DES MOINES, Iowa — October 10, 2023 — Lightedge, a leading provider of secure cloud and colocation for nearly three decades, launches its most powerful cloud offering to date. Lightedge Cloud combines the scalability and efficiency of the public cloud with enhanced security typically associated with the private cloud, layering in the company’s robust connectivity…
As the data economy grows and the pace of digital transformation accelerates, executives are contending with a business environment where dependable and flexible IT infrastructure is crucial. In turn, data storage costs continue to exponentially rise. How and where teams manage data significantly impacts company operations, and more importantly, business growth and performance. Chief among…
How to protect your future data center When you’re ready to select a partner site for data center colocation and disaster recovery, protection from environmental risks should be the criteria you evaluate first. Why? While security, bandwidth, uptime and efficiency measures are vital to data center management, Mother Nature is a wild card that has…
What is an IT Standard Operating Procedure (IT SOP)? IT SOPs (IT standard operating procedures) are detailed, written documents that describe specific IT department and data center procedures. While executing them may seem mundane, IT SOPs are the key to creating and maintaining uniform, reliable outcomes for your data center functions. Whether you’re onboarding new…
Prior to COVID-19, business continuity was a growing concern for organizations. Risks such as fire, flood, security incidents, data breaches, and even extremes like terrorism, were concerning. COVID-19 brought business continuity to a whole different level. Organizations had to shuffle resources to ensure employees were still equipped to perform their jobs without limiting their services….
Ever wonder why DDoS protection & mitigation is important? As a result of such attacks, Lightedge has emerged as a leader in the field. Lightedge provides top notch network safeguards. Lightedge’s mitigation steps assist in ensuring business continuity. You may find yourself asking what different types of DDoS attacks are out there? Do you wonder…
Lightedge & Synetic Technologies Divert 6,800 Pounds of e-Waste from Landfill and Contribute to Reforestation Program Companies’ Client Earth Day Initiative Supported Circular Computing™ Ecosystem DES MOINES, Iowa — May 31, 2022 — Lightedge, a leading provider of colocation, cloud, and managed service solutions, partnered with Synetic Technologies to recycle 6,800 pounds of e-waste and…
It’s two o’clock in the morning and your server just went down. It’s stuck in a boot loop and you can’t access it through a remote desktop. You have two options: 1. You can get up, put on pants, drive down to your office, access the server room, then locate the device in question,…
We’re all breathing a sigh of relief as we navigate our businesses out of COVID restrictions and back toward normalcy, but it’s important that we remember the lessons learned during two years of mask mandates and sanitation protocols. Onsite nurses, temperature screening, contact tracing and maintaining visitor logs can place an extra burden on already-taxed…
Lightedge Announces Acquisition of NFINIT DES MOINES, IA, April 26, 2022 – Lightedge, a leading provider of colocation, cloud, and managed service solutions, announced today the acquisition of NFINIT, an infrastructure solutions provider based in San Diego. This is Lightedge’s second acquisition over the last year, further positioning the organization as a leader in…