Web Hosting Reviews and Tutorials

From the monthly archives:

August 2006

Review: Rack911 – Server Administration Services

August 27, 2006

We recently had the need to get some Linux expert knowledge to perform an upgrade on one of our own servers. We decided to test Rack911 – Linux System Administration Service Provider. Here is our experience.

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A new Web Hosting Business Model – Part II

August 22, 2006

Imagine a rack filled with 10 physical 2U servers, 2 NAS appliances, a large switch, and a firewall device providing a platform for 150-200 virtual servers with storage and backup to NAS (that’s what the second NAS appliance is for). Yes, this will require a large investment, but the ROI can be tremendous.

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A new Web Hosting Business Model – Part I

August 22, 2006

So many companies have already promoted “The Future of Web Hosting”. Searching for the future of web hosting on Google returns only 109,000,000 results. That is a pretty large result for the future. Well, here is a future for web hosting that will eventually open opportunity for new web hosting businesses to find an extremely profitable niche market.

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Softlayer.com Special Deals

August 22, 2006

Whenever someone is need of a new leased dedicated server, it is nice to find special pricing for the purchase. Buying a server is expensive and even $10.00 off per month can make significant savings over an anticipated period of 3 years. Softlayer.com is currently one of the hottest providers in the market and getting a special deal from does not happen too often.

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Comparison: ThePlanet.com and Softlayer.com – Dedicated Server and Add-on Prices

August 8, 2006

At a certain point a web host has to think about getting dedicated servers. Leasing a server is often the first step to building the next successful web host startup. We are going to compare some of the more common add-on features of dedicated servers from 2 of the more popular providers for dedicated servers. We also looked common prices for popular server configurations with both providers.

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