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Category Archives: Hosting Industry
Why Colocation and the Cloud can happily co-exist
While cloud computing in the form of Virtual Private Servers (VPS) or pure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) continues to dominate the headlines, colocation is still considered attractive to many large enterprises that seek hybrid solutions or require powerful dedicated servers to run … Continue reading
.XXX Domain Names are now Available for Pre-registration
After years of debate and lots of controversy the .XXX Domain TLD is finally here and is available for pre-registration. As one of the leading web hosts in the country we are one of the first to offer pre-registration for … Continue reading
The cloud has a new flavour: Database-as-a-Service (DaaS)
A number of vendors are offering a special type of cloud service to customers and developers around the world: it’s called Database-as-a-Service (DaaS). The model offers a simpler, more effective way for a programmer or database developer to structure … Continue reading
Your Smartphone is changing the way web servers get built
Every now and then a David comes along and slays a Goliath in the IT industry. In this case the Goliath refers to web server space and power consumption while the David is a small server builder called SeaMicro, … Continue reading
YouTube chases the silver screen
With over 2 billion daily page views this popular video channel owned by Google is no longer passively accepting user-generated content – it’s also helping create it. While it dismantles its former platform called Google Video, the search giant is … Continue reading
Win an iPad 2 and Nintendo 3DS This Easter!
Happy Easter for 2011! To celebrate this wonderful occassion and the royal wedding – and let’s not forget the beautiful springtime sunshine and the long string of bank Holidays we have to look forward too – we are giving away … Continue reading
Intel for Hosting: Dynamite Comes in Small Packages
As the march towards hardware miniaturisation continues, one tech giant straddles the past and future with regards the direction of web hosting servers: Intel. Their microprocessors which occupy less space than 1/10th the wavelength of light (or a strand of … Continue reading
Why FTP Remains a Tenacious Internet Survivor
In 1969, a young Indian graduate from IIT Kanpur made his way to MIT to complete a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He happened to be at exactly the right place at the right time since the U.S. Air … Continue reading
Christmas Competition Winners for 2010
Congratulations to our 3 winners from the Advent Calendar Competition! We had a great response with over 11 000 entries – all of which were added to our random prize draw. Thanks so much to everyone who entered – we … Continue reading
