Kate joined LightBound in May 2008. Prior to working with LightBound Kate was employed by Zayo Bandwidth (formerly Indiana Fiber Works) as a Project Manager and OSPM mapping specialist. Kate has an extensive background in fiber optic connectivity and data center operations. Kate resides in Fishers with her two children, Brier and Hadley. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, exercising, and attending sporting events.
LightBound would like to congratulate the City of Anderson
Thursday, January 6, 2011 by
Kate Rance
LightBound would like to congratulate the City of Anderson for a record day of 3000 users logged onto the city's free wifi network that is powered using LightBound's Internet bandwidth over the city's robust fiber plant. andersonwifi@cityofanderson.com
LightBound, your Virtual Service provider, can combine your managed servers hosting, Shared Storage server, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require regardless of their technical expertise.
LightBound December Lunch and Learn
Thursday, November 18, 2010 by
Kate Rance
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VoIP PBX Phone Systems
Thursday, November 18, 2010 by
Kate Rance
With consumer companies such as Skype and Vonage, VoIP is all the buzz these days. What is VoIP? VoIP stands for “Voice over Internet Protocol,” and in its simplest form means you can make telephone calls using your Internet connection. This has the obvious benefits of saving money on phone service, but also offers additional benefits to businesses that use VoIP-enabled phone systems.
VoIP Phone Systems Reduce Phone Bills
The primary benefit of a VoIP Phone System is the ability to make VoIP phone calls, saving up to 70% on phone bills. When businesses aren’t ready to make the jump into a purely VoIP phone service, phone systems such as Fonality PBXtra can be configured to use VoIP selectively for designated calls, such as intra-office, branch office, and international calls.
VoIP Phone Systems Mean Advanced Features
VoIP Phone Systems enable new and improved features that weren’t possible with traditional systems, such as unified messaging (integrated voice/data applications) and support for telecommuters and branch offices. Fonality PBXtra incorporates these VoIP Phone System features plus more. Fonality PBXtra also has web-based administration, proactive monitoring, disaster recovery, HUD presence management, CRM Integration, and FindMe with Boomerang Mobile Integration. And, as Fonality PBXtra releases new features, our customers with support contracts will receive these new features automatically.
VoIP Phone Systems Enable Network Simplicity
VoIP phone systems let businesses use their existing data network for both computers and telephones. In fact, each work station only needs one Ethernet cable, and with built-in Ethernet switches in IP-Phones, the desktop computer shares the one Ethernet drop and plugs right into the phone. This may seem like a simple benefit, but often reduces hefty cabling fees for new offices, and allows offices with existing cabling upgrade to VoIP-enabled phone systems without re-cabling.
Light Bound can be your Virtual Service Provider. We help you answer that email and return the telephone call without worry.
LightBound is your Fonality Authorized Reseller for trixBox Pro Editions for VoIP PBX solutions both hosted and premise based IP Based Telephony with Enterprise, Call Center and UAE (SalesForce and SugarCRM integration) editions.
LightBound, your Virtual Service provider, can combine your managed servers hosting, Shared Storage server, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require regardless of their technical expertise.
LightBound is also expanding. Be on the lookout for our new state of the art 47,000 sq ft. Data Center coming out of the ground and available for occupancy in first or second quarter of 2011.
www.lightbound.net
VoIP Phone Systems Reduce Phone Bills
The primary benefit of a VoIP Phone System is the ability to make VoIP phone calls, saving up to 70% on phone bills. When businesses aren’t ready to make the jump into a purely VoIP phone service, phone systems such as Fonality PBXtra can be configured to use VoIP selectively for designated calls, such as intra-office, branch office, and international calls.
VoIP Phone Systems Mean Advanced Features
VoIP Phone Systems enable new and improved features that weren’t possible with traditional systems, such as unified messaging (integrated voice/data applications) and support for telecommuters and branch offices. Fonality PBXtra incorporates these VoIP Phone System features plus more. Fonality PBXtra also has web-based administration, proactive monitoring, disaster recovery, HUD presence management, CRM Integration, and FindMe with Boomerang Mobile Integration. And, as Fonality PBXtra releases new features, our customers with support contracts will receive these new features automatically.
