Archive for the 'Data Centers' Category

What is ISO 9001:2008? The Stunning Conclusion!

  Hosting Company Auditing and Certification — Part 3-B of 3 Here is a final look at the legitimacy standards we have in place at Superb Internet, which we’re exploring for two reasons: To establish how we meet and exceed all of the major credibility markers common to the hosting industry; and, So you can [...]

An Introduction to Different IP Classes

With the explosive launch of the world’s mobile networks we were facing the prospect of imminent IP address exhaustion. Yes there were only so many IP addresses created and allocated to hosts, and Internet service providers. The long term solution to  address IP address depletion became a serious concern. What was needed was an IP [...]

How an IP Address Works

Often hear the Acronym IP address thrown around? SEO people seem to use it (Search Engine Optimization) as though it’s a numeric stealth ID number to track you down. Well, it’s kinda like that. Here’s a few very recent, and very good takeaways on what an IP address is, and more importantly, how it affects you, or [...]

Linux & SSH Tunneling: What It Is, How to Do It

  Secure Shell (SSH) access is granted for our GridPRO and GridMAX hosting packages. Let’s look at what it is and why it might be useful. It really is a nifty tool – for port forwarding to get around firewall restrictions and send email remotely via your own server. We will focus specifically on using [...]

Plesk Panel – Notable Features & Sausage Past

  A black hole exploit kit was used to invade many sites in the summer of 2012, all of which were thought to be running Parallels Plesk Panel. Many Plesk diehards undoubtedly considered turning to cPanel at the time, but Parallels believed it was in part an issue of people either not patching a security [...]

cPanel vs. Plesk: The Value of Flipping a Coin 199 Times

  cPanel Control Panel and Parallels Plesk Panel are the two most popular control panels for the management of a network or website. Each platform of course has its own layout and set of features, so each has different appeal. How to choose, then? This article is an assessment of how cPanel compares to Plesk [...]

Four Cloud-Based Services: PaaS vs. IaaS vs. SaaS vs. Precipitation

  Let’s look at the basic categories of cloud-based services – PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS. These acronyms stand for Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, and Software as a Service. What’s with the “as a service” lingo? Well, similar to with hosting, you’re accessing these services from a remote server. Your platform, your [...]

When to Use Shared Web Hosting vs. Acoustic Web Hosting

  Shared hosting is a service you will see offered by virtually every hosting provider. Sharing is not always a bad idea – in fact, it’s more widely used than any other type of hosting. Part of the reason shared hosting is so popular is that it’s highly affordable. In this article, I’ll explore shared [...]