businesses. through its high availability SAS 70 data centers, Online Tech delivers a range of hosting services including colocation, managed dedicated servers, private cloud hosting, and disaster recovery. Online Tech’s Michigan data centers operate under SSAE 16 compliance, allowing its clients to meet all of their PCI compliant hosting, HIPAA compliant hosting, and SOX compliant hosting needs. For more information call (877)740-5028.

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Microsoft Exec: Google's Problems in LA Wouldn't have Happened to UsHe talks about the cloud, Office 365's recent compliance coup, and why Google Apps wouldn't be missed if Google were to shutter it. by Jeffrey Schwartz Microsoft received a shot across the competitive bow in the cloud computing market when Google won a …Read more on Redmond Channel Partner

Nimbula Offers Help Building Private CloudsRackspace offers to help companies use OpenStack to build private clouds and Dimension Data, an NTT subsidiary, also helps businesses build private clouds. Nancy Gohring covers mobile phones and cloud computing for The IDG News Service. …Read more on PCWorld

Circonus Partners with Eucalyptus SystemsThrough this partnership, joint clients can now gain unprecedented insight into the health and performance of their business with Circonus Unified Monitoring, and a first-class private cloud computing solution with Eucalyptus Systems. …Read more on MarketWatch (press release)

FAQQuestion by natobanato2: can someone please explain what “cloud computing” is in laymen’s terms?I am not a tech nut. I know enough about it but I’m not obsessed and engrossed in all of it. anyway, I was reading the top ten Tech stories from the the 2000′s and it talked about cloud computing. I looked it up on Wikipedia but it still doesn’t make a lot of sense. can someone please explain it to me?

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Answer by MaskedMusketeerCloud computing is the trend nowadays where applications are hosted online and run by servers, instead of having your computer run them locally.

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This means that wherever you go, regardless of what platform or device you are using, you can access the application remotely and run it as you would with a normal program.so perhaps you might own a iPhone or a smartphone with Google Apps capabilities — you can access Google Calendar, Google Documents, Google Reader etc. all of which are applications hosted on Google servers — they don’t run on your device.

The prime advantages of cloud computing is that your data is always “in sync” — because your data is kept in the clouds (on the net) as opposed to just being on your device, wherever you go you always have access to the same information.

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Online Tech’s two Michigan data centers

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Online Tech (onlinetech.com) announced on Tuesday that it recently completed HIPAA compliance in its Michigan data centers.

This announcement comes a couple weeks after Online Tech said it had invested more than $1 million in upgrades and expansion to its Flint, Michigan data center.

Online Tech says it achieved compliance across all 54 HIPAA citations and the complete set of 136 audited components.

Online Tech was audited by an independent Certified HIPAA Professional and Certified Health Security Specialist.

“We’ve built a world class data center business keeping mission critical applications secure and available 24×7,” Mike Klein, president and COO of Online Tech said in a statement. “Our focus demands a commitment to repeatable, audited processes for everything we do. a certified HIPAA audit was a natural next step to our audit process to give our health care and health IT clients even greater peace of mind.”

All health-related companies must meet HIPAA compliance, according to the press release. The government-regulated set of guidelines were designed to protect patient information.

“The essence of HIPAA compliance addresses the absolute necessity that patient health information must always be private, secure, and available — all things we strive to provide to every client in our data center,” Yan Ness, CEO of Online Tech said in a statement. “Most of our documented processes exceeded HIPAA requirements, allowing us to move through the audit process incredibly smoothly and quickly.”

According to a blog post on Online Tech’s website, it is the first managed data center operator in Michigan to achieve HIPAA compliance.

“Our data centers, managed servers and cloud servers, both managed and private clouds, were found fully compliant. a thorough review of the controls of our IT infrastructure, including hardware and software security capabilities, proved us to be operating within HIPAA standards,” Thu Pham, online marketing specialist for Online Tech writes in a blog post.

Online Tech is hosting a webinar on September 27, 2011, at 2 pm ET titled “HIPAA, HITECH, BAAs and the Law: Concerns and best Practices.” Registration is open here.

Posted on: Monday, 20 June 2011, 12:15 CDT

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CloudPassage, inc., a pioneering security SaaS company, today announced they have entered into the Cloud Tools Program with Rackspace® Hosting, (NYSE: RAX), the world’s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry.

Through this relationship, Rackspace cloud customers will have access to the CloudPassage software-as-a-service security solution, which can manage cloud security by leveraging a single solution that is purpose-built for the cloud and delivers multiple layers of defense for cloud servers.

“Security and compliance remain major challenges that stop companies from experiencing the benefits that the tremendous scalability and agility of cloud hosting provides,” said Carson Sweet, co-founder and CEO of CloudPassage. “Securing the server itself in an automated, portable, and elastic manner represents an extremely effective approach to practical survivability in public and hybrid clouds. We are excited to work with Rackspace to provide more value to their customers by transparently and portably protecting servers within the Rackspace Cloud.”

Server-level security protection is critical in the cloud where front-line perimeter defenses are limited. Customers deploying cloud infrastructure in many environments are largely on their own to protect themselves, which makes strong and highly automated host-based controls essential.

“Rackspace is excited to have CloudPassage as a member of the Rackspace Cloud Tools Program, our ecosystem of powerful software and cloud solution providers, “said Nishan Sivathasan, director of corporate development for Rackspace. “The CloudPassage security solution offers Rackspace customers an additional layer of security that is designed to be cloud-capable and elastic through its delivery model.”

CloudPassage technology is built from the ground up to provide elastic security by automatically delivering security visibility and controls when cloud servers burst or are cloned. once security is set up on one server, all copies of that server created later will automatically inherit its security controls.

About CloudPassage

CloudPassage is a security SaaS company offering the industry’s first and only server security and compliance solutions purpose-built for elastic cloud environments. the company addresses the technical challenges of securing highly dynamic cloud hosting environments where consistent physical location, network control and perimeter security are not guaranteed. the company’s Halo cloud server security product offers high-accuracy server security configuration and vulnerability management, centralized management of host-based firewalls and server account auditing for Linux servers. the innovative capabilities of the Halo platform operate across infrastructure models and seamlessly handle cloud server bursting, cloning, and migration.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., CloudPassage is backed by Benchmark Capital. Gartner, inc. named CloudPassage one of four “Cool Vendors in Cloud Security Services, 2011.” For more information, please visit: CloudPassage.com.

CloudPassage, CloudPassage Halo SVM Server Vulnerability Management and CloudPassage Halo Firewall are registered trademarks of CloudPassage. all other trademarks are registered to their respective companies. Copyright © CloudPassage 2011.

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