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 […]
So you’ve navigated the plethora of hosting options out there, and determined that colocation is right for your organization. But your diligence shouldn’t end there. You’ve got to choose the right host, with the right data center to secure your server. This blog will arm you with questions to ask and issues to consider as […]
Introduction and use cases GlusterFS is a clustered file system designed to increase the speed, redundancy, and availability of network storage. When configured correctly with several machines, it can greatly decrease downtime due to maintenance and failures.Gluster has a variety of use cases, with most configurations being small three server clusters. I’ve personally used Gluster […]
If you’re determined to spend as little as possible – just choose shared hosting and hope for the best. But if you want stability and security, it’s time to take a serious look at dedicated servers. What is the biggest difference between Shared Hosting and Dedicated Hosting? A dedicated server hosting plan means that your […]
[sg_popup id=”9″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]Deciding which hosting plan is right for your organization requires a good grasp of the options. In this blog, we’ll help you compare two common web hosting plans that organizations choose between: managed web hosting and colocation hosting. Colocation hosting and managed hosting offer tremendous advantages compared to hosting your server on-site, but […]