By Jay Atkinson AIS Network CEO Just last week, we made a bold statement that has captured quite a bit of attention within the SharePoint community. We revealed that we are now deploying SharePoint Server 2010 in a single private cloud for less than our competitors are charging for a public or hybrid cloud implementation. … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President The cloud will have an enormous impact on job creation. It’s a disruptive technology that will transform the world as we know it. It will drive down IT costs, foster innovation and create millions of new employment opportunities around the world. Yep, that’s pretty much what we were … Read more
GUEST BLOG By Michael V. Velotta Founder, Intelishift Technologies Last month, a prospective client asked a very good question related to the performance of his hosted SharePoint deployment. The hosted SharePoint environment that he currently has deployed across North America, Western Europe and India is very slow. Latency is an issue – 20 seconds to … Read more
GUEST BLOG By Gaige B. Paulsen Board of Advisors, AIS Network For companies that primarily do business through their public-facing Internet site, best practices for production, staging and development are imperative. For any Web-based business, whether e-commerce or presence-based, it is essential that content and systems be updated to remain competitive, which means change and … Read more
By Jay Atkinson AIS Network CEO Goodbye, SAS 70. Hello, SSAE 16. SSAE 16? That’s somewhat new terminology among hosting providers and their customers and investors. SSAE 16 certification has officially replaced the SAS 70 certification process. This week, AIS Network announces its favorable completion of the SSAE 16 Type II audit, which was conducted … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President, Marketing Communications If you have to ask what content marketing is, it’s more than likely that you’re not doing it – or at least, you may not be doing it well. And, if you are not using compelling content to connect with customers, potential customers and your industry … Read more
By Jay Atkinson AIS Network CEO Yesterday afternoon, I met with Jim Cheng, Virginia’s outstanding Secretary of Commerce and Trade, to find out first hand how Virginia has earned its position as the No. 1 state to do business. Before assuming his role in Richmond, Secretary Cheng was, like me, a technology entrepreneur — so … Read more
Guest Blog By Steven Nichols, Mission Critical Systems Many small businesses have found huge gains in using SharePoint to address specific business problems with measurable results. In many cases, the free version of the software (WSS) is sufficient to deliver huge value, and the cost is consequently very reasonable for the tightest of budgets. The … Read more
I’d like to use this opportunity to give you a look at some of the changes that 2010 is bringing for AIS Network.
