Telecommunications in The News (Cloud Computing) – May 2012

A lot of recent news in the Telecommunications field lately is focused on Cloud Computing. It’s such an interesting topic because everybody in the telecom field is learning to adapt to this new trend, wondering where they fit in. Do they love it or hate it? What benefits does it offer the telecom provider and the customer.

Some articles reflecting the buzz about cloud computing are centered around how businesses are embracing cloud technology, how it benefits certain types of businesses, it’s advantages and disadvantages, and especially it’s customizable features:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052412-cloud-sla-259615.html

A general guide and reasonable definition of this technology as it pertains to the telecommunications field:

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/defining-cloud-computing-services-benefits-and-caveats/2012-03-12

If you want to understand cloud computing from various angles, this is another excellent guide that pertains to IT professionals and businesses in particular:

http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031

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NW MAP Features: Infinity Internet

Infinity Internet:

The company… is one of the West Coast’s largest independently held data services companies.  They are a locally owned and operated company since 1987, currently enjoying a customer base of over 20,000 satisfied clients dispersed across the globe. 

 Clients range from small startups to publicly traded international companies. They provide enterprise grade services with the personal support that only a local company can provide.

 The services…Infinity provides data center space and cloud services at its carrier neutral facility in downtown Portland. This location allows for Infinity to have connectivity to almost any carrier available in the Portland market. 

 Agent Opportunity…As an agent, this opens up additional bandwidth opportunities for your clients, and provides additional services that you can sell to them. This allows you to diversify and increase your income from your clients. Infinity will provide sales support and migration management for clients to ensure that they have an effortless transition into a resilient and secure data center environment.

 Infinity also has a fixed microwave network that covers a majority of the Portland and Vancouver metropolitan markets. This is an excellent solution to provide clients high speed bandwidth as it is cost competitive with local fiber offerings and can often get to places that fiber is not delivered. This product also functions exceptionally well as a failover solution for clients than need maximum uptime. 

*If you have a client that may need these services, please inquire about doing a site survey.

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