Data Foundry Blog: News

Binbit Selects Data Foundry’s Texas 1 Data Center for U.S. Based Colocation

Global Mobile Entertainment Services Provider Experiencing Rapid Growth Austin, Texas – February 25, 2013 – Data Foundry announced today that Binbit, a mobile entertainment services provider headquartered in Mexico, has selected Data Foundry’s Texas 1 facility as its primary U.S. based colocation data center. For Binbit, an adequate technological backend...

CSD Selects Data Foundry’s Colocation and Networking Services

Solution ensures network availability for mission-critical applications Austin, Texas – February 5, 2013 – Data Foundry announced today that Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) has selected its colocation and networking services to ensure the availability and performance of their mission-critical systems and applications. Data Foundry’s flagship...

Data Center World 2012 After Party Recap

Data Center World 2012 After Party Recap

Tuesday night’s Data Center World “After Party”, hosted by Data Foundry, Opengate and DCS, was a success for everyone involved. A packed room of data center professionals was in attendance to relax and discuss the wide range of topics presented at this year’s Data Center World 2012. Included in this year’s presentations was Data Foundry’s own Cameron Wynne, AFCOM’s 2012 Data...

Amplify Credit Union Selects Data Foundry’s Texas 1 Data Center as the Location for its Primary Data Footprint

Austin, TX – October 2nd, 2012 – Amplify Credit Union, a long term network customer of Data Foundry, has recently elected to move its primary IT infrastructure to Data Foundry’s Texas 1 data center. Amplify selected Texas 1 due to its multi-layered security and redundant infrastructure combined with Data Foundry’s long track record of unblemished customer service to...

Data Foundry Hosts Houston AFCOM Chapter

Data Foundry Hosts Houston AFCOM Chapter

Roughly 35 AFCOM members attended the 2012 Greater Houston AFCOM Chapter Meeting last Thursday. During the luncheon, Data Foundry’s Cameron Wynne, Vice President of Operations and current AFCOM Data Center Manager of the Year, gave a presentation on Overcoming Project Hurdles. Cameron covered issues on avoiding and minimizing the inherent risks involved in constructing and...

Data Foundry, Opengate, and DCS to Host Data Center World After Party

Data Foundry, Opengate, and DCS to Host Data Center World After Party

Mark your calendars! Data Foundry, Opengate and DCS will be hosting a cocktail party at Ravello’s restaurant in the Garden Conservatory Gaylord Opryland on Tuesday, October 2nd from 6:30pm – 10pm. Join us after Data Center World to mingle with your peers over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. AFCOM Data Center Manager of the Year, Cameron Wynne will also be in attendance! Contact...

WTG Joins Data Foundry’s Channel Partner Program

Austin, TX – September 17, 2012 – Data Foundry is proud to announce that WTG, a premier Master Agent with diverse telecom, carrier and cable company vendor relationships, has become the latest company to enter into Data Foundry’s Channel Partner Program. As part of this agreement, WTG customers needing colocation and disaster recovery services will be able to work...

Data Foundry & SHI International Team Up to Bring the Cloud to Texas 1

Austin, TX – September 6, 2012 – Data Foundry announces today that SHI International, a global provider of information technology products and services, has begun its new Managed Private Cloud program at the Texas 1 data center. Through SHI’s new Managed Private Cloud (MPC) program, customers can move their virtualized applications into a private cloud environment hosted...

SaaS Provider Bazaarvoice Selects Data Foundry’s Texas 1 Data Center

Austin, Texas – June 13, 2012 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center services, announces today that Austin-based Bazaarvoice (NASDAQ: BV), a global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, has selected the Texas 1 data center to house its core IT infrastructure. Data Foundry was selected because of its 18-year operating history and...

Details, Details, Details

Details, Details, Details

Texas 1 will serve as an office for a number of Data Foundry employees, as well as a temporary office for worksite recovery customers. Some of the details that make Texas 1 a welcoming environment are already going into place! Take a look… The entryway to Texas 1 is beginning to take shape! Carpet has been installed throughout the admin area. Millwork is already going into...

Learning the Importance of a Disaster Recovery Plan

Learning the Importance of a Disaster Recovery Plan

Data Foundry, DYONYX, and AboveNet recently teamed up to host an executive luncheon at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse in Houston, Texas. A packed room of local professionals heard the President of ImpactWeather, Mark Chambers, speak about the upcoming hurricane season. With 2 to 3 major hurricanes predicted for 2012, Chambers highlighted the importance of having a...

Cameron Wynne Awarded 2012 Data Center Manager of the Year

Austin, Texas – March 22, 2012 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center services, is proud to announce that Cameron Wynne, Vice President of Operations, has been named AFCOM’s 2012 Data Center Manager of the Year. “AFCOM’s Data Center Manager of the Year award is given to the one individual whose accomplishments in the data...

Data Foundry to Host Mixer with Data Aire & Chatsworth at Data Center World

Data Foundry to Host Mixer with Data Aire & Chatsworth at Data Center World

Mark your calendars! Data Foundry, Chatsworth and Data Aire will be hosting a cocktail party at the Mirage Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 20th from 7pm – 10pm. Join us after Data Center World to mingle with your peers over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. AFCOM Data Center Manager of the Year Finalist, Cameron Wynne will also be in attendance! Contact your Data Foundry...

Data Foundry’s New Partner Program

With the launch of our newest world-class facility, Texas 1, Data Foundry continues to transform Austin, TX into a destination city for data center colocation around the world. As part of this continued transformation, we are announcing a new partner program that already includes top channel partners like COLOTRAQ and SHI. This new program offers service providers, agents,...