Data Foundry Blog: News

Coleman Technologies, Inc. Taps Data Foundry’s Austin Data Center for Disaster Recovery Needs

Austin, TX – Coleman Technologies, Inc. (CTI™), a leading network engineering and integration firm, selected Data Foundry to provide colocation services for geographic redundancy to CTI’s existing critical infrastructure. CTI selected the Data Foundry® Austin Data Center after conducting a nationwide search for data center facilities that could meet this strategic initiative....

Data Foundry CTO Speaks Up about Internet Privacy

Edward Henigin, Chief Technology Officer of Data Foundry, a leading provider of data center services, recently spoke at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio, TX. Mr. Henigin was a member of the “Network Neutrality: Why Does It Matter?” panel which also featured Craig Mollerstuen, VP Broadband Services – Alaska Operations for GCI Communication...

Data Foundry Supports HotSchedules, Inc. in Lowering Cost, Increasing Performance with Microsoft Hyper-V Server Virtualization

Austin, TX, August 26, 2008 — Data Foundry, Inc. announced today that its Data Foundry® data center infrastructure support for client HotSchedules, Inc. has helped facilitate Hotschedules’ early implementation of Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization technology and contributed to excellent initial results. A Data Foundry client since August 2006, HotSchedules enrolled in a Rapid...

Data Foundry Participates in “The Human Capital” Campaign

Data Foundry is proud to announce that they are participating in the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s “The Human Capital” campaign. The campaign is being run in order to highlight the advantages of doing business in Austin, with the aim of attracting more businesses to the Austin area. The Chamber of Commerce published a data center pamphlet which features information about...

Tangoe, Inc. Chooses Data Foundry, Inc. for Texas Data Center Services

Data Foundry announced today that they are providing data center services to Tangoe, Inc., including hosting the primary production site for their CommCare™ application suite at the Data Foundry® Austin Data Center. Tangoe offers its clients technology-driven managed services for both fixed and mobile telecom expense management. Data Foundry is the leading provider of data...

Data Foundry Continues to Support Growth of T3 Energy Services, Inc.

Austin, TX — T3 Energy Services (NASDAQ: TTES), a leading provider of products and services to the oil and gas industry, has expanded their data center footprint with Data Foundry, Inc. Data Foundry operates top-tier enterprise data centers in Austin and Houston, Texas. T3 Energy has grown substantially since first colocating their equipment in Data Foundry’s Houston facility...

Data Foundry Joins European Privacy Safe Harbor

Data Foundry, Inc. has announced that they have joined the Safe Harbor, established as an option under the 1998 European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection. The decision for Data Foundry to join the Safe Harbor comes as a result of their ongoing commitment to privacy and their desire to ensure smooth interaction for and with their customers in the United States and...

SAS 70 Audit Compliance Announced by Data Foundry

January 15, 2008 — Data Foundry, an industry leading disaster recovery and data center services provider located in Austin, Texas, publicly announced today the successful completion of a type II SAS 70 audit of Data Foundry’s control activities and processes. Data Foundry’s successful SAS 70 audit helps its customers conform to regulatory compliance standards such as the...

Texas Company Reveals Net Neutrality and Privacy/Security Violations by Telephone and Cable Companies in FCC Filing

June 25, 2007 – Austin, TX – Data Foundry, Inc., a Texas-based provider of data center outsourcing, managed data center, and disaster recovery services, today filed a response to the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry regarding Broadband Market Practices. Data Foundry’s response to the FCC’s notice of inquiry demonstrates that the dominant broadband providers are engaging in practices...

Whataburger Chooses Data Foundry’s Enterprise Data Center as Primary Server Site

Austin, TX – Data Foundry, Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a data center services contract by Whataburger Restaurants, LP, a Texas-born food chain with nearly 700 restaurants throughout 10 US states. Whataburger is housing its primary server infrastructure within a custom built cage in one of Data Foundry’s enterprise data centers. Data Foundry will provide a...

Hurricane Season Prompts Deer Park ISD to select Data Foundry’s Austin Data Center for Disaster Recovery needs

January 23, 2007 – Deer Park ISD, a Texas school district well known for their quality instructional program, facilities, and staff, announced today their choice of Data Foundry to provide disaster recovery services for the district. Deer Park ISD will utilize Data Foundry’s Austin Data Center as part of their daily backup strategy and also as a recovery site to house their...

Houston Wire & Cable Taps Data Foundry as Disaster Recovery Provider

Austin, TX – Houston Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:HWCC), a major U.S. wire and cable distributor founded in 1975, announced today the choice of Data Foundry as their Disaster Recovery Services provider. Houston Wire & Cable, headquartered in Houston, Texas, will house their critical backup server operations in Data Foundry’s Austin Data Center. Houston Wire & Cable...

Pilots of World’s Tenth-Largest Port Award Data Foundry Disaster Recovery Contract

AUSTIN, Texas — August 8, 2006 — Houston Pilots has awarded Data Foundry a multi-year disaster recovery contract and will utilize Data Foundry’s Disaster Recovery Campus and Worksite Recovery Center in Austin, Texas. With history dating back to 1921, Houston Pilots is responsible for safely navigating 8,500 vessels on 19,000 transits carrying more than 200 million tons of...

Austin Disaster Recovery Campus Keeps Companies Safe

AUSTIN, Texas — March 22, 2006 — Through the turbulence of the 2005 hurricane season Data Foundry, an Austin based disaster recovery services provider, was a safe haven to companies located in hurricane affected areas. Data Foundry’s Disaster Recovery Campus™ located 220 miles inland offered companies data center services for housing mission critical IT infrastructure and...