Most weeks, the Web hosting news stories distinguish themselves most conspicuously in the sorts of themes they gather around. But on some less common occasions a week in Web hosting will be marked most notably by a few stories of particular, unique importance.
Such was the case with this week's news, as a few stories stood far out from the ordinary.
As is quite often the case this time of year, the week began with reports on the performance of online retailers on "Black Friday," the most active shopping day of the year for Americans. In particular, it was reported that the website of retailer Sears was completely unavailable to shoppers on Friday. The site posted a note on the site warning visitors that it was "temporarily experiencing high traffic volume," from approximately 9 a.m. EST until 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Go Daddy issued the similarly perennial report that it would indeed be advertising in this year's Super Bowl. In dealing with its standard series of rejected ads, says CEO Bob Parsons, Go Daddy is taking a new approach and submitting storyboards for approval or rejection rather than filmed commercials. According to Parsons, the company has already had two concepts rejected, unsurprisingly for being in "poor taste."
While several long-anticipated stories stood out this week, there were also instances of unexpected announcements making for big news.
On Monday, it was reported that Microsoft had announced plans to build a data center in Irkutsk, Siberia, capable of holding 10,000 servers. The project seems to be smaller in scale than similar projects recently planned for Dublin, Ireland and Chicago, Illinois. However, Microsoft has yet to issue any information about the timetable or budget for the Irkutsk facility.
And on Wednesday, it was reported that Google may be preparing an online storage solution that would enable users to store data on Google's servers. The service may be ready for release early next year, and is likely to include offerings of free storage space, with larger capacity available at a cost.
Along with the out-of-the-ordinary occurrences this week, there remained some more standard-issue Web hosting fare. No less significant for being more ordinary, there were several announcements of acquisitions this week.
On Wednesday, infrastructure provider BBS Technologies announced that it had acquired backup and data recovery solutions provider R1Soft. The company says the pairing is a natural fit from both sides, enabling BBS to strengthen its position in Windows system management while providing R1Soft the benefit of its distribution channel and support capabilities. R1Soft will be immediately integrated as a division of BBS Technologies, led by R1Soft founder and CEO David Wartell.
And on Thurdsay, Web hosting provider HostedToday announced that it had acquired TheGreatHostingCompany, expanding its shared hosting business and bringing in customers that might grow into its other services. TheGreatHostingCompany is based out of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, providing Web hosting and reseller hosting.
While much of this week's Web hosting news was somewhat self-contained, there at the very least be some future interest in following Go Daddy's effort to reconcile its inappropriate impulses with the tastes of Super Bowl censors.
via WHIR NEWS
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