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(The Hosting News) – Chicago based Steadfast Networks, has officially announced its environmental green initiative by implementing a 100% carbon offset. This offset will be utilized for staff commuting, office usage, core infrastructure, networking equipment, shared web hosting, VPS hosting, and backup services. Steadfast Networks is certified “carbon neutral” by Carbonfund.org, an environmentally-friendly organization that helps businesses reduce and offset their climate impact.
“Moving steadily forward in the 21st century does not mean trampling all over our natural resources, so we have teamed up with Carbonfund.org and implemented a variety of green initiative programs to help preserve our natural resources,” says Karl Zimmerman, CEO of Steadfast Networks. “The same high quality and exceptional service Steadfast Networks stands for in our managed servers, colocation hosting services, and web hosting services is the standard we aspire to for maintaining a healthy environment.”
In addition to becoming carbon neutral and purchasing carbon offsets, Steadfast Networks encourages employees to commute by foot, bike, or public transportation, and in some cases, work from home. To increase efficiency and help the environment, local vendors such as Amadi Systems provide more than 90% of Steadfast Networks’ equipment, cutting down on the emissions caused while transporting. Steadfast Networks orders the equipment with no packing materials in order to reduce the trash produced. All paper and cardboard products, equipment, hardware, and servers building-wide are recycled.
“Not having to unpack equipment has increased the speed of operations and made our Chicago hosting services and data centers run more efficiently,” says Zimmerman. “Highly efficient network systems and dedicated server hosting also reduce carbon outputs, and those are options we also offer to customers who want to reduce their carbon imprint.”
Steadfast Network’s base operations, shared web hosting, VPS hosting, and backup services are carbon neutral. Customers who wish to receive carbon neutral colocation services and dedicated server hosting indicate that choice by contacting a Steadfast Networks representative or when placing an order. Additionally, Steadfast Networks’ low power Atom servers, Xeon processors and Intel solid state drives lower operational costs while reducing the carbon footprint associated with hosting services. Providing dedicated server, colocation, and hosting services without up-selling a more energy-intensive IT solution a customer does not need further reduces
environmental impact.
“People who are passionate about caring for our world are loyal to companies who share that same sense of responsibility,” says Zimmerman. “Customers appreciate transparency and businesses with carbon neutral hosting services can let their clients know they are standing up and doing their part for our world.”
For more information on Steadfast Networks’ green initiative, or to suggest more ways to reduce the carbon footprint, visit http://steadfast.net/corporate/green.php.
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(The Hosting News) - Managed servers are a little bit different than your ordinary dedicated server. Managed servers could be anything from a shared hosting solution to a complete server that is simply “managed” by the hosting company. However, in general, most managed servers give you less control than servers that are dedicated and simply located on a rack at a data center. While this might not mean much to most people, it can have a serious effect on what you are able to do in the case of an emergency with your server.
Contingencies are meant to be planned out so that they never ever have to be used. Still, many dedicated/shared hosts find themselves with unique situations that require them to put a plan into action quickly and efficiently. This is why you need to contact your hosting company early on to see what sort of backups that they have in place. Many hosting companies know how to deal with problems, and will help you with certain strategies. This could be anything from weekly backups, to daily backups and more. Some hosting companies may even allow you to request a backup from the past day or two if you have a hacker/virus attack your managed server.
Another great thing about a managed server is that most of the contingency planning is done for you. Your host is going to be well experienced in dealing with massive server failures, including natural disasters and the like. They will have a plan put into place in order to protect you and your server from large amounts of downtime. However, if you are tech savvy that does not prevent you from contacting them in order to find out what their plans are. After all, it is good to be on the same page. Most data centers have redundant utilities as well as generators so that they can continue to power their servers regardless of the time that they are without power. You may still want to maintain an off site backup, just in case the server explodes or something similar.
