We’ve regularly talked about the proven advantages of computing in a cloud environment. By now, we’re guessing you’re pretty familiar with the litany of cloud computing advantages: no CapEx costs, fixed OpEx costs, the ability to scale your infrastructure to quickly meet your changing requirements—allowing you to focus your internal resources on your core capabilities while outsourcing IT functions to an external expert, and more.

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This week, we formally opened our newest Windstream Data Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. It’s a state-of-the-art data center facility, designed to meet the growing business demand for cloud-based and dedicated managed services.  And it underscores our commitment to our growing business customer base nationwide.

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In late 2011, Windstream acquired $2.3 billion telecommunications services provider PAETEC. This move made Windstream the fourth largest enterprise-focused technology and communications company in the United States. To better understand the changes that have taken place at Windstream, John Leach, Executive Vice President of Business Sales, and Mike Shippey, Senior Vice President of Carrier Services, answer some questions about the impact of the acquisition.

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Meeting customers’ technology needs today and in the future is a Windstream priority, and the recent acquisition of PAETEC aligns with that focus. How? The acquisition allowed Windstream to significantly increase fiber route miles, ultimately helping businesses across the country operate more efficiently. Our newest WINing Numbers blog is dedicated to this vital advantage—our nationwide fiber-optic network spanning more than 100,000 route miles across the country. With an unparalleled mixture of metro, long-haul and diverse routes, Windstream’s fiber network delivers high-capacity capabilities and a robust portfolio of advanced data, voice and network services that are dependable and provide value to customers—whether you’re looking to build into a facility or expand your current network.

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If you run a small or medium-sized business, you’ve probably experienced a pain or two of frustration after reading story after story about how you should be implementing a complete disaster recovery plan. These stories are inevitably filled with great tips, but many businesses don’t have the resources or capital to implement them.

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If I've learned anything over my several years in this business, it's that technology changes quickly, but mindsets change far more slowly. And what's happening in the world of cloud computing is a perfect example.

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The year 2012 is going to look quite different for Windstream compared to previous years. With the acquisition of PAETEC completed in December 2011, we now have a shifted focus. Windstream began as a primarily residential-focused ILEC just five years ago, and has evolved into a nationwide enterprise-focused communications services provider. In fact, our business customers include 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.

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For a high-growth market, the cloud industry is remarkably lacking in standardized terminology to describe what we are offering. Pundits often talk about the cloud turning computing into a standardized utility service, but at the moment the industry has not yet created the vocabulary and taxonomy that would enable customers to buy computing services based on well-understood composition. So businesses need to push their service providers for details on what exactly they are getting.

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In a game that came down to several key plays and ignited the Twitter world with a record-breaking 12,233 tweet per second, the New York Giants became Super Bowl champions. The Giants cited their preparation and determination as a key element in their success as well as the ability to develop a game plan and to stick to it.

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There are significant changes coming to the Internet in 2012 and the years to come.  For years, IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) has been the primary protocol used to reach content on the Internet, but Internet Service Providers as well as Content Service Providers are facing the growing problem of IPv4 depletion.

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