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Post by: Mark Staudinger This blog is Part 2 of a two-part series Previously, we took a look at Shellshock and how it has wreaked havoc on thousands of computers over the past few weeks, making it easy for hackers to gain control over websites and computers systems.  NYI designed its Fault Tolerant Web (FTW) serviceRead more

Post by: Mark Staudinger This blog is Part 1 of a two-part series  The “Big 3” benefits to NYI’s Fault Tolerant Web (FTW) service are Speed, Stability, and Security.  Depending on the day, one of these three might seem to be more important; but when a newly discovered vulnerability like ShellShock is turned into anRead more

By Mark Staudinger VP of Systems Architecture The frequency of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks is on the rise – with an estimated 28 attacks occurring every hour as reported by eWeek.  Hackers are getting more creative, malicious and persistent – making it difficult for companies to protect their IT environments. Most companies, if they haven’t already,Read more

Last Friday NYI joined Peak for a special event at the Yale Club. The occasion was “Hot Tech Trends” hosted by the Wall Street Technology Association. As it was our first time speaking at an WSTA event, we were impressed by the quality of attendees. Not only were there other leading vendors, but we got aRead more

NEW YORK, NY September 4, 2013—NYI (www.nyi.net), a pioneer of customized infrastructure solutions since 1996, was selected to provide online infrastructure support for the Billboard Music Awards 2013, May 19 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The solution included a robust, scalable platform to support a dynamic production environment with both liveRead more

This July 4th, NYI Celebrates a New Freedom This year, the Fourth of July brings something different. Sure, there will be hotdogs, hamburgers, fireworks and all the usual things we associate with the birthday of this great nation. At NYI, though, we will also welcome a new kind of freedom, a freedom unlike any you’veRead more

NYI’s Phillip Koblence recently posted the following: “Last week, Morgan Stanley had everyone talking with a new report that predicted, by 2022, Amazon Web Services would take over the IT services market with its retail approach to public cloud. If you think AWS is big now, the report suggests, just wait until it forces out Read more

The Cloud has been forefront in our minds for the past several years. What started as a friction-free solution to all our problems and some of the most tortured metaphors in recent marketing history has gotten a lot more realistic as of late. For those of you paying attention, the Cloud has picked up anRead more

Yesterday, the Internet was abuzz with the news that Google was shutting down Google Reader and several other apps whose popularity was waning. Some would call this an unnecessary move by a company with more money than God; others, NYI included, would see it as some early Spring cleaning. In the course of our technicalRead more

AFCOM President Tom Roberts contributed a wonderful opinion piece to Data Center Knowledge the other day, “A Great Time to be in the Data Center Industry.” Here is our favorite part–in the final section, Partners Abound: “The good news is you won’t have any problem finding companies that not only speak our language, but doRead more