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07-21-2010, 07:35 PM #101Web Hosting Guru
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I never said they are a bad host, I just dont want to host with them.
Only fanboys talk of the "SL way". There are numerous other excellent providers out there.
Yes, a LOT of SL customers (including myself) are fanboys. I have been with SL for many years now and know lots of the staff on a personal level. That always changes things.
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07-21-2010, 07:36 PM #102Hello World
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07-21-2010, 07:36 PM #103Newbie
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Wow this is pretty big news.
It makes me wonder if the quality will improve of Softlayer or will it go down hill... Only time will tell I guess!
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07-21-2010, 07:44 PM #104Web Hosting Master
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So GI partners now own theplanet, softlayer and telex.
They are building something.
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07-21-2010, 08:45 PM #105Web Hosting Master
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Telx is it's own thing, they are going public any day now and GI will use their IPO as their exit.
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07-21-2010, 10:19 PM #106WebHosting Master
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07-22-2010, 02:15 AM #107Web Hosting Master
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I think all this talk about anyone coming out of this unharmed is total butt covering , can anyone remember any super large transactions in recent memory that has made this community happy? There have been quite a few total debacles , and when its all said and done , no clients of the companies involved can be sure they will be happy with the new management. The new ownership has to have a plan to pump up revenues , and decrease costs , and most time the 2 do not make for a better client experience. Take Layeredtech for example they used to be super active here on these forums , now they seem to be serving an entirely different market. So clients of the companies involved should be prepared for anything and I mean ANYTHING , new ownership means just that whoever is the CEO is not necessarily the one making the real decisions. The guys with the cash ultimately make the call.
Just my $.02
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07-22-2010, 09:17 AM #108Web Hosting Master
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I'm really wondering what's going to happen.
I've heard that SL will be making an announcement quite soon with regards to what ever is happening.
I've got a gut feeling that something big is about to happen that's going to go in a completely different direction from what anyone is anticipating.█ Matthew Rosenblatt, and I do lots of things.
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07-22-2010, 10:21 AM #109ex. *** *****
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I wouldn't worry, of course they will ensure for a smooth transition. The real question I guess is long term. If there are changes it will be done further down the road, this should be expected. But again, no point dreaming about what if. What if this didn't happen? Things like this happen because they must happen. I have no idea how the business side of this works in this kind of scale, but I wonder how comparable it will be to the EV1Servers + TP years back. Remember that at this point it is all speculation until it is clarified in detail!
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07-22-2010, 12:02 PM #110Web Hosting Evangelist
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big guys are joining forces to kick the small kids.
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07-22-2010, 12:16 PM #111Web Hosting Master
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Do you guys think 100TB will be okay?
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07-22-2010, 12:32 PM #112Web Hosting Master
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Maybe 100tb.com will pick up a cage at AtlantaNap
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07-22-2010, 12:56 PM #113Web Hosting Master
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07-22-2010, 12:59 PM #114Web Hosting Master
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Don't think Atlantanap would like that...
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07-22-2010, 01:07 PM #115Web Hosting Master
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This has already been mentioned...
Lance will stay on as CEO. The SoftLayer brand will be the parent / senior brand as it is growing and has (or at least is perceived to have) better technology.
Whether ThePlanet's management services (bearing in mind they bought Touch Support) are integrated to give SoftLayer a better managed presence remains to be seen. This would no doubt piss off a lot of the SL resellers who add value to SL servers by managing them.Matthew Russell | Namecheap
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07-22-2010, 01:33 PM #116Web Hosting Evangelist
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I don't believe The Planet still owns Touch Support from what I have been hearing as of late.
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07-22-2010, 01:37 PM #117Always there
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This was totally predictable in my opinion. Maybe not exactly the Softlayer/ThePlanet buyout but behind the screens a lot is happening.
I predict that the near future will show many of these mergers or buyouts. Did we not hear a few months ago from a leaked Email that one of the better known providers in webhostingtalk has cashflow problems? they not unique and certainly not alone.
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07-22-2010, 02:24 PM #118Web Hosting Master
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A merger will make them a competitor closer to 1and1.com
As per http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/a...t-web-servers/
1and1 has 70000 servers and TP has 48500 with SL at 21000
48500+21000 = 69500
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07-22-2010, 02:24 PM #119Web Hosting Master
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Lance posted it - more or less word by word - on the softlayer forums in a statement.
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07-22-2010, 02:25 PM #120Web Hosting Master
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Those server #'s are very outdated...
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07-22-2010, 02:26 PM #121Always there
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Afaik OVH was at 75000 servers many months ago and grows with at least 2500 servers / month.
To say the least. They are also not accurate, additionally they are missing many dedicated server providers that are between the 10 000 and 100 000 servers.█ Swiftway.net Your Business deserves our Quality - Experts on Hand since 2005. Europe & US locations, we operate our own network AS35017 Support response time <15 minutes 24/7
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07-22-2010, 02:39 PM #122Web Hosting Master
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07-22-2010, 02:42 PM #123Web Hosting Guru
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07-22-2010, 02:49 PM #124Always there
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07-22-2010, 03:38 PM #125Hello World
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Take alook at this
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Facebook has more than softlayer...
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