In our last blog, we wrote that the first step in creating a solid partner program and engage with the right partners is to define what a true partnership means: a partner is someone who will complement our abilities to accomplish what we cannot accomplish by ourselves, and vice versa. And that my success in […]
When recently I wanted to add a little extra living space to my house, I called a construction company I had done business with before. Of course, I could have Googled ‘construction work’ and ‘DIY living room modification’, but I know my limitations. My line of business is IT, and specifically hosting, cloud computing and […]
After Cloud and Big Data, a new buzzword has arrived on the scene: Internet of Things. Self-driving cars, connected tennis rackets, and connected refrigerators—everything connected. Analysts and companies such as Cisco and Intel predict that 20-40 billion of devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020. Recently, my colleague Dan Murariu offered his vision […]
While trying to put my thoughts on paper for this post, I remembered one of the most entertaining TV shows that I recently saw: Shark Tanks. The show features a panel of potential investors, called “sharks”, who consider offers from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking investments for their business or product. Therefore, I start looking forward to […]
It’s no secret that Leaseweb heavily relies on automation to manage the large network of services that we offer. Over the last five years, we have been investing a lot in our internal systems and our strategy has been to have them communicate via APIs (specifically web services).
A little while back I attended the Cloud Partners conference in Chicago. One of most striking things I heard was in a keynote session delivered by Tiffani Bova from Gartner. She stated that cloud adoption slowed down! And this was not because of lack of end-user demand. Instead, it was due to solution providers (SPs) […]
Leaseweb supports various charitable organizations via its corporate responsibility program, and sponsors its employees when they wish to take part in a worthwhile cause. This is the story of Paul Grimwood, who recently ran a half marathon for the first time in his life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Dear readers, my name […]
Leaseweb supports the idea of an open and safe Internet. As one of the world’s largest hosting and IT infrastructure companies, with approximately 3-4 % of all Internet traffic generated by Leaseweb customers, we believe that transparency on the issues we face and how we address those issues is very important. Therefore we are unveiling […]
It was blazing hot in Austin, Texas last week. This wasn’t just because temperature was soaring to 97 degrees Fahrenheit, but also because one of the hottest hosting events was in town! Looking back to this year’s HostingCon, it combined inspiring leaders predicting the hosting future with some good cowboy-style quality time to see customers […]
Leaseweb supports the idea of an open and safe internet. As one of the world’s largest hosting and IT infrastructure companies, with approximately 3-4 % of all internet traffic generated by Leaseweb customers, we believe that transparency on the issues we face and how we address those issues is very important. Therefore, as the first […]
