In the category of product owners, I don’t think you can beat Michael Daudignon of iWeb. Most product owners have a vision of the product, and yes most are passionate, but only a few take it personally as much as Michael, who decided to sing about the joy and merriness that the Smart Server brings. [...]
Upcoming: TheBugHunt with mTrip, iWeb, matchFWD and ArtSumo
For those interested in application usability, and also those interested in hooking up with technology companies, a bug hunt event is scheduled this thursday July 28th, 6pm at Notman House (51 Sherbrooke west). Like in previous editions, the idea is simple: have a diverse panel of users go through your application, at the same time, [...]
iWeb Technologies valued at $47M, will undergo privatization
iWeb Technologies, one of the largest web hosting companies in Canada with four data centers, has been on TSX.V Ventures since late 2004. It also received $22M funding from Goldman Sachs over past years, to support the development of new data centers and hiring efforts. Recently, iWeb made also headlines for its R&D efforts, with [...]
Fire starts near data center; 3000 servers down
Last night was a test for iWeb Technologies support team. A fire broke near their iWeb-CL data center, and as a result, power supply was spotty. In such a scenario, and to prevent any sudden power outage for hosted servers, generators are started and iWeb waits for HydroQuébec to provide again regular electricity. iWeb was [...]
iWeb launches SmartServers, dedicated servers with cloud features
First a disclaimer: I’ve been involved with iWeb in the early stage of this project, in product design. I believe though that the following is a impartial review! For those who are unaware of it, iWeb is a web hosting provider, based in Montréal. They own and run their own data centers, setting them apart [...]
