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  • A Silver Lining for the Cloud: VTCRC’s Profile Article on Brush Mountain

    We’re kind of excited to have been profiled this month by the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center! Of course they are happy to brag a little too – we are after all located in their park, and together we make a great solution for other tech focused organizations looking for the complete package of location…

  • Brush Mountain Data Center Open House & Showcase Coming December 10th

    Brush Mountain Data Center will be hosting an Open House & Ribbon Cutting on December 10th from 11:30 to 1 PM at the Lakeview Conference Room at 2200 Kraft Dr in the VT Corporate Research Center.  This event will showcase the completely upgraded Brush Mountain Data Center and the launch of their new FLXCloud service.…

  • When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 3 of 3)

    When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 3 of 3)

    In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the increasing complexity of information systems that in turn drives up costs.  In Part 2 I addressed the issue of staffing and planning for the skill sets needed to support this increased complexity so your organization can meet its needs. In this final installment on our “Key…

  • When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 2 of 3)

    When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 2 of 3)

    In Part 1 of this series we discussed Cost and its frequent companion: Complexity.  Now in Part 2, I’ll discuss another key component of our assessment guidelines; namely staffing and acquiring just-in-time skillsets. Talent Availability (The Cost to Have Enough) In the previous post, I talked about the increasing specialization of IT skill sets.  It’s…

  • When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 1 of 3)

    When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 1 of 3)

    So – let’s ask the question:  when is hosting your data or IT systems the right decision?  The answer? It almost always comes to down to reducing cost, risk or both. Cost comes in several forms.  Some expenses are easily quantifiable on a P&L sheet, and some are qualitative – where the impact can add…

  • Updates and Upgrades All Around

    Updates and Upgrades All Around

    It’s been a busy time since Brush Mountain Data Center changed hands earlier this spring.  We’ve been doing a LOT behind the scenes to upgrade and enhance our systems, processes and services; and now the results of all that hard work is about to become more visible! In parallel to helping a number of new…

  • ALI Acquires Brush Mountain Data Center

    ALI Acquires Brush Mountain Data Center

    Advanced Logic Industries (ALI) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Brush Mountain Data Center. This regional IT data center has been providing private cloud services and data hosting from its location at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (CRC) in Blacksburg since 2006. Click Here to read more about ALI acquiring Brush Mountain…

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