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Election -Taxes - Three-Card Monte - Auto Wrecks
You are walking down Broadway and a gaggle of people are watching the magic. Everyone knows it’s a con, the mark knows it’s a con; the patter of the dealer is just too enticing. Watching someone get fleeced is like slowing down at an auto accident, you say to the passengers “Oh it’s a wreck, [...]
Fear - Reading Alpha Red
If you have not heard it looks like Alpha Red is down, possibly out for the count, but apparantly not at this hour.
What we do know:
Washington State has filed anti-scareware suit against two businesses including Alpha Red. There are also complaints against Alpha Red's CEO James McCreary alleging violations of the Consumer Protection Act and/or [...]
Doing a deal at a Fire Sale Read My Alpha Red
As mentioned in my previous Blog “Fear – Reading Alpha Red” I think we were dealing with a fire sale.
What is a fire sale? Generally you know it before you get there.
Doing a deal at a fire sale. It’s the end of the day at your garage sale; your mother’s 1970 Nordic track is the [...]
You can only go analog on Mars - Hosting Industry Sky Rockets
“Waaas Happn?” “Yougotit” – I was working up in Harlem in the seventies. I was often taken for a cop. It was a happening place, dangerous. I was in my cream leisure suit.
If you have seen this new TV show “Life on Mars” you will note the hero is hit by [...]
Data Centers All in the definition. Millions of SQ FT Available
If anyone is looking for a couple million square feet of new data center space, I’m your guy.
A couple of weeks back I wrote a Blog entitled Managed Hosting and Colocation in 2009 and Beyond. My basic thesis was based on these factors: (1)- There is a widening gap between required additional space today and [...]
Managed Hosting and Colocation in 2009 and Beyond
From the Hosting Summit - Dan Golding packed a lot of future in this presentation. However the one point most people keyed on was the growth of the Data Center and managed hosting industry.
Get this there is a 15% growth demand, and we are talking worldwide, but there is only a 5% supply [...]
Archimedes Principle - Money For Your Data Center
Legend says that Archimedes discovered the principle of displacement while stepping into a full bath. He realized that the water that ran over equaled in volume the submerged part of his body.
Follow the money.
Or when Baby Face Nelson was asked; Why do you rob banks??
Enough about money, where does it go?
Ask Archimedes; currently it is [...]
The Market Dropped - Plummeted - Tanked - Skidded - Those Hosting Stocks
The Dow lost 777 points yesterday. Sounds like a game…we lost points. Yes a 10% drop (Note – On "Black Monday", October 19, 1987, the Dow fell 22.61%).Yes today there was a loss of $1.2 trillion.I always ask the question on days like this…”Where did that money go?” OK how did the hosting industry fare. [...]
Rackspace WAS SET UP — A study in motivation
Rackspace began trading 11 days ago as of this writing …my analysis.
At HostingCon, during one of the panels the speaker brought up the Rackspace IPO, he bet the strike price would be $14 – sounds good to me – Another panel member piped in confidently “I bet it’s $12” – sounds [...]
Hosting Transformation Summit - Let There Be Light
For you that are not familiar with the Hosting Transformation Summit it is a two-day seminar that includes “keynotes”, very professional and timely presentations to assist the industry move ahead, all interspersed with breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch and networking receptions.
That being said it should live up to its reputation. If your goal is to see [...]
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