As much as server admins love laying network cable, installing switches, and downloading updates, they’ll be the first to tell you working in a data center can be boring at times. The bloke in this YouTube video, however, found a way to turn the monotony of his server room job …
Read More »AMD unveils more super powered energy-light chips
In June AMD released a series of six-core processors designed for servers. The interestingly named Opteron Instanbul chips were quite popular, according to the company, which claims it saw numerous customers of their four-core chips upgrade to the new six-core Instanbul. The latest incarnations of the chips are designed for …
Read More »Data center has £237,220 electric bill
With power becoming more and more expensive, data centers are having problems keeping up with the cost. One data center in Florida recently had to pay a £237,220 ($387,000 USD) power bill for one month of usage after the local utility company increased rates by 26%. To add insult to …
Read More »Amazing data center remodel
Unlike the extreme server room makeover posted on Monday, the remodeling in this video is real. The time-lapse playback shows a huge renovation to Concordia University’s data center in Portland, Oregon. More than 200 meters of fiber optic line and 1 mile of copper cabling were laid. While the remodel …
Read More »Africa may lead the world in IPv6 adoption
With IPv4 addresses set to run out by 2011, Internet administrators have been pushing for a switch to the new IPv6 system. Unfortunately, very few data centers have adopted the new system because of past investments made in IPv4 and the cost to upgrade. This is why some industry experts …
Read More »Virus protection on a Linux server
Whether you are running a virtual private server (VPS) or a full dedicated box, you have undoubtedly considered the security precautions it will entail. If you have not, now might be a good time to start. Most Linux server security involves patching the kernel, preventing rootkits, and hardening the firewall. …
Read More »Extreme Makeover: Data Center
In a parody of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, an American TV show where families in need receive free home renovations, a few happy-go-lucky folks from Microsoft redesign an outdated server room. Though the Pentium 200 chips mentioned in the video are definitely outdated, I’m one of those people who likes …
Read More »Fire takes Seattle data center offline
Seattle residents experienced more than a little summer heat today when a small fire took a downtown data center offline. A number of services were affected by the outage, including the Port of Seattle’s mail servers, a local hospital’s IT system, as well as thousands of websites. Some local residents …
Read More »What is on your web host's servers?
Your web host might have the right features for the right price, but before putting your bart in the door at any provider, make sure you know what sort of sites it allows and disallows. Many hosts, for instance, ban proxies. These sites take up a large amount of resources …
Read More »Save money on hosting by paying in advance
Web hosting is cheap enough as it is, but if you’re willing to pay for as little as three months up front, you could save a good deal of money. Many dedicated and shared hosts will offer promotions where you might get a month free for paying for six, a …
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