by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jul 30, 2010 | Server Administration, Server Management
Cloud is probably the most significant advancement that affected the world of computing in a big way. Even though the theory was old, the resurgence of the idea has led to benefits such as consolidation of infrastructure, lower costs, greater security(arguable), ease...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jul 28, 2010 | Server Administration, Server Management
Ok. Last week we talked about the advantages/disadvantages of becoming a Reseller. Now lets look at another option: Going for a VPS. Why go for a VPS? A VPS, or Virtual Private Server, is as its name suggests a “virtual” server. Through a process known as...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jul 24, 2010 | Server Administration, Server Management
A few days after Microsoft announced their Azure Platform Appliance, a new Cloud OS entered the scene – OpenStack. While most Cloud OSes out there are proprietary, OpenStack is an open source cloud OS(Its being provided under the Apache 2.0 license) that is...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jul 18, 2010 | Server Administration, Server Management
If your planning on getting into the Webhosting industry in a small way, this is something your going to be asking yourself. You could start off by setting up individual shared hosting accounts for each of the sites you plan to host, but handling 100 individual...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jul 9, 2010 | Server Administration, Server Management
In today’s economy, Cloud Computing offers the much needed edge and results, for many enterprises. Market as such has given way to more and more players and competitive pricing, which drives in more, to the world of Cloud computing. The option of Cloud is enticing,...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jun 25, 2010 | Server Management, Technical Support
Every other day, a new web-host joins the race. The numbers are kept in control, only by the fact that there are others who quit, or who are acquired by another company/person. New hosts find it harder to succeed, given the monetary investments and expertize it takes...