VoIP Phone Systems Enable Network Simplicity
VoIP phone systems let businesses use their existing data network for both computers and telephones. In fact, each work station only needs one Ethernet cable, and with built-in Ethernet switches in IP-Phones, the desktop computer shares the one Ethernet drop and plugs right into the phone. This may seem like a simple benefit, but often reduces hefty cabling fees for new offices, and allows offices with existing cabling upgrade to VoIP-enabled phone systems without re-cabling.
Light Bound can be your Virtual Service Provider. We help you answer that email and return the telephone call without worry.
LightBound is your Fonality Authorized Reseller for trixBox Pro Editions for VoIP PBX solutions both hosted and premise based IP Based Telephony with Enterprise, Call Center and UAE (SalesForce and SugarCRM integration) editions.
LightBound, your Virtual Service provider, can combine your managed servers hosting, Shared Storage server, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require regardless of their technical expertise.
LightBound is also expanding. Be on the lookout for our new state of the art 47,000 sq ft. Data Center coming out of the ground and available for occupancy in first or second quarter of 2011.
www.lightbound.net
Scale and LightBound announce Scales new NO5 1.5TB Storage Solution with SAN/NAS capabilities
Thursday, November 18, 2010 by
Kate Rance
Scale Computing’s N05 StorageNodes are a unified clustered architecture of both SAN and NAS arrays delivering enterprise features at an affordable price for the SMB market.
The N05 is the ideal solution for entry-level storage. With 2- 500 GB SATA disk drives, a single node stores .5 TB (1TB Raw) and has capacity to grow into the petabyte range. The N05 StorageNodes can also be mixed and matched with Scale’s S-Series StorageNodes, delivering a flexible, scalable solution for your growing storage needs. To add capacity, simply add nodes to the system. Data is automatically striped and mirrored across the cluster delivering migration-less scaling
The N05 includes enterprise-level features at no additional cost and is a true all-in-one solution at an affordable price.
Enterprise-Level Features included:
* Snapshots
* Replication
* Thin Provisioning
* Storage Pooling
* Operates with NFS/CFS/iSCSI
* No single point of failure
Intelligent Clustered Storage
All of Scale Storage Nodes’ are built on Scale’s own ICS Technology, which reduce your costs, add convenience and increase control over your storage needs.
Increase Control
ICS is a true scale-out architecture. It uses software to create a global name space across all nodes in the cluster, thus creating a single cluster with virtually unlimited scalability. The N05 StorageNode allows scalability by as little .5TB per node at a time. Prevent under-utilization and over- provisioning by purchasing only the amount of storage you need when you need it. Additionally, ICS contains its own block replication system. Each node contains the information necessary to access all data blocks simultaneously and can assume responsibility for any other node in the entire cluster, providing transparent fault tolerance at all times.
Reduce Costs
All Scale Computing StorageNodes include features and software expected for enterprise-level storage. The N05 Series provides the capacity needed for small-to-mid-size businesses without sacrificing features. It is also compatible with the S-Series as a need for larger capacity presents itself. Additionally, unlike controller-based systems that typically are programmed to read only nodes of a particular density, Scale’s ICS can accept nodes of multiple densities to the cluster. Nodes purchased today will work with nodes purchased in the future, making the nodes future proof.
Please make sure to keep on calendar LightBound's next Lunch and Learn in September 2010. Topic will be Scale Computing along with LightBound's ability to do Scale to Scale Replication.
LightBound, your Virtual Service provider, can combine your managed servers hosting, Shared Storage server, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require regardless of their technical expertise.
www.lightbound.net
The N05 is the ideal solution for entry-level storage. With 2- 500 GB SATA disk drives, a single node stores .5 TB (1TB Raw) and has capacity to grow into the petabyte range. The N05 StorageNodes can also be mixed and matched with Scale’s S-Series StorageNodes, delivering a flexible, scalable solution for your growing storage needs. To add capacity, simply add nodes to the system. Data is automatically striped and mirrored across the cluster delivering migration-less scaling
The N05 includes enterprise-level features at no additional cost and is a true all-in-one solution at an affordable price.
