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TechStars Cloud @ SoftLayer – DAL05 Data Center Tour
Last week was HUGE for the inaugural class of companies in the TechStars Cloud accelerator in San Antonio. The program’s three-month term concluded with “Demo Day” on Wednesday where all of the...
View ArticleFrom “Computer Guy” to SoftLayer Server Build Technician
As I sat down to brainstorm ideas for this blog, I began to think about where I was when I started a few years ago and where I am now. When I was hired, I knew next to nothing about the inner-workings...
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What Does Automation Look Like?
Innovation. Automation. Innovation. Automation. Innovation. Automation. That’s been our heartbeat since SoftLayer was born on May 5, 2005. The “Innovation” piece is usually the most visible component...
View ArticleMy First Week as a SLayer in San Jose
As I write this post, I’m finishing my first week as an employee with SoftLayer. It might seem premature, but I think it’s safe to say that it’s the best job I’ve ever had. My friend Marcos gave me a...
View ArticleProud to be a SLayer
Changing a career can be a challenge, especially when it feels like you are starting from scratch. I know that feeling well. I’d always been interested in networking, IT and cloud computing, but it...
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An Insider’s Look at SoftLayer’s Growth in Amsterdam
Last week, SoftLayer was featured on the NOS national news here in the Netherlands in a segment that allowed us to tell our story and share how we’re settling into our new Amsterdam home. I’ve only...
View ArticleWhen Opportunity Knocks
I’ve been working in the web hosting industry for nearly five years now, and as is the case with many of the professionals of my generation, I grew up side by side with the capital-I Internet. Over...
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The Human Element of SoftLayer – DAL05 DC Operations
One of the founding principles of SoftLayer is automation. Automation has enabled this company to provide our customers with a world class experience, and it enables employees to provide excellent...
View ArticleSoftLayer ‘Cribs’≡ DAL05 Data Center Tour
The highlight of any customer visit to a SoftLayer office is always the data center tour. The infrastructure in our data centers is the hardware platform on which many of our customers build and run...
View ArticleData Center Power-Up: Installing a 2-Megawatt Generator
When I was a kid, my living room often served as a “job site” where I managed a fleet of construction vehicles. Scaled-down versions of cranes, dump trucks, bulldozers and tractor-trailers littered the...
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