Thanks to technology you can typically setup an automated backup whenever it is a good time to do so. Many server owners choose to have their server backup during the overnight hours, when server usage is lower and the server will be able to tolerate it better. However, if you are not sure how to do this, you can always contact your hosting company who will be more than happy to help you. Another good contingency plan for your managed server is to be able to reboot it remotely. Most, if not all, managed server hosts offer this feature now. In case your server ends up having problems or is extremely sluggish, you can remotely restart it. This saves you time and anger as well as labor for the host.
RAID hard drives are another great contingency plan to have in your server. The RAID drives are actually one of the best features that you could possibly have. This is because they allow your data to “mingle” or transfer between all of the hard drives in the array. Your data will no longer be on a single hard drive, making certain that even if one drive crashes, you will have a copy of it. Plus, most RAID hard drives are “hot swappable”. This means that if one hard drive does stop working or has a problem, it can be removed and replaced with a different one without having to restart the server. The server then automatically transfers the data from the other hard drives to the new hard drive.
While many data centers are great at what they do, some may not have a clue at how to truly run their environment. Do you know the people who run your data center? Are they experienced not only with dealing with true emergencies, things that can come up in the course of your server. You might be amazed by the number of data centers that say that they “manage” a server and do not know the first thing about actually doing so. Do your research ahead of time to find things out!
Data centers can often have some of the best backup systems in the world. You must simply know what you are doing in order to make sure you have the right catastrophic backups in place. Most data centers that deal with managed servers know how to deal with large scale issues. However, it never hurts to talk with them about the problems that could come up. They may be able to tell you about their plans, and security of your data. The more that you can work together with your host, the better off you are going to be in the case of a real emergency.
Planning ahead for Emergencies with a Managed Server is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
The control panel market offers many solutions for customers with varying needs. Whether you’re a small business owner or a CEO of a large corporation, you’re sure to find a web hosting control panel that will suit your needs. Many people have trouble finding out which control panel would be most suitable for their needs, however there are some control panels that can accommodate both large and small online businesses. One such control panel is the Interworx control panel.
InterWorx control panel is known as a cluster control panel, in other words it is capable of administrating several servers at once, although it can also be used to manage a single server as well. InterWorx is also optimal for a dedicated server environment, and its multi-leveled user interface is simple to learn, yet very powerful. The software was originally designed to accommodate the administration needs of users with multiple servers, however over time the developers included simpler features for novice users. Both resellers and end-users can benefit equally from this software, as the server space allotted is not restricted on either end. There are two main interfaces within the InterWorx software: the SiteWorx (domain/reseller administration module), and NodeWorx (server administration module)
Ease of Use
Although InterWorx is capable of handling complex administration tasks, it’s learning curve is relatively simple, even for novice users. It’s simplicity is compounded by the easy to use tool guide located in plain view on the main navigational page. In comparison to other control panels, InterWorx is very easy to learn, and all of the features can be figured out by simply experimenting with the software.
Multiple Domains
Increasing web presence by owning multiple domains has become very popular in recent years, and InterWorxs realizes the demand for a control panel that can handle unlimited domains. In fact, InterWorks gives users the ability to build multiple websites from a single interface with the use of FTP, SSH and secure databases. All of your domains receive email account administration and HTML directories. The only thing you need to worry about is the amount of disk space your web hosting provider offers.
Installation Application – ScriptWorx
InterWorx also includes an application called ScriptWorx, which allows you to install virtually any third party application with ease. These applications can greatly enhance the quality and functionality of your website by offering shopping carts, content, blogs, media galleries and more. Some of the applications will also greatly boost your marketing efforts, thereby increasing your business productivity. Since InterWorx is an open source software, developers can also use the integrated ScriptWorx tool to write their own scripts which can then be integrated into th software. This make InterWorx a very appealing control panel to programmers and developers. Included in the software is an update utility which gives programmers regular updates on new programming languages and scripts.
Compact Yet Powerful
Since InterWorx is scripted in PHP and powered by MySQL, it is a very compact yet powerful program. In fact, the control panel uses less resources than a single Apache server. InterWorx also includes a load balancing utility that allows the software to run quietly and efficiently in the background without disrupting any other functions on your operating system.