Enterprise-Level Features included:
* Snapshots
* Replication
* Thin Provisioning
* Storage Pooling
* Operates with NFS/CFS/iSCSI
* No single point of failure
Intelligent Clustered Storage
All of Scale Storage Nodes’ are built on Scale’s own ICS Technology, which reduce your costs, add convenience and increase control over your storage needs.
Increase Control
ICS is a true scale-out architecture. It uses software to create a global name space across all nodes in the cluster, thus creating a single cluster with virtually unlimited scalability. The N05 StorageNode allows scalability by as little .5TB per node at a time. Prevent under-utilization and over- provisioning by purchasing only the amount of storage you need when you need it. Additionally, ICS contains its own block replication system. Each node contains the information necessary to access all data blocks simultaneously and can assume responsibility for any other node in the entire cluster, providing transparent fault tolerance at all times.
Reduce Costs
All Scale Computing StorageNodes include features and software expected for enterprise-level storage. The N05 Series provides the capacity needed for small-to-mid-size businesses without sacrificing features. It is also compatible with the S-Series as a need for larger capacity presents itself. Additionally, unlike controller-based systems that typically are programmed to read only nodes of a particular density, Scale’s ICS can accept nodes of multiple densities to the cluster. Nodes purchased today will work with nodes purchased in the future, making the nodes future proof.
Please make sure to keep on calendar LightBound's next Lunch and Learn in September 2010. Topic will be Scale Computing along with LightBound's ability to do Scale to Scale Replication.
LightBound, your Virtual Service provider, can combine your managed servers hosting, Shared Storage server, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require regardless of their technical expertise.
www.lightbound.net
LightBound Business Continuity
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound offers secure and effective solutions for all of your business continuity needs. By housing all critical servers and network infrastructure at the LightBound data center, your business can rest easy, knowing that it is running with redundant power, cooling, and protected by a SAS70 rated facility.
LightBound - "Service at the speed of light"
- Data center collocation
- Dedicated Internet - Managed & Monitored Voice/Data Circuits Web Hosting
- Business phone service & systems - Virus scanning - SPAM Tagging
- Managed firewall, servers and phone systems
LightBound is expanding
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound recently broke ground on the new data center located at 650 Kentucky Ave. The data center will be over 45,000 sq. ft. Along with the new data center, LightBound is also expanding its current location at 731 West Henry Street, by adding an additional power feed and redundant generator. Construction on the new data center should be completed by mid 2011. The expansion at the current data center will be done by the end of October.
Please contact LightBound for any of your colocation, storage, Internet, and voice needs.
Please contact LightBound for any of your colocation, storage, Internet, and voice needs.
LightBound - "Service at the speed of light"
- Data center collocation
- Dedicated Internet - Managed & Monitored Voice/Data Circuits Web Hosting
- Business phone service & systems - Virus scanning - SPAM Tagging
- Managed firewall, servers and phone systems.
LightBound Business Continuity
Thursday, September 2, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound, an Indiana based Internet and voice provider, specializes in WAN Consolidation and business continuity to insure your business is never interrupted. Using a combination of data center colocation and managed networks, LightBound can offer the best in business continuity. Businesses with multiple locations can benefit with cost and reliability by bringing each locations circuit to the LightBound data center, the Network Operations Center can monitor each circuit for latency and connectivity issues.
Dedicated Servers and Virtualization
Thursday, September 2, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound, an Indiana based manged server host,offers solutions for the small to medium sized business. For those businesses without a full time IT staff or those looking to eliminate the hardware costs and maintenance of their servers, the LightBound virtual server platform is ideal. LightBound uses a robust network of both hardware and software to configure the best solution for each customer's needs.
LightBound Hosted Virtual Services
Monday, June 21, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound offers virtual storage and hosted virtual servers.
LightBound can combine managed services, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require, regardless of their technical expertise.
