Why do some web hosts chose to deploy or use CentOS instead of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)? The simple reason is due to licensing costs. Instead of paying a few hundred dollars for a RHEL license. The web host can download and deploy a server with CentOS for no cost. Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]

Question: Does embedding videos from sites like YouTube or vimeo use up my site’s bandwidth? Answer: No, if you host your own videos than you will consume additional bandwidth usage. If you are just embedding videos from other sites than there will be no bandwidth usage from your hosting account if someone were to load […]

So what are some alternatives to WordPress? If you want to launch a new blog and don’t want to use WordPress then the following are some options to look at. b2evolution Homepage: http://www.b2evolution.net/ b2evolution is a popular alternative to WordPress. b2evolution began its roots as a fork of another content management system (same one WordPress […]

Question: What are the requirements to register a .CN domain name? Answer: The .CN ccTLD domain name extension is run by the People’s Republic of China. You can register a .CN domain name without providing any documentation if you have no plans on resolving (hosting a site or using email) the domain. Personal ID or […]

Question: How much does it cost to create a datacenter? Answer: The answer to this question will vary. You can turn a dorm room into a datacenter if you wanted to. Any room can technically be a “datacenter” if you wanted to. The cost to create a datacenter will have to include some basic costs: […]

Question: Is there such a thing as a premium IP address? What is it? Answer: Only your web host or whatever service provider that is offering the product would know the details. Most of the time a web host will offer a “premium IP” address meaning that the IP address is clean and isn’t listed […]

Question: Is it alright to host a lot of videos with GoDaddy web hosting? Answer: If you have permission from the copyright owner or are the copyright owner than there shouldn’t be an issue with copyright. What could be an issue is performance of your web hosting account. The shared web hosting accounts with many […]

If you ain’t getting the best pricing with your existing cloud provider then you should! If you shop around then you can probably find a better price. If your organization is spending a lot of money with one cloud provider then you should definitely try shopping around to save money. Not 3 but 5 big […]

Google Cloud and Amazon AWS are often touted as the go to cloud providers by many organizations and media outlets. So who else is out there that can match and outperform Google Cloud and Amazon AWS? IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft are two companies that many people forget to mention! If you are reaching for access […]

Yes, free web hosting does exist. There are some catches thou. Most free web hosts will have ads on your site. These ads you can’t remove. Many free web hosts will also have some limitations on what you can do with your site. Many free web hosts also offer an “upgrade” path to paid web […]