 Springs Hosting wishes everyone a Happy New Year for 2012. Last year was a fantastic year for us as we've seen the largest growth experienced since we first opened Springs Hosting for business. With an extensive list of new products and services deployed as well as some major infrastructure upgrades, we are really looking forward to an even better year in 2012.
Springs Hosting would like to especially thank all of our customers and partners that have made our success possible. We look forward to working with you as your businesses continue to expand. Here's to a new year filled with unique challenges and ventures.
Happy New Year!
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New Windows Shared Hosting Servers |
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kelly Karnetsky
Springs Hosting
(719) 393-9266
Springs Hosting Deploys New Windows Shared Hosting Servers Based on Enkompass by cPanel
Colorado Springs, CO; May 2nd, 2011, Springs Hosting, a leading provider of Managed IT Services for medium to large businesses, announced today that it has deployed Enkompass by cPanel and has officially added the Windows-based hosting product to its growing list of web and email hosting services.
In development for more than a year, Enkompass is built to run on Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 and represents the latest additon to cPanel's growing suite of web hosting control panels and automation solutions, which have previously focused exclusively on Linux - and FreeBSD - based servers.
"We've been working with several windows hosting platforms and selected Enkompass as our primary shared windows platform after several months of testing," said Kelly Karnetsky of Springs Hosting. "Because our customers are already familiar with the cPanel/WHM interface there is only a slight learning curve for customers that require windows hosting for ASP.NET applications and Microsoft SQL Server 2008. We would like to thank all of our beta testers for their time and solid testing of Enkompass which has profoundly contributed to its successful launch by Springs Hosting!"
“Microsoft has shown a strong commitment to the hosting industry over the past several years,” said cPanel CEO J. Nick Koston. “Our Windows development team feels that Microsoft IIS7 offers a robust, high-performance web server, with increased security, that the industry will quickly adopt. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and IIS7, with its modern architecture and support for legacy products was the natural starting point for our expanded product offering.”
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New Chief Financial Officer Announced |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jeremy Keefe
Springs Hosting
(719) 393-9266
Springs Hosting Names Dennis Ellison as New Chief Financial Officer
Colorado Springs, CO; April 15th, 2011, Springs Hosting, a leading provider of Managed IT Services for medium to large businesses, announced today that Dennis Ellison has been hired as Chief Financial Officer.
Dennis Ellison has over 36 years of experience in the design and implementation of accounting systems for both large and small business entities. The specifics of his experience include the creation of accounting systems tailored to various business applications; design of sales rates based upon prudent cost assignment and allocation; creation of cost center reporting; evaluation of potential mergers and acquisitions; preparation of forecasts and budgets; negotiation and administration of contracts and agreements; and administration of income, severance, franchise, sales and payroll taxes.
“I am thrilled to have Dennis on board as our chief financial officer. His vast experience of diverse business models, from both the finance and management perspective, is paramount to Springs Hosting’s designs for expanding its markets,” said Don Brown, CEO. “I believe that he will be a strong leader as we continue our dynamic growth initiative in 2011 and the promotion of our leading-edge Managed IT Services nationwide.”
Dennis began his career with the national Certified Public Accounting firm of Deloitte and Touché, was employed for over 24 years with Colorado Interstate Gas Company, and has since held the position of Controller for several smaller corporations.
“Over the past six years, I have observed the rapid, yet responsible, growth of Springs Hosting. I am especially impressed with the company’s innovative management and their dedication to providing quality customer care,” said Dennis Ellison CFO. “I believe that my experience and skill set align well with Springs Hosting’s current and future business plans.”
About Springs Hosting
Founded in 2006, Springs Hosting continues to expand its Managed IT Services to include network design & support, data center services, colocation, dedicated servers, VPS, website and email hosting. Springs Hosting’s ability to recruit and maintain its staff of talented employees has assured a high level of reliable service that Springs Hosting customers’ have grown to trust for their critical data systems’ needs. Springs Hosting has proven through hard work that it is a solution-oriented company with a focus on delivering flexible, yet “spot-on” technology for today’s businesses. |
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On April 4, 2011, Springs Hosting launched the new Xen-based Virtual Private Server (VPS) systems. Pre-existing customer VPS systems have been migrated to the new VPS systems that support both Linux and Windows. All VPS systems are monitored 24/7 and automatically backed up daily. Each VPS server is completely isolated from other servers. Unlike other virtual server systems like openvz that share the same kernel, Xen gives each virtual server its own Linux kernel that has been modified to run on the hosts hypervisor giving customers acces to kernel modules. A crash or a lockup on one virtual server has no impact on other virtual servers running on the same physical hardware. This approach leads to a highly configurable virtual server.
"The new VPS systems include many features that we did not have previously with our previous VPS infrastructure including mobile access via your iPhone and Andriod to control your virtual server.", said CIO Jeremy Keefe. "The Xen-based systems include capabilities for both Paravirtualization (PV) and Hardware-assisted virtualization (HVM). The machines are running with fixed usage limits, below full capacity on dual 6-core Dell PowerEdge servers running Xen virtulization instances. We have built a very flexible infrastructure with both 64-bit and 32-bit Linux and Windows images available giving our customers complete root / administrator control over their virtual machine. If our customer does not have a systems administrator to maintain their VPS, we also provide one to them as an optional service giving our customers all the tools needed to run their applications successfully." |
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Network Infrastructure Expanded |
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On March 30, 2011, Springs Hosting completed installation of two new redundant core routers to increase the internet traffic cababilities beyond 10GigE. The new routers utilize BGP4 for the multi-homed Springs Hosting data center to maintain redundant failover connections between Tier 1 carriers including Level3 Communications and Qwest Communications. In addition, Springs Hosting has recently installed three (N+1) APC systems coming online in March 2011 adding to the existing infrastructure to support the growing data center.