LightBound Business Continuity
Friday, June 4, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound offers business continuity solutions to fit any size business. Our state of the art data center is on net with nearly 20 major carriers, which allow for redundant circuit paths to fit most disaster recovery needs. We also offer off site data backup service essential for business continuity plans.
LightBound Hosted Virtual Server
Friday, June 4, 2010 by
Kate Rance
I spoke with a potential customer this week who is interested in hosting SQL, Sharepoint, and smart mail servers at our data center using the LightBound Virtualization services. Initially they were interested in only managed server hosting, but realized the hardware cost and maintenance would be a challenge to maintain. I was able to provide a solution using our virtualization and cloud services that would meet both his performance and budgetary needs.
LightBound Storage Area Network Solutions
Monday, May 3, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound's key benefits of a Storage Area Network offer: Scalability, Expert Management, Performance, and Availabiity.
Scalablity allows any size business to purchase only the amount of storage needed and allows for rapid growth, should a need arise.
LightBound's expert management team sets up, monitors and maintains your Storage Area Network. In the event of a problem, our team will take care of the issue and make sure you are kept informed during the entire process.
LightBound's storage area network solutions offers high-performance storage fit for applications and processing databases. LightBound also offers low-performance, dedicated Storage Area Network, you get special-purpose hardware designed for serving data. Your application will experience higher I/O, less latency and provide a better end-user experience.
LightBound's Storage Area Networks is configured with redundancy at every layer; from network switches, through the storage array itself, which ensures your application is always up and running.
LightBound's storage as a service is fit for any size business and service need.
Scalability
The NetApp range is extremely scalable – from the entry-level 2000 series, right up to the enterprise class 6000 series -- which can hold 1176TB of data on a single array.
Expert Management
Our certified storage experts setup, monitor and maintain your Storage Area Network. In the event of a problem, our team will take care of the issue and make sure you are kept informed during the entire process
Performance
High-performance applications, such as transaction processing databases, require I/O that is simply not available through local disks. With a dedicated Storage Area Network, you get special-purpose hardware designed for serving data. Your application will experience higher I/O, less latency and provide a better end-user experience.
Availability
Storage Area Networks can be configured with redundancy at every layer – from the HBAs and network switches, through the storage array itself – which ensures your application is always up and running
LightBound Virtual Servers
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound, a virtual service provider, offers a hosted server solution that allows customers to save money on their server and operation costs. LightBound's hosted virtual server is monitored 24/7 by our Network Operations Center.
LightBound Storage Solutions
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound, a shared storage server provider, offers scalable storage to fit any business needs. Virtual storage can be purchased as-needed, so that it grows with your business. Depending on recovery time needs and the size of the storage, LightBound can customize an ideal storage solution.
LightBound's Suite of Services
Friday, February 12, 2010 by
Kate Rance
With the recent affordability of large Ethernet circuits, services are more affordable to transport over that same circuit. LightBound is able to provide VoIP, Internet access, off site data backup service, and virtual network services over the same circuit, whereas in the past most customers would use several smaller circuits to achieve the same solution.
LightBound Cloud Services
Friday, February 12, 2010 by
Kate Rance
Cloud services offer the latest in virtual network services. LightBound offers Storage Area Network solutions with a secure facility and redundant backups.
LightBound Server Hosting
Thursday, January 14, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound offers small business server hosting at their state of the art data center. LightBound also offers manged server hosting to allow customers to lease the hardware and have a specialist monitor and update each server accordingly.
LightBound VoIP Service
Thursday, January 14, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound, an Indiana VoIP service provider, offers SIP and many other types of voice service.
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) utilizes the same data connection as your internet so that small businesses can save on communication costs.
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) utilizes the same data connection as your internet so that small businesses can save on communication costs.
LightBound Server Hosting
Friday, January 8, 2010 by
Kate Rance
LightBound, an Indiana Server Collocaton provider, also hosts managed servers. Managed Server Hosting is a cost-effective and secure method to house critical devices in LightBound's data center. LightBound can also help save costs of expensive devices, by providing a hosted server solution.
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