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The recent Grand Opening and Tech Expo event from ScaleMatrix was a huge success with over 600 guests in attendance and 26 vendors exhibiting. Guests were treated to awesome appetizers and cocktails, which nearly ran out. The wealth of knowledge for visitors was augmented by one of the best networking opportunities in a regional technology event. Tours of the facility, which highlighted the revolutionary technology, power and infrastructure, were led by ScaleMatrix executive staff through the evening. The event was a true showpiece for Data Center 3.0 as well as a facility (in San Diego) focused on providing the highest levels of colocation, private cloud and data center services. The revolutionary data center is a purpose built 50,000 square foot facility which houses cutting-edge cloud hosting solutions and high-density, ultra efficient colocation space. "As a ne... (more)

Up your Security in 2012 to defeat Hackers and Identity Thieves

This article originally appeared on my SMB Tech Advice Blog... Now that we are a little over a week into 2012, it is time to discuss a few things that I usually have all of my clients revisit every year - at least. It is no secret that the number of hacking attempts and identity theft in general are on the rise. There are a handful of things that you can do to help protect yourself from both of these, and most of them require little more than your time and attention. The single most important thing I advise my clients to do in order to prevent being hacked or otherwise digitally ... (more)

Successful CA World 2011 Yields New Opportunities for ScaleMatrix and Cloud Commons

ScaleMatrix leverages leading cloud technology events to attract new clients, while driving cloud adoption through support of the “Cloud Commons” ecosystem. November saw more than 6000 IT management experts descend on the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for one of the year’s largest cloud technology events: CA World 2011.  ScaleMatrix, a Bronze Level event sponsor and strategic partner of CA Technologies, joined a variety of industry leading solutions experts and thousands of enterprise class end users to exchange insights on various CA products and platforms, with spe... (more)

Ubuntu 11.10 – Oneiric Ocelot – Released

Ubuntu has just announced the release of the newest version of their Linux Distribution: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. With this release comes a myriad of updates and bug fixes along with further development of the Unity UI. The server version aims to take hold of the Cloud with a plethora of built-in cloud tools. A brief excerpt from the official release letter is below. You can download the newest version at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download "There is nothing like a dream to create the future." - Victor Hugo The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10, code-... (more)

The end of an era: Iconic Apple founder Steve Jobs dies.

As the news spread like wildfire yesterday through the various popular social media channels, I was struck by the appropriateness that I heard the news about Steve Jobs passing on my iPhone. The iconic founder of Apple computers had been battling a long bout of pancreatic cancer that proved to be terminal. While most of us in the tech world knew Steve was sick and that he would not live forever, it seemed far too abrupt to lose a great innovator and inspirational figure such as Jobs. You can certainly read about the history of Jobs himself and Apple all over the internet today, j... (more)