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Server Migration Planning Tips
Posted by Jeff H. on August 17, 2010
Last week, I gave 5 tips to help you migrate your server. One of those tips was creating a plan. Planning is the only way to assure a successful migration. One of those tips was creating a plan. Planning is the only way to assure a successful migration. So what goes into a server migration plan? The details of the plan largely depend on the complexity of your environment and goals, but here are a few helpful tips for migrating your dedicated server.
5 Tips to Help You Migrate Your Server
Posted by Jeff H. on August 12, 2010
Server migration can be stressful. Potential downtime and data loss are risks you take when moving your server from one data center to another one. I’ve been doing server migrations for more than a decade, and I’ve developed a few tips I pass out to our clients, so I thought I would share these server migration tips with you too.
Hostingcon 2010 Standouts: SendGrid, cPanel, ExactTarget
Posted by Jeff H. on July 23, 2010
Early this week, I was at Hostingcon 2010. This is the hosting industry's annual conference. This years attendance was up considerably and the conference featured several new speakers, including yours truly. Due to meetings and networking, I did not catch too many sessions, but three companies really stood out this year: SendGrid, cPanel, and ExactTarget. In case you missed it, here's the scoop.
rackAID Ends Server Reboots with Ksplice
Posted by rackAID on July 15, 2010
Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) July 15, 2010 rackAID announced today that it is putting an end to server reboots. The managed service provider will be including Ksplice with all server management offerings. Ksplice Uptrack lets you apply important operating system updates without rebooting.
3 Signs Your Server Is About to Die
Posted by Jeff H. on July 08, 2010
By paying attention to some potential warning signs, you may be able to catch a server failure before it happens. Here are 3 signs that always make me shiver a bit when they start happening on a recurring basis. If you see these, you may want to dig into the system to see if it yields any clues. At a minimum, make sure you have some good server backups in place.
5 Simple Reasons for Server Hangs and Freezes
Posted by Jeff H. on June 23, 2010
Server hangs or freezes can occur for a number of reasons, but I find there are just a few causes. Sometimes it may just be a single issue that causes a hang, but often the server freezing up or crashing is caused by a number of problems happening simultaneously.
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