The Planet Blog

Dec 12, 2007: The Planet Day. The day we debuted our new office space to employees, colleagues, customers and friends. The day we finally saw the new place we’d call home, and the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for The Planet.

We captured the events on film — the speeches, the awards, the ribbon cutting… lunch. (mmmm, lunch.) From that we’ve made a little montage of the day — the 2 minute and 30 second version if you will. We highlighted pieces of Doug’s speech, shots of the office, but most of all, the people who work here. At the end of the day, that’s what matters. The people make this company what it is. We work hard because we believe in what we are doing for our customers and for this industry as a whole. We enjoy what we do and where we do it. That’s The Planet difference. It shows through our work, the products we offer, the services we provide and the pride we take in our company.

CEO Doug Erwin often illustrates his ideal work environment with one simple phrase: Yabba Dabba Doo! He wants his employees to jump out of bed every morning ready to go with their feet hitting the ground running just like Fred Flintstone.

Here’s a glimpse of what makes this place so special. Yabba Dabba Doo, indeed.

-Ali

P.S. Here’s the YouTube link for your embedding pleasure: The Planet Day on YouTube

Put on your party hats, lace up your dancing shoes, and line up at the punch bowl. It’s officially The Planet Day in Houston, Texas! To celebrate our move to Bayou Place in downtown Houston, the Mayor of the City of Houston proclaimed:

The Planet is the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company. The company provides IT infrastructure solutions to more than 22,000 small and medium-size businesses and hosts 3.1 million Web sites worldwide. The Planet offers the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, and is backed by state-of-the-art facilities and unmatched network connectivity. The Planet helps turn information technology into a powerful competitive advantage that enables companies to successfully grow their businesses.

Headquartered in Houston, and with additional data centers and offices in Dallas, The Planet’s move represents a significant step in the company’s growth, bringing together in a single location a broad base of operations under one roof.

To commemorate this important day in its history, The Planet is making a generous contribution to the Houston Technology Center, which further underscores its commitment to the HTC mission and to the technology community in our city.

On December 12, 2007, The Planet will host its Grand Opening at Bayou Place. On this auspicious occasion The City of Houston extends best wishes for a successful and rewarding event.

Therefore, I, Bill White, Mayor of the City of Houston, hereby proclaim December 12, 2007, as

The Planet Day

in Houston, Texas.

Here’s an updated picture of the proclamation. Click the image for a larger view.

Needless to say, our team is excited to celebrate this holiday! We’ve got a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon, and we are in the process of preparing our two Houston offices to be consolidated into the new location this weekend so we can hit the ground running next Monday morning.

Our office tours in Houston and in Dallas are still among the most viewed posts on our blog, so I’ll add another tour post to the collection with pictures from the new building within the next day or two.

-Kevin