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Web Site Optimization: Ignore Worthless Benchmarks
Posted by Jeff H. on September 29, 2011
So your site is slow? You search the web and find this great alternative web server or database software. You dig into the benchmarks and they show huge improvements. CPU loads drop in half, throughput doubles, and you think your problems. You ditch Apache and MySQL only to find performance still suffers. You should have probably ignored those worthless benchmarks.
rackAID Offices Closed Labor Day
Posted by rackAID on September 01, 2011
rackAID’s sales and case-based support offices will be closed Monday Sept. 5 for the Labor Day holiday. Our sales and cased based support services will return on Tuesday Sept 5. If you have a managed server or subscription-based services, support will be provided in accordance with your SLA.
Using Nginx to Fight Apache DDoS
Posted by Jeff H. on August 22, 2011
From time to time, we have a client get hit with a DDoS attack. Most of the time the attacks are simple and easily blocked, but attacks aimed at applications are harder to defend. We have had good success using Nginx as a proxying filter to block some of these attacks. Here are some tips we used to defend a recent attack.
Expires Headers and CDN Performance
Posted by rackAID on August 19, 2011
So that CDN is not performing as well as you had hoped? The issue could be how your Apache server is configured. Incorrect headers, expires, and compression settings can impact Content Delivery Network (CDN) performance. Here are a few Apache directives that need to be configured to get the best performance from your CDN.
How to Change FTP Passwords in Plesk
Posted by rackAID on June 27, 2011
This tutorial will show you how to update customer's main Plesk passwords, FTP and FrontPage passwords in Plesk 9.
Email Overload? Try IMAP Folders
Posted by Jeff H. on June 24, 2011
Do you find taming your inbox challenging? I know I do. On some days, I receive 50 or more emails that require reading and/or a response. To keep up with the email volume, I've turned to using IMAP folders. IMAP folders are easy to use and are supported by both Plesk and cPanel powered servers. Here are some tips on using IMAP folders to help manage your email.
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