March 3rd, 2011 : Rich Miller The Web Host Industry Review has been acquired by iNET Interactive , which will add the hosting industry publication to a business portfolio that also includes the WebHostingTalk forum and HostingCon trade show.

The January 2011 issue of WHIR magazine; the annual Hottest Hosts directory The WHIR joins Web Hosting Talk and HostingCon to Form Three Complementary Media Properties under a Single Umbrella (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — iNET Interactive ( www.inetinteractive.com ) has announced today the acquisition of the Web Host Industry Review ( www.thewhir.com ), the leading news and analysis source for the hosted services industry. For more than ten years, theWHIR.com has provided its readers with daily industry news, feature coverage, expert opinion and analysis.

The January 2011 issue of WHIR magazine; the annual Hottest Hosts directory The WHIR joins Web Hosting Talk and HostingCon to Form Three Complementary Media Properties under a Single Umbrella (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — iNET Interactive ( www.inetinteractive.com ) has announced today the acquisition of the Web Host Industry Review ( www.thewhir.com ), the leading news and analysis source for the hosted services industry. For more than ten years, theWHIR.com has provided its readers with daily industry news, feature coverage, expert opinion and analysis.

Firehost founder and CEO Chris Drake at the WHIR’s Dallas event (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider FireHost ( www.firehost.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Bruce MacFadyen to chief operating officer.

The WHIR’s Hotest Host directory is available in print and in its online edition (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Web Host Industry Review, the leading resource for information on the web hosting industry, is excited to announce that the January 2011 issue of its Web Host Industry Review magazine has shipped, delivering the company’s annual Hottest Hosts web hosting service directory and buyer’s guide.

WHIR Magazine January 2011 Toronto, Ontario (Vocus/PRWEB) February 16, 2011 The Web Host Industry Review , the leading resource for information on the web hosting industry, is excited to announce that the January 2011 issue of its Web Host Industry Review magazine has shipped, delivering the company’s annual Hottest Hosts web hosting service directory and buyer’s guide.

A video still from the WHIR tour of the Phoenix NAP facility (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator Phoenix NAP ( www.phoenixnap.com ) announced on Thursday that it will provide the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America with complimentary space and data transit for the national office located in Phoenix and its 64 chapters throughout the US. “We appreciate Phoenix NAP for making this extremely generous contribution that helps the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a variety of critical needs,” Jim Toy, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America chief information officer said in a statement

Ali Hedayati, president and COO at Coradiant (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — For any web-facing application, performance is critical. But not every organization operating a web application has a full understanding of its performance, and the factors that influence it. There is a wide variety of application performance monitoring and management solutions out there, and several methods for measuring, reporting and managing performance

GoGrid technology evangelist Michael Sheehan (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The hybrid cloud model is becoming increasingly popular as many Web hosts are offering it as a standalone service among their existing portfolio of cloud and managed hosting products.

Rackspace VP of product Mark Interrante (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Last week web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting ( www.rackspace.com ) acquired cloud server management firm Cloudkick ( www.cloudkick.com ), adding to its continually expanding portfolio of cloud services. The San Francisco-based startup acquired by Rackspace has grown significantly since it launched two years ago