As IPv4 addresses run out, those countries with the fastest-growing number of Internet users will run low on IPs first. A perfect example of this is China, which currently adds more people to the web per year than any other country in the world. According to Wu Hequan from the …
Read More »Frisky.com sells for $20,000 USD, Yahoo to upgrade data center for the cloud
Frisky for a bit of domain auction action? Then you’ll want to know that frisky.com just sold for £12,124 ($20,000 USD)– a solid price for a solid adult domain. The buyer has yet to be revealed. SatinSeduction.com also sold for $3,250. The sale of most interest to me, however, is …
Read More »The data center that powered the Olympics
Millions of people around the globe watch the Olympics on television every two years, but few think about what goes on behind the scenes to make the event happen. Meet Digital Beijing, the mega data center built exclusively to power the 2008 Olympic Games in China. At 1.05 million square …
Read More »Managed or unmanaged dedicated server hosting?
When shopping for a dedicated server, one decision customers are faced with is what type of support they need: managed or unmanaged. Choosing the right one is critical for your server, but there’s often a huge difference in price between the two. As the name implies, managed hosting means the …
Read More »Will cloud computing replace shared hosting?
Cloud computing is quickly gaining traction in the corporate world, and, according to cloud computing manager Emil Sayegh, it could drive shared web hosts out of business: Over the next for five years, shared hosting as we know it will be made obsolete by the cloud. I firmly believe it. …
Read More »Speculation about Apple data center abounds
Apple’s plans for a mega data center in North Carolina have been public knowledge for some time, but few details about the facility itself and its intended purpose have been divulged by Apple thus far. That hasn’t stopped people in-the-know from speculating, however. One industry expert, Data Center Knowledge editor …
Read More »Use Bing to determine how crowded a host is
Shared web hosts are notorious for overcrowding their servers. To save money, they are known to put thousands of customers on a single machine. The problem is, this may not be immediately apparent upon signing up and you may not run into problems for several months– after it is too …
Read More »Microsoft to build outdoor data center
In an effort to increase efficiency and reduce costs, IT companies will do anything to save a few pennies. Microsoft is ready to take things to a whole new level by building a data center with no walls or roof. Such an outdoor server room would not leave the hardware …
Read More »Back it up once, back it up twice
If you own an Internet business and haven’t backed-up your data lately, you’re simply encouraging a disaster waiting to happen. Whether you own a dozen servers or have a small shared hosting account, at any time something could go wrong and your data could become history. Why should you care …
Read More »VMware buys SpringSource for US$420M
VMware announced today that it plans to purchase SpringSource, a leader in cloud computing application management. VMware specializes in virtualization and intends to extend their reach naturally into cloud computing. The deal will reportedly involve US$362 million in cash and equity, as well as US$58 million in stock options. The …
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