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Layered Tech to Sponsor WordCamp 2009

Layered Tech, a leading global provider of on-demand web hosting and cloud computing solutions today announced that they are the proud Platinum Sponsor of WordCamp 2009, hosted by WordPress

To be held in San Francisco on Saturday May 30th, this bi-annual blogging event will be buzzing with WordPress users and developers focused on the past, present and future of the blogosphere.  Attendees gain practical hands-on skills while also understanding the trends that are shaping today’s web publishing world.  WordCamp’s Key Speakers include: Matt Cutts & Steve Souders of Google, John Lilly -CEO of Mozilla, Tim Ferriss -Author of the Bestseller “4-Hour Workweek”; Dave Moyer & Chris Pirillo, famous internet personalities; and of course Matt Mullenweg, Founder of WordPress -as well as many other industry leaders in the blogosphere.

“Layered Tech is proud to be a sponsor of WordCamp 2009, created and hosted by WordPress,” said Todd Abrams, President and COO of Layered Tech. “It’s a notable event keying in on the importance and benefits of blogging, as well as a great opportunity for networking and building key relationships in the industry. WordPress is a valued client of ours, as we provide the majority of their infrastructure. We are continually engaged and supportive of the trails they are blazing in the ever growing web publishing frontier.”

Register today!  AND come visit us at WordCamp’s after-hour party, sponsored by Layered Tech.

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Layered Tech Data Center Tour by Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV

Check out this “sneak peak” tour of Layered Tech’s Data Center, hosted by Cali Lewis from Geekbrief.TV

It isn’t typical that someone is allowed to bring a camera into a secure data center. But for Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV, John P., the CMO at Layered Tech either broke some rules or pulled some strings – so they could take a tour and bring you along via video. The part that couldn’t be shown was the layers and layers of security they had to go through to get to the server rooms. View Video >>

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Superior Storage & Backup (R1Soft's CDP) Now @ Layered Tech!

Layered Technologies implements Continuous Data Protection (CDP) from R1Soft for Superior Storage and Real-Time Backup

Customers gain more control over backups, increased data reliability, higher security and an affordable disaster recovery solution.  Find out more >>

r1softlogogif1Layered Tech today announced the addition of R1Soft Continuous Data Protection® (CDP) across its entire line of dedicated servers. With R1Soft’s advanced data backup and restoral solution, Layered Tech customers gain near-continuous disk-to-disk data protection and restoration with minimal server performance impact, even on busy servers.  Layered Tech selected R1Soft CDP because of its unique restoral capabilities, which range from restoring single files to full bare-metal restores.

“Protecting critical data is paramount for companies of all sizes, now more than ever, given the sophistication and volume of external threats today,” said Terrance Bush, CIO for Layered Tech. “By expanding our portfolio of services with the CDP solution from R1Soft, Layered Tech is providing enterprise customers with even more peace of mind so they can apply their full focus to managing their business.”

R1Soft CDP uses imaging technology that captures changed disk sectors. By tracking data changes at the disk sector level, backups take seconds to minutes to complete and can occur at anytime with minimal performance impact, even on busy servers. CDP operates with most Linux and Windows operating systems, as well as cPanel and Plesk control panels, and with its Web interface, customers have the option to manage their data backup schedules, define data retention periods and request bare-metal restores.  Learn more >>

“Data is regarded as mission-critical, yet we’ve found that a high percentage of companies don’t have data backup and disaster recovery strategies in place. By adding data backup and restoration capabilities into the services we offer, we can further support our customers’ needs, and we essentially give them a ‘one-stop shop’ to acquire the data services necessary to ensure business continuity,” said Layered Tech CMO John Pozadzides. “With R1Soft’s CDP solutions, Layered Tech customers can be assured their data has the highest integrity during all backups and restoration. No company can afford a loss of data, so we’re very excited to offer an affordable and flexible solution to prevent such situations.”

Layered Tech customers will recognize significant benefits with the addition of R1Soft’s CDP solutions:

Bare-metal restore – should a hard drive or system failure occur, a complete disk image can be restored on another server within minutes and without needing to install the O/S or backup application first;

Uptime – CDP only tracks and backups changed disk sectors instead of entire files, speeding backup time and preventing any reduction in server performance;

Choice – customers can choose from allocated backup storage amounts or a dedicated CDP server;

MySQL backups – restorations down to the individual database and table level are now possible; this allows maximum flexibility for MySQL database administrators and developers at an affordable price.

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Tier1 Reaction to Rapid Deploy Launch

[Article] Layered Tech deploys Astro automation platform; drives bottom line and up-market strategy
Philbert Shih, January 15, 2009
 
“Tier1 Research is a strong believer in the importance of automating operations… But what Layered Tech has done speaks to the importance of taking automation to the next level.”  Read more >>

[ Announcement ] Layered Tech Launches Automated Web Hosting Infrastructure To Streamline Server Selection and Provisioning  Learn more >>

[New] Completely Revamped Customer Portal from Layered Tech

2009 is finally upon us!  And were we ever busy in 2008 here at Layered Tech: millions of dollars invested in upgrading our ERP infrastructure, to thousands of hours spent developing some amazing new customer support tools.   And now in 2009, we’re beginning to roll out these exciting new initiatives, starting with our overhauled customer portal, Encompass.

ENCOMPASS has been our account management portal for over 3 years.  Minor updates have been made during this time; however, only until NOW (with significant investments made) are we able to “blow it out” and take it to the next level.

WELCOME to our first major update which provides:

  • Fully redesigned dashboard for easy navigation
  • Newly enhanced features and functionality
  • Seamless integration to front-end systems
  • Updated user interface for improved usability

  

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Our new Encompass, which will be in beta for 30 days and run in conjunction with our old system, is a fully functioning cousin of our previous account management portal – only much, much better.  Plus, in the coming weeks, it will get even more features and functionality including:

  • Completely customizable dashboard
  • Full integration of new support ticketing system
  • Ability to upgrade servers and services directly via Encompass
  • Improved help guides and support documentation
  • Option to access Encompass via our iPhone account center using just your iPhone or iPod Touch.

All this and more, scheduled for completion in Q1 of 2009.

With that said, we hope you will take the time to explore this new tool in the coming days.  Just visit https://beta-encompass.layeredtech.com (log-in using usual username & password) to check it out.  And please, let us know what you think!

Note: For the next 30 days, our old support ticketing system will only be available via the old version of Encompass. Once the Encompass BETA 30-Day Launch is complete, all will be rolled over to our new system.