A diagram of HDS’ Virtual Storage Platform and its 3D Scaling technology. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center solutions provider Hitachi Data Systems ( www.hds.com ) made a series of announcements on Thursday which reflect the company’s vision of data center transformation.

Chad Fenske, principal solution consultant at Consonus. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center and IT solutions provider Consonus ( www.consonus.com ) announced on Thursday that IT veteran Chad Fenske has been named as principal solution consultant. The announcement comes just over a year after Consonus revealed that it was restructuring its management team , following the retirement of CEO Mike Shook and executive VP of channel sales Will Shook

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Investments in cloud computing solutions and services are poised to increase in the next 12 months as opportunities for information technology channel companies and their customers come into clearer focus, according to new research from non-profit IT industry trade association CompTIA ( www.comptia.org ). The study, however, also identifies a number of challenges facing both users and suppliers. CompTIA’s report, “Cloud Computing: Pulling Back the Curtain”, was is based on a survey of 542 US-based IT end-user customers, influencers and solution provider organizations

IE users most at risk from DLL hijacking attacks Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) are more vulnerable to rogue DLL attacks than people who use rival browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox or Google’s Chrome, a security researcher said today. When running on Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), IE7 and IE8 do not warn users when they click on a malicious link that automatically downloads a malicious dynamic link library, or DLL, to the PC, said Mitja Kolsek, the CEO of Slovenian security company Acros Security. …

Chad Fenske, principal solution consultant at Consonus. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center and IT solutions provider Consonus ( www.consonus.com ) announced on Thursday that IT veteran Chad Fenske has been named as principal solution consultant. The announcement comes just over a year after Consonus revealed that it was restructuring its management team , following the retirement of CEO Mike Shook and executive VP of channel sales Will Shook.

A screen shot of Verizon Business’ Computing as a Service control panel. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed services provider Verizon Business ( www.verizonbusiness.com ) announced on Thursday is enhancing its data centers around the globe, in an effort to meet the increasing demand for the full range of cloud services

“Project Express” is expected to bolster the performance of Hibernia’s current Global Financial Network (shown above), which is used by hundreds of global banks and financial exchanges. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — High-bandwidth connectivity provider Hibernia Atlantic ( www.hiberniaatlantic.com ) has announced plans to build the lowest latency cable route from New York to London, which will give high-frequency traders latency of less than 60 milliseconds