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Forgotten Password? Never Again with LastPass

Posted by Mike C on January 25, 2012

Keeping track of passwords is a pain, but fortunately, there are some tools to make things easier. There are other tools such as Keepass, 1Password, Roboform and the one built into your browser, but my favorite password manager is LastPass.

Server Maintenance Checklist

Posted by Jeff H. on January 17, 2012

Just like any other computer, Linux servers need periodic maintenance. Here are a few things to check on a regular basis to keep your system running smoothly.

SMART Server Management

Posted by Jeff H. on January 06, 2012

Here’s one of those acronyms that may make you roll your eyes, but we find it a good guide to how we manage our client’s operations. We call it our SMART management philosophy. SMART: Standardize, Monitor, Automate, Review, Test.

2012 Holiday Hours

Posted by rackAID on December 21, 2011

rackAID’s sales and case-based support offices will be closed starting 12:00 Noon ET Thursday Dec 22nd through Monday Dec 26th for the Christmas Holiday. We will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Dec. 27th. If you have a managed server or subscription-based services, support will be provided in accordance with your SLA. We will also be closed Jan. 2nd for New Years Day.

rackAID Closed for Thanksgiving

Posted by rackAID on November 17, 2011

rackAID’s sales and case-based support offices will be closed Thu. Nov. 24-25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our sales and cased based support services will return on Monday Nov 28.. If you have a managed server or subscription-based services, support will be provided in accordance with your SLA.

Web Site Performance: What is Time to First Byte?

Posted by Jeff H. on November 10, 2011

Speeding up your web site can be tough. The developers blame the system administrators, the system admins blame the code, the marketing team insists on their detailed tracking scripts be included on every page. One way to help sift through this infighting is metrics. A key metric, at least from the server side, is Time to First Byte. This is a quick overview of how to interpret the Time to First Byte and where to look to improve this metric.

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