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PEER 1 started in 1999 by two businessmen, Lance Tracey and Mark Teolis, who wanted to make the [[Internet]] available and affordable for companies of all sizes. |
PEER 1 started in 1999 by two businessmen, Lance Tracey and Mark Teolis, who wanted to make the [[Internet]] available and affordable for companies of all sizes. |
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[[Dominic Monkhouse]] joined PEER 1 in January 2009, and is the current UK Managing Director of the PEER 1 and [[ServerBeach]] operations in the United Kingdom. Dominic also held the role of Managing Director at [[Rackspace]] EMEA from 2001 - 2006. During that time grew the company from four employees to 150, and grew annual revenues from ￡595k to ￡25m. |
[[Dominic Monkhouse]] joined PEER 1 in January 2009, and is the current UK Managing Director of the PEER 1 and [[ServerBeach]] operations in the United Kingdom. At PEER 1, Dominic is responsible for sales, marketing and service delivery across the UK business and ultimately ensuring excellent customer satisfaction. Dominic also held the role of Managing Director at [[Rackspace]] EMEA from 2001 - 2006. During that time grew the company from four employees to 150, and grew annual revenues from ￡595k to ￡25m. |
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Under his management, [[Rackspace]] was recognised as one of the most outstanding workplaces in Europe, and won several service awards for its Fanatical Support TM. These included the Financial Times (2005 and 2006)<ref name="test 2"> [http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=rackspace&id=070502012713&ct=0 Financial Times award]</ref> and Sunday Times (2006) Best Place to Work Awards)<ref name="test 3"> [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article734838.ece Sunday Times Best Places to Work]</ref>, and the prestigious UNISYS/Management Today Service Excellence Awards (2003, 2004 and 2005))<ref name="test 4">[http://offlinehbpl.hbpl.co.uk/misc/TM/SpecialIssues/MTSupp_SE_2005.pdf Management Today Service Excellence Awards]</ref>. In 2005 [[Rackspace]] won the UNISYS/Management Today overall award for Service Excellence, ahead of Virgin Mobile and Prudential Insurance. |
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Dominic is regularly interviewed by and quoted in business and technology publications including the [[Financial Times]], Data Centre Dynamics, and Computer Business Review. |
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Dominic has a BSc in Agricultural and Food Marketing from Newcastle and a MBA from Sheffield Business School. Dominic is a regular public speaker on creating great places to work and achieving continuous client satisfaction. He is also an assessor on the Sunday Times Customer Experience Awards.<ref name="test 5"> [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article3479058.ece Sunday Times Customer Experience Awards]</ref> |
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Dominic regularly comments on the IT industry via his blog, titled ‘Dom’s Blog: The Impossibly Interesting and Irritating.’<ref name="test 6"> [http://dommonkhouse.wordpress.com/ Dom’s Blog: The Impossibly Interesting and Irritating]</ref> |
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== '''Recent News''' == |
== '''Recent News''' == |
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In February 2009, PEER 1 released three short videos for a "One Million Hits"<ref name="test |
In February 2009, PEER 1 released three short videos for a "One Million Hits"<ref name="test 7"> [http://www.youtube.com/scalablehosting PEER 1 "Million Hits" 30-second commercials]</ref> campaign to get the word out about IT preparedness in a humorous way by asking, "Is your business ready for a million hits?" In 2007, the company put out the first in another series of video shorts called "Growing Pains,"<ref name="test 8"> [http://www.techvibes.com/blog/peer-1s-growing-pains PEER 1's Growing Pains]</ref> to illustrate real life common hosting issues in a similar, comical way.<br> |
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The company officially announced its customer support guarantee, FirstCall Support, which promises to provide answers and solutions on a managed hosting customer’s first call to the company. <ref name=”test |
The company officially announced its customer support guarantee, FirstCall Support, which promises to provide answers and solutions on a managed hosting customer’s first call to the company. <ref name=”test 9”>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/012909_PEER_1_Announces_Customer_Support_Guarantee PEER 1 Announces Customer Support Guarantee]</ref><br> |
