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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center provider RagingWire announced on Wednesday that it successfully completed its SSAE 16 Type II audit. According to the press release, the audit was completed for the period between September 1, 2010, and August 31, 2011, and covers its CA1 and CA2 facilities in northern California. RagingWire says it will begin the SSAE 16 audit process at its new VA1 data center in Ashburn, Virginia, upon its completion during Q1 2012.

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Technology giant HP announced on Wednesday from the HP DISCOVER Vienna conference it has launched a series of cloud solutions and new offerings that advance deployment of private, public and hybrid clouds, enabling enterprises, service providers and governments to capitalize on emerging market opportunities. The new offerings build on HP`s Converged Infrastructure solutions in networking, security and scalable computing that significantly enhance the delivery of application services to business. HP Cloud Solutions provide the hardware, software, services and programs that enable service providers, enterprises and governments to rapidly and securely deliver IT as a service. 

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center provider QTS announced on Wednesday that it has been registered as Safe Harbor compliant. Enforced by the US Federal Trade Commission and Department of Transportation, Safe Harbor assures that QTS adheres to the highest levels of privacy protection set by the European Union. This certification comes a couple weeks after QTS Atlanta Metro data center achieved LEED Gold Certification. According to the press release, Safe Harbor status indicates that QTS meets the EU's seven principles of privacy protection so customers can be assured that QTS' interactions with EU companies that involve the transfer of EU personal data will not be hindered between the US and EU, where different privacy protections are in place.

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK data center operator Infinity announced on Wednesday it has named John Belton to head its delivery organization and manage Infinity's $785 million capital program over the next three years. The move comes a few weeks after Infinity announced it would expand its data center footprint with the acquisition of a new facility in Slough, UK. Belton joins Infinity after 10 years at mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy Hurley Palmer Flatt where he served as executive director.

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A new study finds that integration is the biggest sales obstacle for SaaS and cloud vendors. According to the study by consulting group THINKStrategies and cloud integration provider MuleSoft, 90 percent of respondents consider integration to be key in winning new customers. The report finds that as cloud adoption increases, customer expectations are changing. As such, SaaS and cloud providers are taking on many of the integration burdens previously held by end-users. While failing to offer integration can create customer support issues as well as negatively affect sales, offering integration capabilities can create a competitive edge for cloud providers. The press release fails to describe the size of the sample, or how the respondents submitted feedback, but overall Saas and cloud vendors say that more than half of customers require integration and that it is the most time-consuming aspect of customer implementation.