Category: Managed Servers

Online Tech Expert Interview: What is High Availability?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Anna Ankenbrand

Using a High Availability (HA) architecture can greatly reduce the risk of losing revenue and customers due to a loss of Internet connectivity or loss of power. However, how much do you really understand about a high availability infrastructure? What … Continue reading →

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Mass Digitization Threatens the IT Industry

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Yan Ness

Video, music, classified ads, newspapers, magazines, pictures – all forms of media have been dramatically transformed by their digitization. iTunes, Amazon and all of their various devices have enabled a new business model that created fantastic wealth at the expense … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Managed Dedicated Servers

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Thu Pham

When it comes to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of hosting your servers with a third party versus maintaining your own servers, take note that benefits lie primarily in security, support, reliability and scalability. Leaving IT up to the experts can … Continue reading →

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5 SaaS Server Hosting Options

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Online Tech

As SaaS providers decide between running the servers internally or outsourcing some or all of the server management, they have a number of hosting options available – ranging from basic colocation to managed servers to cloud solutions. Continue reading →

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Why We Use Enterprise Drives in our Managed Dedicated Servers & Private Cloud Servers

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Mike Klein

Many low end dedicated servers on the market are desktop computers that are stacked on metal shelves or put on roll-able baker’s racks and sold as dedicated “servers”. At Online Tech, desktop computers aren’t what our clients are looking for … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Hosted Business Intelligence – Get in the Game

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Stu Silberman

Stu Silberman, head of Marketing and Sales for Dataspace, discusses the benefits of hosting for business intelligence applications. Ready for two of my favorite business mantras? 1.   “Don’t buy anything you can lease.  Don’t lease anything you can borrow.  Don’t … Continue reading →

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Operational Excellence in Managed Data Centers

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Mike Klein

The value proposition for a managed data center is actually pretty simple: 1)      You can save money compared to operating your own data center. Whether through basic colocation (where we provide the data center infrastructure and you manage your own … Continue reading →

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Live Chat is a Great Way to Learn how to Purchase Managed Dedicated Servers

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Mike Kroon

As the Business Development Manager, I’ve enjoyed educating people from around the world about how to purchase Managed Dedicated servers through our live chat service through WhosOn. The reason I enjoy using this service is that we are just having … Continue reading →

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Server Too Busy? Proactive Monitoring Tools Are Vital

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Mike Flaherty

I was reading an article by Penny Crosman in the “Wall Street & Technology Reports” January 2009 edition about monitoring servers in a remote data center and it provoked a few thoughts on the importance of monitoring of servers remotely. … Continue reading →

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How to Set Up a Proper Firewall Rule Set

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Ryan Gunther

Here is Online Tech’s quick tips on how to setup a proper firewall rule set: Limit your server management ports (RDP: 3389 and SSH: 22) to your office subnet or a VPN connection.  The first and easiest way for someone … Continue reading →

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