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100GE: a logical next step for large networks
A guestblog by Pauline Hartsuiker, Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX)
Internet traffic is growing fast. More people are making use of wireless devices, such as smartphones and tablets. Cisco predicts in its Visual Networking Index that Internet traffic from these devices will exceed traffic from wired devices by 2014. Moreover, peak Internet traffic is growing more rapidly than average traffic. Cisco’s index reports that peak traffic will increase nearly fivefold by 2016. These developments put a large pressure on the capacity of IP networks. For organizations already dealing with high amounts of Internet traffic (such as a hosting provider), a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) connection to an Internet exchange is a good solution.
Magic in the air during the LeaseWeb Texel Airshow
Wow… Just wow… That’s the best description of the LeaseWeb Texel Airshow 2012. LeaseWeb was the proud head sponsor of this unique event, which took place on the 28th of July on the island of Texel, the Netherlands. We had been working like mad men (and women) in the weeks leading up to day of the show, designing t-shirts, ordering fifteen thousand miniature versions of the LeaseWeb Extra 330LT, and doing quite a bit of PR-activity to attract attention to the event. We also invited many customers and partners to enjoy the spectacle with us. And, of course, all our employees were welcome too, whether they worked in our Dutch, German or American offices.
All aboard the LeaseWeb airplane! Destination: The Cloud
Cloud is one of the hottest topics in the industry right now. But how many hosting providers can literally take you into the clouds? This summer, we are creating aeronautical adventures with the LeaseWeb Cloud 330 experience!
Sixpack Mobile Applications and LeaseWeb: Scalability and reliability in m-commerce
Sixpack mobile applications is a young, fast growing and trend-setting business specializing in mobile e-commerce. Sixpack creates, develops and supplies mobile applications for customers, and builds mobile shops for e-commerce retailers. The company currently solely operates in the Netherlands, but has ambitions to expand throughout Europe.
Press release: LeaseWeb Deutschland GmbH appoints new Managing Director, Herke Plantenga
The experienced hosting specialist will drive growth in the DACH region
LeaseWeb, a leading global hosting provider, has appointed Herke Plantenga as new Managing Director of LeaseWeb Deutschland GmbH, with immediate effect. He takes up the role, previously held by Wiethold Wagner, who moves to focus on delivering new business and future sales strategy.
Client case study: Intrastores achieves 30-40% monthly savings with LeaseWeb
Intrastores, with its collection of 57 specialty online retail outlets, has quickly become one of the fastest-growing online retailers in Europe with a satisfied customer base of over 50,000. As the company has grown, its in-house technical expertise has also developed. This has allowed Intrastores to switch from local managed hosting parties to, LeaseWeb, and realize monthly savings of 30-40% on hosting costs.
Flying high with the Hoogvliegers foundation
Last Saturday, a team of LeaseWeb employees travelled to the Dutch city of Lelystad. Their mission: help make 71 children pilot for a day!
ISP Kart Competition 2012
On Saturday the 31st March, the ISP Kart Competition returned to great success. During this annual event industry veterans such as AMS-IX, Schuberg Philis and TeleCity gather and challenge each other to friendly duels on large kart racing tracks.
NGINX chooses LeaseWeb as preferred infrastructure partner
NGINX, the open source web server developer, today announced that it has named LeaseWeb, a leading hosting provider, as its preferred infrastructure partner. By bringing together the speed and flexibility of one of the world’s top web server software with LeaseWeb’s first-class global infrastructure services, the two companies will further enhance the quality of their customers’ experience.
