Online Social Peering Provider Leverages ViaWest’s KINECTed™ Cloud to
Increase Performance and Scale On-Demand
- ViaWest increases SympIT’s website performance by more than 50%
- ViaWest’s KINECTed™ Cloud provides scalable, flexible IT solution
- ViaWest’s personalized configurations ensure most optimal solution
Denver, CO – September 5, 2012 – ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed services providers in North America, announces that it has been selected by SympIT to provide flexible cloud computing services with its KINECTed™ Cloud solution. SympIT utilizes ViaWest’s cloud solution to increase performance and leverage a scalable path for future growth.
As a social peering, collaboration and referral site for the information technology industry, SympIT requires high availability and performance to ensure its end users receive a high-quality experience. SympIT integrates with other social networking sites to enable technology-related posts, forums, questions and recommendations. The company’s platform interconnects existing communities of buyers, sellers and users of technology hardware, software and services.
“ViaWest was the clear winner when deciding on a long-term partner to entrust our growing business,” states Seth Patterson, Co-Founder and Partner at SympIT. “Our choice was not only due to ViaWest’s advanced data centers and breadth of services, but also to the company’s experienced technical teams.”
“By migrating to ViaWest’s cloud computing platform, our website performance increased by over 50%, with our webpages loading much more quickly than before,” continues Patterson. “With KINECTed™ Cloud we are well-positioned to scale on-demand to meet future performance expectations.”
“ViaWest offers a consultative approach to client solutions,” comments Margie Sims, Regional Vice President of Sales for ViaWest. “Each client’s business challenges and requirements are carefully considered. With innovative companies such as SympIT, our personalized approach ensures we design a solution that optimizes the end user’s overall experience. We look forward to a long-standing relationship with SympIT and are honored to be selected by a local technology leader.”
Engineered for flexibility, KINECTed™ Cloud offers organizations cost-effective access to a dynamic pool of computing, storage and networking resources. Clients have the ability to leverage ViaWest’s highly skilled experts who consult on the best overall solution, and all platform offerings are structured under either a reserved resource or flexible pay-as-you-go pricing program.
SympIT plans to launch enhancements in 3Q/4Q 2012 that will further enable a rating system of IT services and technology organizations so users can quickly assess which companies best fit their IT needs. For more information on SympIT, please visit https://sympsocial.com
To find out how to execute a successful cloud strategy for your organization, download ViaWest’s white paper here: http://www.viawest.com/media-center/whitepapers/maximizing-cloud-resources
For more information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com.
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About ViaWest
ViaWest is one of the largest privately held data center service providers in North America. They provide colocation, complex hosting, cloud and managed services to businesses of all sizes nationwide. ViaWest owns and operates 23 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, delivering high-quality, flexible solutions designed to support customers’ unique business needs. For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com or call 1-877-448-9378.
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