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Linux vs. Windows: Why Linux is The Clear Winner

Linux vs. Windows Server? — A question that has been debated endlessly by system administrators and server hosting clients since the dawn of the web. We’re clear where we stand: for most purposes, Linux is the right choice. Windows Server is a secure, flexible, and powerful server operating system, but our heart is with Linux.

The ServerMania team has worked with Linux since the company was founded in 2002. We have proudly watched as thousands of our clients have built successful businesses on our Linux-based server hosting. Our dedicated server, cloud server, and hybrid server plans run on a variety of Linux distributions, including CentOS, Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu (as well as Windows Server 2008).

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November 3, 2017November 16, 2017 Andrew Horton Leave a comment

What Protocols Send & Receive Email With The Mail Server?

Although it may not seem like it today – in the era of Smartphones, Tablets, and Facebook – I think we can all agree that email’s a pretty revolutionary technology. The development of email rendered a whole crop of traditional communications methods all but obsolete.

But why does this matter?

August 6, 2017October 20, 2017 Andrew Horton 2 Comments

What is Net Neutrality?

Today is the day we all work together to make the Internet a better place.

Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T want to end net neutrality so they can charge extra fees to control what we see & do online. The end of net neutrality rules means that Internet Service Providers will be able to split the Internet into “fast lanes” for companies that pay and “slow lanes” for the rest. This will negatively impact consumers and businesses across the country.
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July 12, 2017September 6, 2017 Andrew Horton Leave a comment

What Is A Cloud Application?

A cloud application is an application that provides the functionality of a native application, but which runs in the cloud and is interacted with via web browsers and APIs.

When we talk about the cloud, we usually mean public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms, but IaaS was a late-comer in the cloud space compared to Software-as-a-Service — cloud applications came first.
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May 6, 2017August 18, 2017 Andrew Horton 2 Comments

Three Business Applications You Could Move To The Cloud Today

It’s easy to talk about the benefits of using a cloud platform rather than in-house or colocated hardware. In 2017, few would question those benefits. But it can be challenging to see a path from a company’s current infrastructure to the cloud. Moving complex and critical legacy applications is a big step, and without executive buy-in, it’s difficult to get the ball rolling. (more…)

February 6, 2017August 8, 2017 Andrew Horton Leave a comment

Spear Phishing Growing Problem For Enterprise IT

Spear Phishing Is A Growing Problem For Enterprise IT

Traditionally, phishing attacks have targeted consumers with random spam in the hope that that some small proportion of the targets are naive enough to install malicious software or hand over login details. (more…)

January 4, 2017September 25, 2017 Andrew Horton Leave a comment

Hybrid Server, Dedicated Server, Or Cloud: Which Is Right For Your Project?

Choosing the right hosting option for your project is important. It will help ensure you have a positive experience and only pay for the infrastructure you really need.

But finding exactly the right hosting isn’t easy. There’s an almost infinite variety of options, but many of those options have more to do with marketing than the technical attributes of the platform.

At ServerMania, we offer three basic choices for server hosting:

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November 6, 2016October 11, 2017 Andrew Horton Leave a comment

Happy Twenty-Fifth Birthday To Linux!

Twenty-five years ago this month, Linus Torvalds posted a message to the comp.os.minix newsgroup asking for ideas for a new project he’d been working on. The project — “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu” — was an operating system. At the time, it was unnamed, but, as I’m sure you all know, over the next quarter of a century, Linux popularized a new way of thinking about software development and became the seed that allowed thousands of businesses to flourish. (more…)

August 25, 2016October 12, 2017 Andrew Horton Leave a comment

Hybrid Servers — A Server Without Compromises

ServerMania is happy to introduce a brand new range of enterprise-grade servers that combine the convenience of a virtualized environment with the power of bare metal. (more…)

April 4, 2016October 12, 2017 Andrew Horton 8 Comments

Announcing the Server Mania Knowledge Base

At Server Mania, we’re extremely proud of our Support Fleet. So proud, we don’t call them a Support Team, Support Department, or even a Support Crew. You have to be extremely effective at your job to be called a Fleet. (more…)

November 19, 2015August 23, 2016 Andrew Horton Leave a comment