There is a lot of noise these days about this soon-to-be implemented EU regulation, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), making the topic hard to miss — but how much do you understand about GDPR, and to what extent can it can impact your U.S.-based business? What is this GDPR thing, and why should you […]
Over the past few weeks, a new DDoS attack vector through the use of memcached has become prevalent. Memcached is an object caching system with the original intent of speeding up dynamic LiveJournal websites back in 2003. It does this by caching data in RAM instead of calling data from a hard drive, thus reducing […]
GigeNET Cloud Adds Package Based Public Cloud for Easier Consumption GigeNET, an innovator in resilient managed cloud and dedicated hosting, announced, through their subsidiary GigeNET Cloud, a new cloud server offering, GigeNET Cloud Lite. “Our classic cloud product allowed for extreme levels of granular control over system resources with the ability to scale memory by […]
GigeNET adds the last server building block to its server line-up, and completely removes legacy hardware GigeNET, an innovator in resilient managed cloud and dedicated hosting, announced the release of the Dual E5-2630 v4 and the finalization of the GigeNET server line. This 20 core server has space for up to two terabytes of DDR4 […]
Internet traffic uses a routing protocol called BGP (Border Gateway Protocol). BGP routes traffic through the most direct path. A direct path uses the least amount of devices (has the lowest amount of “hops”). Each device adds to the possibility of packet loss and congestion. Therefore, BGP reduces both packet loss and congestion. On paper, […]
GigeNET lends the voice of their customers to i2Coalition in the continuing debate for customer rights and privacy GigeNET, an innovator in resilient managed cloud and dedicated hosting, announced that it has joined the i2coalition. The i2Coalition is an assemblage of some of the industry’s best minds. They work to provide a means for common […]
The cloud is a computing wonder that will change IT forever. For the cloud to be revolutionary, the cloud computing resources must be integrated into IT infrastructure in a manner that allows them to be managed and controlled. Research on the Utilization of Cloud The research firm Osterman Research and Electric Cloud®, recently released results […]
GigeNET’s Intel Xeon-Ds were purpose-built to process hyperscale workloads for cloud and dedicated hosting with a reduced carbon footprint. GigeNET, an innovator in resilient managed cloud and dedicated hosting, announced the release of the Intel Xeon-D 1541 CPU. These high-density servers use less power and run cooler while outperforming a large variety of E3 and […]
GigeNET’s new customer portal focused on decreasing complexity of common tasks and increased architectural control. GigeNET, an innovator in resilient managed cloud and dedicated hosting, announces the reimagining of their customer portal. After considerable feedback from customers and the help of several skilled UX designers, GigeNET’s customer portal has received more than just a facelift. […]
For websites that are growing at a significant rate, the transfer of data can be very expensive, especially when server providers charge a customer a hefty fee for using more than the allotted bandwidth. For most server owners, it is quite distressing to see a monthly bandwidth fee that has a high bandwidth overage fee. […]