Latency optimization: where the milliseconds go and how to cut them
Latency optimization comes down to two numbers: how far your packets travel and how many times they have to make...
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The Best Open Source Backup Software for Servers in 2026
Updated October 2026: rewritten around open source backup tools that are still maintained, with current versions and licenses. For a...
IPv4 vs IPv6: what’s the difference, and what changes on a server
The difference between IPv4 and IPv6 starts with the address. IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses written as four decimal numbers, like...
Dedicated Server Storage Options: Drives, RAID and Storage Servers
Dedicated server storage comes down to three choices: which drives, which RAID level, and whether the data belongs on that...
Managed hosting vs colocation, and what managed colocation means
Managed hosting vs colocation comes down to two questions: who owns the hardware, and who runs the operating system on...
The true cost of downtime: how to calculate it and how to cut it
The true cost of downtime is lost sales, plus paid staff who can’t work, plus the work of recovering, plus...
Ashburn vs Los Angeles data center: pick a coast, or pair both
Measured round trips from 29 cities to our Ashburn and Los Angeles sites, which coast wins where, and how to...
Chicago vs Los Angeles data center: national reach or the Pacific side
Measured round trips from 29 cities to our Chicago and Los Angeles sites, plus a rule for which to pick...
What is a bare metal server?
A bare metal server is a physical computer rented to a single customer, with your operating system installed straight onto...
RTO and RPO explained, with a worked example
Recovery time objective (RTO) is the longest a system can stay down after a failure before the outage starts doing...
Dedicated Servers vs. Virtual Servers: A Comparison
A VPS is a slice of a physical server with its own operating system, CPU cores and RAM. A dedicated...
Best dedicated server hosting in 2026: an honest comparison
Six dedicated server hosts compared on entry price, CPU age, SLA credits, written support times, SOC 2 and 10G pricing....