Choosing a data center isn’t a small decision. Renting equipment in a data center — or moving in your own equipment for colocation — is a major investment that should serve you for years. You already know that a data center should have tight security, excellent network speed, reliable local
I have spent the last 15 years with web hosting and data centers consuming my every day. Over the years, I have had the privilege of seeing a lot of data centers and hosting operations in person. Early on, when we didn’t have data centers of our own, we would
With the passing of 2016 it has now been 15 years since the birth of Hivelocity. Every one of those 15 years has included its share of accomplishments and fond memories. As the years have passed the accomplishments have become grander and the memories sweeter. Back in 2002 we celebrated
Wondering what the future holds for data center standards and tech? While nobody can predict the cloud computing practices and philosophies of tomorrow with 100 percent certainty, 2017 is certain to bring big changes. Keep your eyes peeled for the following trends. 5 Critical Data Center Trends for 2017 1.
Ringing in the New Year with a Better Data Security Checklist With 2017 about to kick into gear, small business cybersecurity has never been more important. From potential election hacks and digital corporate espionage to lost password fiascos, the risk of breaches is very real. Those who heed the lessons
While easy to overlook, data is an integral business element. Because this type of information is vital to the health of your company, it’s important to prepare it for the holidays. Not only is the holiday season more demanding in general, but it is also a time when the IT
Many people who are new to the world of application and website hosting are confused about whether to invest in a dedicated server or public cloud. Some companies that already have a host server aren’t sure if switching would be worth it. With the cloud industry becoming a big trend
Hivelocity, a dedicated server, cloud hosting, and infrastructure services provider to customers from over 130 countries, has announced the availability of Graphic Processing Units (GPU) with most dedicated servers and private clouds. Adding a GPU to new or existing servers is done with ease through the Hivelocity cart or ticket
Attention, A recent exploit known as Dirty Cow has been discovered that affects Linux servers. You can find information regarding this exploit at; https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2706661 https://thehackernews.com/2016/10/linux-kernel-exploit.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384344 At this time if you have KernelCare your server should already be patched. To check that kernelcare has patched your server you can run
The Tampa Bay Technology Forum held their annual industry awards gala last week at Busch Gardens where over 150 companies competed for just 12 awards. With everyone eager to hear their name Hivelocity was let off the hook early, however, with their taking home of the night’s first award which
First, let me explain what a “Future Proof Dedicated Server” is. The idea is to provide a bare-metal server that has so much power and bandwidth included day one, the need to scale in the future becomes moot. With that said, if down the road the need to add more