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It’s over a year old, but give…

Posted on September 6, 2011 by richard

It’s over a year old, but gives great info on scaling-out a massive web app (ie: Facebook) http://t.co/SAEuGBS #NetPres

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There are many reasons to not …

Posted on September 5, 2011 by richard

There are many reasons to not use GoDaddy (we prefer @Hover) & this is one of them http://t.co/9mHSlcC

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Weekly Tweets for 2011-09-04

Posted on September 4, 2011 by richard

Very interesting podcast re: Huge IT Cost Blowouts http://t.co/VsqYkh2 Open Source can help it seems! re: less customisation, just config.. # Want to load test your site, API or App? http://t.co/ebG4eaW has some great options & plans. # Some of … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD available more & more..

Posted on September 3, 2011 by richard

There was a time in ~2009 where I was confident that FreeBSD would complete full Xen PVS functionality, but that didn’t really come to pass (I know that some people have it running ok with various customisations, granted). But I’m … Continue reading →

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Very interesting podcast re: H…

Posted on September 3, 2011 by richard

Very interesting podcast re: Huge IT Cost Blowouts http://t.co/VsqYkh2 Open Source can help it seems! re: less customisation, just config..

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Want to load test your site, A…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by richard

Want to load test your site, API or App? http://t.co/ebG4eaW has some great options & plans.

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How to install cPanel on your VPS

Posted on September 1, 2011 by richard

We’ve done a few of these installs for customers lately & it’s really very simple, so here’s a short step-by-step on it. a) Ensure you have a good amount of disk space available and that your VPS OS is up … Continue reading →