“Backup your data!” everyone preaches. Creating a backup strategy can be time consuming and expensive, especially if you have a lot of data to backup. You’ve gotten along just fine without one for this long, so maybe backups can wait, right? What Could Go Wrong Without Backups? Everyone talks about the need for backups, but […]
The number one fastest supercomputer in the world (at the time of this writing) is the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This computer uses over 2 million cores and almost 3 Petabytes of memory. However, what is more extraordinary about this supercomputer is that it’s also the #5 greenest supercomputer in the world […]
Being a sysadmin is no easy feat, especially for sysadmins working for a hosting provider like GigeNET. They’re tasked with overseeing the software and network of hundreds of our clients all over the world, working day and night to ensure our customer’s systems are up and running. Unlike many other professions, there’s not one clear path […]
Why is a firewall so important? Security on an open Internet becomes more important with each day. Along with the growth of Internet and Internet literacy, the benefits of a dedicated/virtual server can now be felt around the world. For many, personal data and web service accessibility has become an integral part of the daily […]
I’ve always found peer-to-peer applications interesting. Central points of failure aren’t fun! Protocols like BitTorrent are widely used and well known. However, there’s something relatively new and uses BitTorrent-like technology, except it’s much more impressive. What is IPFS? The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is one that caught my eye during research. It’s basically a peer-to-peer, […]
It takes a special expert to lead a team of sysadmins for a hosting company. The ideal candidate has extensive experience, is a constant learner, and has excellent people skills. Luckily for us, we’ve found this superhero in Jenn Svensson. In celebration of sysadmin day, I sat down with Jenn to learn about her work […]
A cloud server is a virtualized server that powers storage resources and shared computing resources. Cloud server networks provide nearly unlimited resources and diverse capabilities. The virtualization technology allows the demand for a particular set resources or network to be spread over multiple servers at the same time. This allows for maximized security and practically […]
Do you need your own dedicated server, or can you trust a cloud service for hosting? Before you make a decision, it’s crucial to understand the differences between dedicated server hosting & cloud hosting—which are rapidly emerging as the dominant modes for organizational hosting. There are real budgeting and operational implications to consider before settling […]
IT teams are expensive. Luckily, there are options besides hiring (and paying!) a team just to manage your server. The most flexible and reliable options for organizations that don’t have the budget for their own in-house IT team—but have extensive IT requirements—remain the same as they ever were: dedicated servers. Why would you want managed […]
As someone interested in following DevOps practices it is my goal to find the best solutions that work with our company’s principles. At its core, DevOps is a strategy of teaming together administrators and developers to form a single unit with a common goal of working together to provide faster deployments, and better standards through […]