Servers

VMWare Is Building A Cloud-Computing Powerhouse

by Mike Mansell June 1, 2011

While not exactly a household name, virtualization development company VMWare has made great progress in terms of both consumer-based and commercial server and desktop virtualization; the technology that allows for multiple operating systems to run simultaneously in a shared “host” and “guest” infrastructure. For many day-to-day users, this type of application allows one to run [...]

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RackSpace Cloud Servers Review

by Mike Mansell May 30, 2011

I recently switched a few non heavily-used services and utilities that I had previously been hosting with a large VPS company over to RackSpace Cloud Servers. In the past I’ve heard wonderful things about RackSpace’s ethical and down-to-earth business practices and I myself was personally lured in because of their fair pricing. And of course, because I’ve been using Cloud Files for a while now it seemed like a no-brainer for me to go with the same company.

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5 Things to Consider Before Buying Web Hosting

by Mike Mansell February 17, 2011

When establishing an online presence for yourself or your business/organization, there are a number of important components that help your content stand a better chance at being found and becoming successful on the vast sea of information that is the Internet. Personally, I have always been a stickler for creating high-quality content, as I believe [...]

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How To: Disable Root SSH Login on Linux

by Jeff Weisbein February 15, 2011

If you have your own server chances are you will want to keep it secure from unauthorized users. One security tip I always recommend to people who are setting up a new server is to disable the ability to login as root with SSH. By disabling root SSH login capabilities you are putting up another [...]

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An Introduction to Home Servers

by Keaton Taylor October 4, 2010

It is safe to say that we have all heard of servers. Some people imagine them as giant computers capable of calculating and quantifying massive amounts of data 24/7 to help protect the world from global catastrophe. Now, while this all might have been true back in the 70’s, the servers of today come in [...]

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Why Your Website Should Use A CDN (Content Delivery Network)

by Jeff Weisbein December 24, 2009

The other day I wrote a post, “What Is A CDN?” where I explained what exactly a CDN (Content Delivery Network) is, how it works, and what it does. I’d like to elaborate a bit on the post and go into a few of the things you can do with a CDN, how it could [...]

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What Is A CDN (Content Delivery Network)?

by Jeff Weisbein December 20, 2009

A CDN (or Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers that delivers cached static content from websites and applications to an end user based on several factors including the geographic locations of the user, the origin of the static content, and a content delivery server. Essentially, what the job of a CDN is to [...]

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Pingdom Review: Monitor Your Websites Uptime

by Jeff Weisbein August 11, 2009

Pingdom is a freemium web service that allows you to monitor and track your websites uptime. As all website owners and server administrators know – uptime is extremely important. The more your site/server is down the more money you are losing. Not only does it effect possible advertising or sales revenue, it can also harm [...]

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Building a Home File Server, IRC Server, and Web Server

by Jeff Weisbein November 7, 2006

Recently I’ve been planning on building a file server/IRC Server/Web server of some sort for my home network – so I can access files throughout the network without always having to transfer them over it as well as being able to from over the web. While this is a good thing it is also a [...]

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