Cloud vs. VDS in 2011: Cutting Through The Hype For European CTOs
Is 'The Cloud' just marketing fluff? We analyze the shift from dedicated iron to virtualization, the rise of KVM, and why keeping your data in Norway beats the US Patriot Act risks.
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Is 'The Cloud' just marketing fluff? We analyze the shift from dedicated iron to virtualization, the rise of KVM, and why keeping your data in Norway beats the US Patriot Act risks.
File-based sessions are killing your disk I/O. Learn how to implement Redis 2.0 for persistent, high-performance session management on Linux servers.
Forget Sendmail. This guide covers deploying a hardened Postfix SMTP server with SASL auth and SPF records on a Norwegian VPS, ensuring your emails actually land in the Inbox.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun shaking up the open-source world, choosing between MySQL 5.1 and PostgreSQL 9.0 is more critical than ever. We break down the technical differences, performance benchmarks, and why hardware I/O matters more than your SQL syntax.
Is your web application crawling during peak hours? Before you rewrite your code, look at your database configuration. We analyze how to tune MySQL 5.5 on Linux for maximum throughput and why disk I/O is usually the culprit.
RAID is not a backup. Learn how to construct robust, automated disaster recovery scripts using rsync and MySQL tools compliant with Norwegian data regulations.
RAID is not a backup. Learn how to script automated, off-site backups using rsync and MySQL dumps while adhering to Norwegian data retention laws. A guide for sysadmins who value their sleep.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun and the release of PostgreSQL 9.0, the database landscape in late 2010 is shifting. We benchmark performance, reliability, and replication strategies to help you decide.
Is Apache eating all your memory? With PHP 5.3.3 now including FPM in the core, it is time to abandon the bloated mod_php architecture. Learn how to tune process managers, leverage APC opcode caching, and stabilize high-traffic sites on Norwegian infrastructure.
Is your database locking up under load? We dissect my.cnf, Linux kernel schedulers, and storage latency to squeeze every drop of performance out of MySQL 5.1 and 5.5.
Stop guessing why your server crashed. We dive deep into configuring Munin for trending and Nagios for alerting on CentOS 5, ensuring you spot performance bottlenecks before they become outages.
Client-side tracking misses 30% of your traffic. Discover how to deploy AWStats for forensic-level log analysis, why I/O performance dictates parsing speed, and how to keep your data compliant with Norwegian privacy laws.
It's 2010. RAID cards fail. Human error happens. If you are relying on manual tarballs, you are already dead. Here is how to automate your disaster recovery strategy in a Norwegian context.
Is your PHP application hanging on session_start()? Discover how moving sessions from disk to Redis reduces latency, satisfies the 'Personopplysningsloven', and why CoolVDS's local SSD infrastructure is the perfect home for your NoSQL implementation.
Is OS-level virtualization a ticking time bomb or an efficiency miracle? We dissect OpenVZ architecture, the User Bean Counters (UBC) trap, and why reliable hosting in Norway requires more than just burstable RAM.
Subversion is dead. Move your development team to a private, high-performance Git server hosted in Norway. We cover the setup on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and why latency matters for commit speed.
Is your Apache server choking on concurrent connections? Learn how to deploy Nginx as a reverse proxy to handle thousands of requests, reduce RAM usage, and improve latency for Norwegian users.
It's 2010, and 'Cloud' is the new buzzword. But behind the marketing fluff, disk I/O is still the bottleneck killing your database performance. Here is how to configure storage for speed and compliance in Norway.
Your server load is spiking, but you don't know why. Learn how to wield `tail`, `awk`, and Apache logs to debug issues instantly, and why high I/O storage matters for logging.
Is your Apache server choking on concurrent connections? Learn how to implement Nginx 0.8 as a front-end reverse proxy to handle thousands of users without melting your RAM, specifically tailored for Norwegian high-traffic deployments.
Is your Apache server choking on Keep-Alive connections? Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.8 as a reverse proxy to offload concurrency, reduce RAM usage, and stabilize your Nordic hosting infrastructure.
Stop letting noisy neighbors kill your MySQL performance. We analyze why KVM's hardware isolation beats OpenVZ containers and why serious System Administrators are migrating to fully isolated kernels.
A fresh install isn't a secure install. In the hostile environment of the modern web, your server is being scanned seconds after it goes online. Here is the definitive 2010 guide to locking down your Linux VPS.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems shaking the open source community, the choice between MySQL and PostgreSQL has never been more critical. We benchmark the new PostgreSQL 9.0 against MySQL 5.1 to see which database engine belongs on your production servers.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun shaking up the open source world, the database debate has never been louder. We benchmark MySQL 5.1 against the new PostgreSQL 9.0, analyzing locking mechanisms, replication, and why I/O performance on your VPS is the bottleneck you're ignoring.
Stop getting blacklisted. A battle-hardened guide to configuring Postfix on Linux, optimizing for deliverability, and complying with Norwegian data laws without losing your mind.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun shaking up the open-source world and PostgreSQL 9.0 introducing streaming replication, the database debate has never been hotter. We benchmark the trade-offs for Norwegian infrastructure.
The C10k problem is real. Stop throwing RAM at Apache. Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.8 as a reverse proxy to handle thousands of concurrent connections on your VPS without melting your CPU.
Shared hosting is cheap, but the 'noisy neighbor' effect kills business critical applications. We analyze the technical limits of standard cPanel hosting versus the dedicated isolation of a Root VPS, focusing on kernel tuning, I/O performance, and Norwegian data compliance.
Stop leaking sensitive data over public WiFi. We guide you through deploying a hardened OpenVPN server in Norway using 2048-bit keys and proper iptables masquerading.