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Investment Firms Acquire Go Daddy
July 1st, 2011 : Rich MillerGo Daddy said today that it a definitive agreement to "receive a strategic investment and enter into a partnership" with KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). Other accounts say the domain and hosting company was acquired by the investors for $2.25 billion. Read More
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Dimension Data Acquires OpSource
June 30th, 2011 : Rich MillerDimension Data has acquired enterprise cloud specialist OpSource, which will become part of a new Cloud Solutions Business Unit at Dimension Data. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More
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Go Daddy & The Power of Uncloudy Infrastructure
June 27th, 2011 : Rich MillerAmid growing enthusiasm for cloud computing, reports of a $2 billion buyout offer for Go Daddy provides a reminder of the enduring value of uncloudy infrastructure and hosting services. Read More
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Cloud News: Hostway, Citrix, Fujitsu, Nimsoft
June 22nd, 2011 : John RathHostway expands Tampa facility with FlexCloud, Citrix invests in Core Mobile Networks, Fujitsu announces Engineering Cloud, Nimsoft selected by Denovo. Read More
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Delta Rigging Selects Data Foundry for Colo
June 22nd, 2011 : Rich MillerColocation and data center services provider Data Foundry announced today that Delta Rigging and Tools, Inc. (DR&T) has chosen to outsource its corporate data center to Data Foundry. Read More
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Roundup: Hurricane Electric, Equinix, Latisys
May 27th, 2011 : John RathHurricane Electric expands IPv6-ready network to Japan, Contact Solutions deploys infrastructure with Equinix (EQIX), Latisys selected by InnovoCommerce. Read More
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Oak Hill Acquires Email Specialist Intermedia
May 27th, 2011 : Rich MillerPrivate equity firm Oak Hill Capital has acquired Intermedia.net, a specialist in Microsoft Exchange hosting services, and appointed former Savvis executive Phil Koen as Chairman and CEO to run the company. Read More
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Datapipe Raises $176 Million for Expansion
May 10th, 2011 : Rich MillerManaged hosting provider Datapipe has lined up $176 million in combined equity and credit financing to support its next phase of growth, the company said today. Read More
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Rackspace Now Has 70,000 Servers
May 10th, 2011 : Rich MillerRackspace Hosting added more than 4,400 servers in the first quarter of 2011 to support its managed hosting and cloud computing operations, giving the company a total of 70,473 servers in its data centers. Read More
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