Archive for 2013
Cloud Servers vs. Clustered Cloud Servers: Which Should You Choose?
Applied Innovations offers two types of Cloud Servers – Cloud Servers and Clustered Cloud Servers. Cloud Servers are virtual machines that are located on a single physical server, while Clustered Cloud Servers sit on top of a cluster of multiple physical machines (also known as nodes). Customers often ask us which type of server would…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Social Media: Position Your Business for Success Today
In the beginning, social media was an exciting, brand new platform that emphasized human connection across time and continents. Aside from sharing and engaging with friends and family, users could get real business recommendations from real people instead of faceless companies. As time went on and more people joined social networks, businesses took notice and…
Read MoreIntroducing Our Easy DNN Upgrader
The benefits of hosting your DotNetNuke website with Applied Innovations just got even better – introducing the new Easy DNN Site Upgrader, an easy-to-use tool that makes upgrading your DotNetNuke-hosted site easier than ever before. Applied Innovations partnered with Papayas Incorporated to bring you this revolutionary new tool that makes installing upgrades a breeze. With…
Read MoreA Microsoft Hosting Summit Recap
Each year Microsoft holds their annual Hosting Summit in the Seattle area and this year marked my 6th year attending on behalf of Applied Innovations. The hosting summit is an opportunity for Microsoft to meet with their top hosting partners, about 400 were invited out of the 2500 active hosting partners. What’s most interesting about…
Read MoreWe’ve Launched New Firewall & VPN Solutions
Applied Innovations is now offering new firewall protection and Virtual Private Network solutions. Firewalls exist to help protect businesses from hackers, viruses and unauthorized server access. All Applied Innovations servers come with a 7-Point Security Solution and now we offer Virtual Firewalls that provide further infrastructure protection. Applied Innovations offers two firewall plans: virtual firewalls…
Read MoreIntroducing Jennifer Cooley, Account Manager at Applied Innovations
Fearless Editor sat down with Jennifer Cooler, Account Manager at Applied Innovations, to talk about teamwork, couponing and her shocking aversion to chocolate. Fearless Editor: Let’s get the basics out of the way first. When did you start at Applied Innovations? Jennifer Cooley: I started in the Accounts Receivable department in August 2010. I worked…
Read MoreAnnouncing a New Cloud Server Offering
Great news, Applied Innovations expanded our services to include a new class of economical Cloud Servers! While we have offered highly available, managed Clustered Cloud Servers for over four years, on top of the Windows Server platform; the new Cloud Servers are built on top of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and leverage the increased scale/performance…
Read More10 Lessons I learned at the Masters
Last month I was fortunate to be invited to attend two days of the Masters Tournament practice rounds in Augusta, Ga as part of Intel’s Executive Networking Series. While there I took advantage of the opportunity to network with executives from companies such as Intel, IBM and HP but I’m also a creature of observation…
Read MoreSouthern Fried DNN Recap
In April we had the pleasure of attending Southern Fried DNN in Charlotte, North Carolina. Applied Innovations participated as a platinum sponsor and had a great time attending training/sessions, networking with attendees at our fun “photo booth”, and even participating in the infamous bull riding competition. I was lucky enough to be able to attend…
Read MoreFarewell to WebsiteSpark and the Expression Suite
Back in September of 2009 Microsoft developed a program called WebsiteSpark. WebsiteSpark was meant to drive developer interest into the Windows Web Platform and drive awareness to the Microsoft Expression family of products. Recently Microsoft announced that the Expression family of products would be changing as they worked towards unifying their development tools and moving…
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