Parallels 2008: SaaS and Automation
I was at the Parallels Summit this week. SaaS and automation were key themes again at this years conference. This was another good conference by the Parallels group. Very informative…
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Softlayer Selects rackAID as Preferred Partner
Softlayer, a leading provider of on-demand IT architecture, has selected us as their preferred managed services provider. The partnership is the fruit of a year long effort involving SoftLayer and…
Plesk Update Causes Kernel Panic
The Symptoms The problem is that your server will not reboot after a kernel update. The kernel panics with something similar to: Mounting root filesystem mount: error 19 mounting mount:…
Playing Nice – Using the Post Master Service of Major ISPs
Unsolicited Commercial Email, spam, junk or whatever you call it, unsolicited emails are both annoying and costly. In an effort to combat spam, major ISPs are increasingly monitoring incoming spam…
PCI Compliance Project: Vendor Selection
As part of our PCI Compliance Project, we are working with different scanning vendors to test who has the most user friendly, cost-effective and reliable services. We’ve finalized our list…
Selecting Secure Software
I previously wrote about Secunia’s PSI tool to help you keep your desktop updated. Secunia has another good use: checking up on software security history. Looking at a software’s security…
PCI Compliance Project
If you are selling online, you have likely already dealt with or will soon deal with PCI DSS. If you’ve gone through the audits you know they can be a…