"We are continuously improving the fault tolerance within our network to maintain up to 100% network uptime.", said David Rogers. "To date, we have multiple redundant; routers, switches, power feeds, cooling, monitoring equipment and internet carriers providing a fault tolerant network that our customers depend on to operate their businesses. Expanding the network is a process that takes planning and foresight. Our objectives have always been to anticipate the needs of our customers and exceed them. By forecasting these objectives, we are able to preestablish network requirements and transparently recover from software and hardware failures to avoid interruptions in services that we provide our customers." |
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Qwest provides additional bandwidth |
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 On March 8, 2011, Qwest Communications completed the fiber installation to deliver additional data transport services to Springs Hosting, a Colorado Springs collocation provider of managed hosting services.
"Uptime is the name of the game in our industry and you can never have too much!", said CIO Jeremy Keefe. "We are always looking for ways to extend the network as our customer base continues to grow. Qwest has such a large footprint in the surrounding 13 state region that it was a no brainer for us to bring them on-net with us. We are also the only provider based in Colorado Springs that provides Qwest bandwidth directly to our customers."
Springs Hosting internet bandwidth and IP services use multiple tier 1 providers via BGP4 networking protocol to allow for multiple entry and exit points on the network and complete network redundancy to virtually eliminate network failures. Our state of the art network provides our customers with reliable connectivity and best path routing our the clock. Springs Hosting continues to invest in itself to perpetually improve the network through emerging technologies. |
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Infrastructure Migration Completed |
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On July 23, 2010, Springs Hosting announced that the process of migrating all client accounts to the new server infrastructure has been completed. The improved infrastructure will allow Springs Hosting to enhance support for customers and scale several new products introduced in 2010.
"All accounts are now running on the new equipment and can be accessed through the account management portal," stated CIO Jeremy Keefe. "We are very proud of the stability and scalability of our platform. In addition to new servers, Springs Hosting has expanded on our existing services and deployed many new services to our customers."
"The migration didn't happen overnight, but rather a process over the past six months with extensive planning. Several new web based tools have been developed to allow our clients to easily update and manage their web presence online," said Kelly Karnetsky, Cloud Specialist at Springs Hosting. "We strive to empower our clients with online tools to facilitate a positive web experience and enable them to expand their online presence." |
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Level 3 to provide additional bandwidth |
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 On June 22, 2010, Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected to deliver additional data transport services to Springs Hosting, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based provider of managed hosting services.
Level 3 will provide Springs Hosting with additional dedicated high-bandwidth data transport connections between Springs Hosting’s data center in Colorado Springs and the Level 3 gateway in Denver. Level 3’s network will offer a secure path for Springs Hosting’s customers to connect from the company’s data center to any of a number of communications backbones.
“Quite simply, we have been using Level 3 for years now. They provide a cost-effective network solution that scales quickly as our business grows and delivers exactly what we need,” said Jeremy Keefe of Springs Hosting. “I’m pleased to see Level 3’s increased local presence here in Colorado Springs because it gives businesses like ours reliable solutions for communications services.”
“Delivering solutions that take advantage of the reach, flexibility and efficiency of our network represents the core of Level 3’s value proposition,” said Doug Bell, Level 3’s general manager for Colorado. “And we pride ourselves on combining our extensive fiber footprint with a local customer support team to deliver an unmatched customer experience.”
Link to Press Release |
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New Affiliate Program Launched |
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On May 5, 2010, Springs Hosting launched their affiliate program geared towards their relationships with many web design firms that utilize the Springs Hosting platforms. Affiliate accounts can be enabled in the customer account management portal. There are a variety of banners and sizes available in the affiliate section of the account management portal for easy deployment.
"We support several design firms that send us a steady stream of referrals and this is a way for us to thank them for recommending Springs Hosting," said Jeremy Keefe, CIO at Springs Hosting. "We can't say enough good things about how much we value these relationships. Of course, you are not required to be a web design firm to take advantage of our affiliate program. If you are not already a design firm that has partnered with us, we look forward to meeting you." |
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New Virtual Private Servers (VPS) |
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On April 27, 2010, Springs Hosting officially opened their Virtual Private Servers (VPS) cloud to the public. Also referred to as Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS), these servers give customers complete control over their own server. Each VPS is insulated from the physical hardware making it possible to move a VPS container between physical machines with no downtime. Each VPS behaves exactly like a dedicated server, allowing the full security scheme to be utilized with absolutely no common link between data and the separated containers.
"We are continually expanding our services to provide our customers with the services that they require to run their businesses efficiently and we are no stranger to virtualization," said the Jeremy Keefe CIO at Springs Hosting. "The VPS servers provide our customers with a cost-effective bridge between the shared hosting and the managed dedicated servers that we manage for our customers." |
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