Protect your data from malicious hacks
OK, let’s face it. The Internet is game to all sorts of intruders. I told a friend I found a Trojan Horse on her laptop and her response was, …
What is IPMI? What you should know.
IPMI is an interface that helps network managers manage their servers. It was launched in 1998 by the IPMI forum which today hosts over two hundred vendors. The Intelligent …
What is an inode in a Linux server and why you need to know!
For those of you who have been in the web hosting industry for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve seen the inode limits some providers impose on their …
New Colocation Build-Outs
Power requirements Ok, we all know that power is a huge consideration in building out or maintaining a data center. A 1MW data center consumes 177 million kWH, worth …
Renting a dedicated server versus collocating your own server? What you need to know first!
There are real world pros and cons to both renting a dedicated server and to collating your own server, and the answer as to which you should select depends …
CloudFlare – Is it worth the effort? That depends – read on!
CloudFlare is not all roses and candy, nor is it thorn bushes and tofu (my apologies to everyone who loves tofu). On one hand, CloudFlare does offer a degree …
Trust is key to success in Know, Like and Trust
Trust is something that can’t be purchased as it needs to be earned. It’s vitally important when it comes to creating the types of bonds that are necessary for …
Hackers love to probe WordPress sites – How to stop them in their tracks
There was a time when the majority of sites that hackers focused on were government related, either defense contractors, utility companies or the like. Now, it seems as soon …
Want to convert more visitors? Here’s how!
I don’t care if you’re selling dedicated servers, automotive tires, furniture or clothing, there’s one common ingredient to converting more prospects and that’s by integrating emotion into your marketing …
The perils of setting up a residential datacenter for hosting commercial clients
I see this topic discussed on multiple forums every few weeks or so, and the comments are almost always the same, and that is, “Don’t do it.” The obstacles …