VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Canadian Web Hosting, the leading provider of web hosting and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions in Canada, announced today the first beta release of their Customer Intelligence Platform Cloudash. This platform brings together their expanded Hosting as a Service (HaaS) platform with deep insights driven by artificial intelligence.

Cloudash is an entirely new way to interact with web hosting and cloud hosting services and is built on React using GraphQL. The platform incorporates Canadian Web Hosting's web hosting services, including Shared Hosting, VPS, Containers, Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage that can be instantly provisioned with a free registered account. React is the same development platform used by leading applications HipChat, Facebook Chat and many others. It delivers proven performance and flexibility for end-users.

This is Canadian Web Hosting's first application built using GraphQL, an open-source data query language that delivers exceptional latency and bandwidth performance. GraphQL incorporates a new microservices architecture, removes the Rest API layer, thereby improving the time for new product updates and makes it easier than ever for customers to write GraphQL queries directly into their applications.

To support end-users, Canadian Web Hosting has added artificial intelligence capabilities to Cloudash, including deep integration of Watson and AI driven communication platforms to help customers receive actionable insights and easily understand their data. Customers have the ability to receive real time insights, regular daily and weekly summaries and ongoing resource audits that help customers understand their usage and how to decrease their overall infrastructure and cloud hosting spend.

"We are excited about our first beta release of Cloudash and the takeaways and actionable insights our customers are benefiting from," said Matt McKinney, Chief Strategy Officer at Canadian Web Hosting. "Whether it is the use of leading-edge artificial technologies or advanced communications, our customers are going to find that our customer intelligence platform delivers real insights including easy to understand reports on their resource usage, quick identification of rogue processes, areas for cost reduction and decreased day-to-day management. Our goal was to make a platform that makes us all smarter and our lives easier."

Canadian Web Hosting's new major release for Cloudash is scheduled for June that will offer additional capabilities around public cloud computing, OpenStack, object storage and so much more. To learn more about Canadian Web Hosting or Cloudash, contact Canadian Web Hosting today at 1-888-821-7888 or by emailing sales@canadianwebhosting.com.

About CANADIAN WEB HOSTING

Since 1998, Canadian Web Hosting has been providing a 100% all Canadian service that delivers on-demand hosting solutions including shared hosting, virtual private servers (VPS), cloud hosting, dedicated servers, and IT as a Service for companies of all sizes. Through the use of innovative technologies and experienced support personnel, they continually focus on helping each customer by offering configurable solutions that are tailored to their exacting business requirements. Canadian Web Hosting guarantees a 100% network uptime, and has certified VMware, Microsoft and Linux professionals available 24/7. New or existing customers can get help by calling 1-888-821-7888 to get basic support. For more advanced technical support, customers can use email, ticketing or real time live chat support with support staff.

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Abacus Group,a leading provider of hosted cloud IT solutions for alternative investment funds, has been recognized as the Best Cloud Hosting Service in the HFM Technologys 2017 US Hedge Fund Technology Awards as well as Best Cyber Security Solution by CTA Intelligence US Services. Both awards were announced in February.

In addition, Abacus has been ranked in the Elite 150 category of CRNs 2017 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list for the second consecutive year.

Abacus Group is honored to have been recognized for its cloud services and MSP offerings by these prestigious industry groups, said Chris Grandi, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Abacus Group. As our business continues to expand globally in the alternative asset management sector, this kind of industry recognition proves the value and effectiveness of our products and services.

TheHedge Fund Technology Awards, announced Feb. 13, recognize and reward IT and software providers serving the hedge fund sector that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past 12 months.

TheCTA Intelligence US Services Awardsrecognition and reward for those CTAs (Commodity Trading Advisors) and managed futures service providers that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past 12 months.

TheMSP500is CRNs annual list recognizing the top managed service providers in North America and the Elite 150 are enterprise-focused resellers that have a significant managed service offering. CRN is a brand of The Channel Company.

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Cloud hosting firm UKFast has continued to talk up the benefits of customers working with local UK cloud providers over foreign tech firms at an event it held in London, which also featured talks from US giants Microsoft, Cisco and VMware.

UKFast's director of enterprise technology Chris Folkerd delivered a keynote address to customers and partners at the Cloud UK Live event in London, during which he reiterated UKFast's "buy British" stance when it comes to cloud technology.

The firm's CEO Lawrence Jones has strongly urged British customers to work with local providers, claiming that only British firms can fully protect British customers' data. He says that even though the likes of Microsoft and AWS have a UK datacentre presence, they are still subject to US law, which could compromise customers' data. This was a theme Folkerd continued in his address.

"Where is my data? This has become a lot more prevalent over the last two years," he said.

"Before, it was sitting in your office - job done. Nowadays, it is becoming a lot more complicated. The cloud opens up opportunities to have access to resources you wouldn't be able to afford otherwise, but at the same time, it comes with risks. When you move data to the cloud, there is a lot more due diligence you need to do than if it were just sitting in your office. Data sovereignty now - with the fall of Safe Harbour and the rise of the Privacy Shield - there are rules and regulations you need to be aware of. And you need to make sure, especially if you operate in certain regulatory environments, that your data is held in the framework you're happy with.

"Who has legal rights to your data? If you're UK-based and hosting with a cloud provider in a different country, even if your data is in the UK, there are opportunities by legal mechanisms for those governments to obtain that data. Are you protected? Does the legal framework your supplier sits under protect your data? Who at the cloud provider can access your data? It's all very well moving your data to the cloud, but you want to make sure you're the only one who has access to that data."

