Evert Van NieKerk Assumes Role as Head of Dedicated Server and Colocation Provider CalPOP

He was the President of CalPOP, now Evert Van Niekerk has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for the fast-growing dedicated server and colocation provider as well.
By: CalPOP
 
LOS ANGELES - Sept. 17, 2014 - PRLog -- “We’ve been one of the leading providers of affordable server hosting,” said Evert Van Niekerk, President of CalPOP, a Dedicated Server and Colocation Provider. “Now with the anticipated explosion of cloud computing we’re going to see a new wave of phenomenal growth.  I’m taking on both job titles because I know the technology and I know my customers.  I want to provide them the best possible service and technology as they move their assets to the cloud.”

Van Niekerk, South African born entrepreneur, founded CalPOP in 2001 when the hosting industry was in its infancy.  Back then, CalPOP had 2 employees and its hosting capabilities were confined to a single rack of servers.  Today, the company has 15 employees and boasts 5,000 standalone servers and is one of the largest dedicated server and colocation providers in California.  Van Niekerk, who assumed the title of CEO and President as of August 1st, 2014, has a clear vision of CalPOP’s future, including:

Cloud Computing – While many hosting company are providing public cloud computing services, CalPOP plans to become the brand name provider of Private Cloud computing service, which will ensure that customer data is more secure compared with other hosting companies that are focused on providing shared resources.

Enterprise Dedicated Servers – Because business owners want their hosted servers to be faster and more powerful, CalPOP will offer customers E5 and E7 series Intel Xeon Processors.

Co-Location – CalPOP has been a leading Colocation provider in Los Angeles, housing its servers in the 600 W. 7th building owned by Digital Realty, considered to be one of the 3 best data center buildings in Los Angeles.

Data Security – All pending changes to CalPOP services, from cloud computing, dedicated servers, and co-location, will be driven by the overriding concern to protect a customer’s digital assets.  Client’s will not be sharing resources and will have full control over their security.  They’ll be able to access their servers through a control panel, they’ll have cloud-based backup, redundant solutions, and their IP addresses will be protected.  These are services most hosting companies do not provide.

Van Niekerk, like CalPOP customers, is especially excited about the possibilities of cloud computing.  “Businesses want cloud-based, redundant, backup solutions and data storage instead of dedicated drives,” said Van Niekerk. “Imagine an office with no hard drives, that’s the business environment of the future thanks to the cloud.”  In the simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive.   If you use a smartphone, tablet or web browser, you’re already using the cloud.   If you’re using online services like Dropbox or Apple’s iCloud or watching “House of Cards” on Netflix, you’re using the cloud there too.  Companies, by contrast, continue buying their own machines for corporate data centers, their data is local and stored on a hard drive that they own.  But Industry analysts predict this is about to change with companies like CalPOP leading the way.

Industry analysts at IDC predict that if largely cloud-based products like mobile apps, big data, and social media are counted, over the next six years almost 90 percent of new spending on Internet and communications technologies will be on cloud-based technology.  And cloud computing is big business: McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, claims that 80 percent of large companies  surveyed in North America are either looking at using cloud services—or already have. The market is on its way to generating $100 billion a year.

As he takes on two job titles, Van Niekerk vows to lead his team and the industry in providing customers with the best cloud computing, dedicated server, and colocation services and technology.

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