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The [[Vancouver Sun]] recognized it as one of the fastest-growing BC-area companies in October 2008. <ref name="test |
The [[Vancouver Sun]] recognized it as one of the fastest-growing BC-area companies in October 2008. <ref name="test 10">[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/features/businessbc/index.html Top 100: Business B.C.]</ref> |
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== '''References''' == |
== '''References''' == |
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* [http://www.peer1.com PEER 1 Web site]<br /> |
* [http://www.peer1.com PEER 1 Web site]<br /> |
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* [http://www.serverbeach.com ServerBeach Web site] |
* [http://www.serverbeach.com ServerBeach Web site] |
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* [http://dommonkhouse.wordpress.com Dom Monkhouse's blog] |
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Revision as of 11:31, 8 May 2009
| Company type | Public Company (TSX: PIX) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Web Hosting IT Infrastructure |
| Founded | 1999 |
Key people | Fabio Banducci, CEO Gary Sherlock, EVP and CFO Robert Miggins, SVP Business Development Rajan Sodhi, VP of Marketing Lance Tracey and Mark Teolis, co-founders Dominic Monkhouse, UK MD |
| Website | http://www.PEER1.com |
PEER 1 provides web hosting and IT infrastructure through managed hosting, dedicated hosting and co-location services. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. PEER 1 bought ServerBeach (founded by former Rackspace CEO Richard Yoo) in 2004.[1]
PEER 1 started in 1999 by two businessmen, Lance Tracey and Mark Teolis, who wanted to make the Internet available and affordable for companies of all sizes.
Dominic Monkhouse joined PEER 1 in January 2009, and is the current UK Managing Director of the PEER 1 and ServerBeach operations in the United Kingdom. At PEER 1, Dominic is responsible for sales, marketing and service delivery across the UK business and ultimately ensuring excellent customer satisfaction. Dominic also held the role of Managing Director at Rackspace EMEA from 2001 - 2006. During that time grew the company from four employees to 150, and grew annual revenues from ￡595k to ￡25m.
Under his management, Rackspace was recognised as one of the most outstanding workplaces in Europe, and won several service awards for its Fanatical Support TM. These included the Financial Times (2005 and 2006)[2] and Sunday Times (2006) Best Place to Work Awards)[3], and the prestigious UNISYS/Management Today Service Excellence Awards (2003, 2004 and 2005))[4]. In 2005 Rackspace won the UNISYS/Management Today overall award for Service Excellence, ahead of Virgin Mobile and Prudential Insurance.
Dominic is regularly interviewed by and quoted in business and technology publications including the Financial Times, Data Centre Dynamics, and Computer Business Review.
Dominic has a BSc in Agricultural and Food Marketing from Newcastle and a MBA from Sheffield Business School. Dominic is a regular public speaker on creating great places to work and achieving continuous client satisfaction. He is also an assessor on the Sunday Times Customer Experience Awards.[5]
Dominic regularly comments on the IT industry via his blog, titled ‘Dom’s Blog: The Impossibly Interesting and Irritating.’[6]
Recent News
In February 2009, PEER 1 released three short videos for a "One Million Hits"[7] campaign to get the word out about IT preparedness in a humorous way by asking, "Is your business ready for a million hits?" In 2007, the company put out the first in another series of video shorts called "Growing Pains,"[8] to illustrate real life common hosting issues in a similar, comical way.
The company officially announced its customer support guarantee, FirstCall Support, which promises to provide answers and solutions on a managed hosting customer’s first call to the company. [9]
The Vancouver Sun recognized it as one of the fastest-growing BC-area companies in October 2008. [10]
References
- ^ Peer 1 Network Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire ServerBeach
- ^ Financial Times award
- ^ Sunday Times Best Places to Work
- ^ Management Today Service Excellence Awards
- ^ Sunday Times Customer Experience Awards
- ^ Dom’s Blog: The Impossibly Interesting and Irritating
- ^ PEER 1 "Million Hits" 30-second commercials
- ^ PEER 1's Growing Pains
- ^ PEER 1 Announces Customer Support Guarantee
- ^ Top 100: Business B.C.