Question: What is colocation? Answer: Within the web hosting industry the term colocation typically means someone housing their server and hardware in another company’s datacenter. When your web host colocates their server and hardware inside another company’s datacenter. Your web host is renting space and paying for the electricity and fiber connection fees to the […]
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United Internet is checking out Host Europe Group
United Internet the parent company of 1and1, is reportedly taking a look at buying Host Europe Group. Bloomberg is reporting that United Internet is working with advisors to draft a possible bid for Host Europe Group. It has been reported that Deutsche Telekom is also taking a look at Host Europe Group. No known bids […]
Peak Host files for bankruptcy
Peak Hosting has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Tualatin, Oregon based web hosting firm is restructuring and is in the midst of litigation against Machine Zone. Peak Hosting is seeking $96.7 million in damages after Machine Zone terminated its relationship with Peak Hosting. Before, Peak Hosting signed Machine Zone as a customer, Peak Hosting had […]
Deutsche Telekom may make bid for Host Europe Group
Deutsche Telekom may make a bid for Host Europe Group, the parent company behind European web hosting brands such as: 123-reg, domainFACTORY, Host Europe, Heart Internet, Host Europe Iberia, PlusServer, Server4You, World Hosting Days, and Paragon Internet Group (Tsohost, Vidahost). Bloomberg is reporting that Deutche Telekom is exploring a possible bid with a private equity […]
Samsung acquires Joyent
Joyent has announced that the company will be acquired by Samsung Electronics. Joyent is expected to help Samsung Electronics improve the company’s cloud presence. Services for Samsung mobile products, interactive smart TVs, and other web based offerings are expected to increase with more products connecting to the internet. The acquisition of Joyent by Samsung Electronics […]
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Go with dedicated web host or gaming web host?
Question: Go with a regular dedicated web host or a web host that is geared to hosting gaming servers? Answer: Depending on how large of an infrastructure the “regular dedicated” web host has compared to a host that does nothing but gaming servers. There may be no difference. When deciding on a host for gaming […]