Although UKFast has pointed out issues it sees with customers working with US cloud providers such as Microsoft, it is actually a key partner of the vendor when it comes to SPLA. Microsoft appeared on the Cloud UK Live stage, along with Cisco, VMware and Red Hat. Microsoft's head of technology for partners James Akrigg did not directly address the concerns raised about UK customers working with non-UK providers, but he did say that the number-one question he is asked by customers and partners is 'how secure is your cloud?'.

He also briefly touched on Microsoft's datacentre strategy, showing off photos of some of the firm's datacentre regions.

"Most vendors when they talk about cloud will look wistfully to the sky, as if that's where your data is," he said. "We try to make it a bit more real - this is a collection of pictures of our datacentres. We've made massive investments - 38 regions - combined with the great cloud services from our partners as well."

Elsewhere at the event, Cisco's UK CTO Alison Vincent opened up on the opportunity the vendor sees when it comes to the Internet of Things, which she expanded on in a Q&A with CRN at the event.

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When it comes to digital transformation within the legal sector there are understandably many questions about how to handle sensitive information without compromising client confidentiality. This is also true when dealing with the internet as a whole, but particularly when it comes to cloud computing. In a survey by the Cloud Industry Forum it was revealed that 70% of IT decision makers regarded data security as one of their biggest concerns when deciding whether to move to cloud-based services, up from 61% the year before. Law firms are notoriously cautious about moving to the cloud and whilst many of them are planning to invest in new technology over the next two years, many are concerned about the risks involved with this decision.

The transactional nature of legal services means that IT availability is paramount, and the IT team must protect the business against threats like power outages, ransomware and other malicious attacks. Updating the IT infrastructure that legal firms use to do this, for example by migrating to the cloud, is now becoming key to enhancing operational efficiency, increasing IT security and ensuring the overall future success of individual legal firms.

Advantages of cloud migration

Increasingly, law firms are beginning to migrate to the cloud. Recently, New York law firm Graubard Miller and Thames Valley based solicitor B P Collins, migrated to the iland cloud for both Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service and cloud hosting services. This reflects the overall market need for reliable, secure and cost-efficient IT resilience, particularly in the face of growing business threats.

With the backup and disaster recovery services that are available, migrating to the cloud provides a much safer, secure and compliant option for businesses within the legal sector. Whilst there is still a bit of a misconception that the cloud presents a risk for legal firms, storing confidential data and client information in the cloud is actually a viable security measure protecting against both human and natural disasters.

Graubard Miller, for example, leverages on-demand testing functionality in the cloud to ensure everything will run smoothly should they need to fail over, as well as employing a hybrid cloud solution which seamlessly protects both physical and virtual machines. In addition, features such as role-based access control, two-factor authentication, turnkey security and compliance reports greatly simplify auditing processes and these measures provide an effective, efficient and easy alternative to traditional onsite IT systems.

As with any business, cloud computing offers law firms an effective means for storing large amounts of data in an easily accessible, cost-effective manner. When properly implemented, the cloud enables lawyers to work from anywhere, resulting in increased productivity and an enhanced work-life balance. More cloud providers also now offer cloud management via mobile apps, providing the user with even more freedom to access data. In addition to this, as data can be accessed and shared securely anytime from anywhere, collaboration among lawyers can be significantly improved.

Furthermore, the cloud offers potential cost savings for legal firms. This is largely due to the fact that the cloud reduces the need for in-house servers, therefore cutting down on the high cost of investing in and managing IT hardware. B P Collins, as an SMB who leverages the iland cloud through Managed Service Provider, Wavex, has benefited from opting for pay-as-you-go pricing in the cloud, making a significant saving on their IT infrastructure. Organisations are also often able to outsource cloud and data management to their cloud provider, saving costs and easing the load on their IT teams.

However, it is not a no brainer decision

Migrating to the cloud is not a decision that should be taken lightly, and legal firms must be aware of the options available to them to ensure their journey to cloud is the most secure and compliant it can be.

Law firms should always consider the security measures of a cloud provider when choosing the best option for them. Confidentiality is vital to the lawyer-client relationship, therefore cloud providers must meet international best practices when it comes to complying with rigorous enterprise security and control standards such as data encryption, intrusion detection and vulnerability scanning.

Firms also need to consider data sovereignty and privacy regulations and the implications of the legal domains in which cloud content is stored. Many countries do not allow certain types of data to be stored outside of the country; therefore the firm needs to know where the cloud provider is physically located and whether it provides mitigation strategies to properly safeguard stored data.

Cloud is vital to remain competitive

In order for law firms to remain competitive they must update their technology to ensure their services continue to evolve. As with B P Collins, operating within the cloud enables legal firms to work with individuals and organisations to provide a range of services, from securing international acquisitions to supporting individual needs and safeguarding clients interests.

In this ever more mobile age, lawyers are frequently required to access trial-critical documents on the move, rather than just from the office. This is why its important law firms embrace cloud computing securely to ensure their workforce is working as smartly as possible and their IT systems are highly available. If lawyers are spending a large proportion of their time every week out of the office, the ability to access data becomes a necessity.

Making the decision to adopt a cloud first strategy not only ensures high availability, data protection and increased IT security for legal firms, but also results in considerable IT cost reductions and enhanced lawyer-client collaboration. If technology is utilised well, migration to the cloud can only have a positive impact on the overall operational efficiency and ultimately the success of the firm.

Written by Monica Brink, VP of Marketing EMEA, iland

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