“Imagine,” reads a product page from IBM Systems, “an entire IT infrastructure controlled not by hands and hardware, but by software. One in which workloads like big data and analytics are serviced automatically by the most appropriate resource.”
“It’s a sad fact of life that on the Internet, each game is a self-contained dictatorship,” writes CVG’s Phil Wand. “If you’re not contributing to its upkeep, you have no right to be there. Instead of having your butt kicked between servers by short-tempered 14-year-olds, why not set up your own server for you and […]
As a webmaster, you’re eventually going to deal with an abusive user (or several). It’s more or less an inevitable hurdle to doing business online. Maybe they’re spamming your comments section, flooding your server with requests, or harassing your other readers. Either way, you want to get them gone before they cause you any more of a headache […]
Hey there, folks! Today, we’re going to have a chat about PHP – more specifically, one of the most important files in any PHP installation. I’m talking about php.ini. This handy little file is used for everything from installing php libraries to updating plugins to configuring your entire server – so it’s kind of important. And it’s also more […]
Python and PHP are among the most popular web development languages in the world. Each has its own strengths, weaknesses, and quirks. But which of the two is superior? More importantly, which one is a better choice for your business?
If you’re planning on running a small business, it’s a given that you’re going to be dealing with long hours and lots of stress. Business ownership isn’t for the faint of heart, after all – it’s a difficult, high-risk lifestyle that’ll crush you if you let it.
It was a busy month, as the Holiday season is officially upon us. We hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend and we’ve put together a list of all the small business, web hosting, and general technology news you might’ve missed this month. There are robots that can teach kids how to code, kids that […]
Whether you’re storing your information in a digital environment or on a physical server, it should go without saying that you need to keep it properly backed up. After all, no server installation is perfect, and there’s always a chance that something will go wrong.
A dedicated server is one of the most powerful hosting options out there. You’ve got more power at your fingertips than with any other solution, and significantly higher performance as a result. Even better, if you’re using an unmanaged option, you have complete root access – meaning you can control pretty much everything.
Let’s put one thing to rest right away – the cloud is not any more or less secure than more traditional methods of data storage and transfer. There are security risks associated with using the cloud, of course; that’s true of virtually any platform or service.
