Only Data Services Provider in Tri-County Area to Pass April 24, 2013 SAN LUIS OBIPSO, CA – Digital West Networks, Inc., which provides commercial-grade Internet connectivity, colocation and cloud services to businesses, has successfully completed a Type I SOC 2 examination. The exam, known as SSAE 16, which stands for Statement on Standards for Attestation [...]
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Power, Pollution and the Internet
September 26th, 2012 
Digital West Networks Inc. Although this article makes some pretty large assumptions, it is true that older data centers were not built with efficiencies in mind. Most of them require that for every Amp of electricity used to power a computer, the data center uses another 1.5 Amps of power for cooling and lights. That’s a 150% increase in [...]
San Luis Obispo Data Centers – the Back Story
July 1st, 2012 Digital West Networks Inc. Data Center History Data centers have their roots in the huge computer rooms of the early ages of the computing industry. Early computer systems were complex to operate and maintain, and required a special environment in which to operate. Many cables were necessary to connect all the components, and methods to accommodate and organize these [...]
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February 22nd, 2011 Digital West Networks Inc. What is Digital West doing to ensure Green practices in the Data Center? – SLAs (no, not Service Level Agreements – Batteries!): Between the loss of utility power and the cutover to generator power, there must be power stored somewhere. There are only a few realistic options, and SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) Batteries are the [...]