This planet is the only one we have. As such, it is imperative that we do all we can to minimize the overall damage caused and repair what we can.
Web hosting provider Site5 has combined with Mokugift to do its part to give back to the environment. For each new web hosting, VPS, dedicated server or reseller hosting account created, the Site5 will plant one tree to assist in reforestation efforts.
About Site5
Since 1999, Site5 has been providing web hosting services on servers that are considered high-end and loaded with a low number of customers per server. This hosting provider takes the time to calculate its customer to server ratio to ensure none of its equipment becomes overloaded. This, in turn, means web hosting clients at Site5 can be assured of a consistent and high up-time.
Site5 keeps its support in-house thereby ensuring clients are speaking with actual Site5 team member should support issues arise. Their entire staff are fully trained in the company and its services, speak fluent English and excel in interpersonal relations.
Web hosting accounts with Site5 start as low as $4.95 a month and cap out at $10.95. All accounts come with unlimited amounts of disk space and bandwidth. Additionally, each account owner has access to a SiteAdmin control panel and an easy web site builder program. Site5 also offers up to $75 in Google AdWords credits. All this is backed by a sixty day money back guarantee.
About Mokugift
Mokugift (pronounced mōe-koo gift) translates to “tree” gift in Japanese. The mission of this company is to help a fun and meaningful way to give back to the environment. This charity-based company allows environmentally concerned citizens to plant trees for a mere one dollar per gift purchase.
The idea was brought to fruition by co-founders Hans Chung and Krates Ng. Both had seen the very popular online selling of virtual gifts (Facebook and various dating site). The gentlemen took this idea one step further and incorporated it with a way to give back to the planet. Thus, Mokugift was born.
The purchase of a mokugift tree works much like sending e-cards. Those on the receiving end of the gift can display their trees online at several social media outlets such as MySpace, Facebook and many other popular web sites.
One large portion of Mokugift is its platform designed to inspire businesses to create reward systems. Site5 web hosting teaming up with this eco-friendly gifting idea is one such inspired business solution. Not only will the web hosting company garner new clients but these very same new clients will pass the word along – not only bringing in customers but also doing something fabulous for the environment.
Conclusion
Web hosting has received a reputation (rightly so) over the years of being one of the worst offenders when it comes to ecological damage. In the past year or two, there has been an overall shift of thinking and operating that has enabled web hosting providers to be able to lessen their damaging impact. One superb way to do this is by helping with reforestation. Hats off to Site5 to seeing the light and giving back to the planet!
You would be amazed at the amount of social networking and community software tools that are on the market today. The immense popularity of MySpace, Facebook and YouTube has encouraged many people to create their own online community. Community sites are expansive in topics, ranging from sites such as dating and video sharing to pets and video games. Below are just a few of the many options that exist for online communities:
Social networking sites
Social media sites
News publishing sites
Dating sites
Blog sites
Video sharing sites
Photo sharing sites
What Type of Hosting Do You Need?
Web hosting plays a huge role in the creation of these types of community sites. Such a website requires an added dose of power in comparison to the typical website. However, what it requires the most is a scalable environment that supports the growth of the community. As your site increases in popularity, it will attract more users, which means it will be populated with more pictures, videos and possibly other interactive features. This tremendous growth means that the average shared hosting package may not suitable for the needs of your community. You have to consider critical resources such as disk space, bandwidth, RAM and CPU, all of which impact the overall performance of your website. While you might be able to pull this off on a shared hosting platform from a technical aspect, your community could be the one to suffer from slow loading pages and sluggish performance.
A dedicated server makes for one of the most reliable ways to host an online community. This type of hosting will give you the scalability you need and dramatically reduce the occurrence of performance issues you would endure on a shared server. The problem is that maintaining a dedicated server can be very complex and expensive. Leasing the server can run you upwards of $100 per month – and this is just for an unmanaged service. If you choose to run your community on a dedicated server, keep in mind that you will be responsible for updating the operating system and web server software in addition to managing all the applications and security mechanisms it requires. This is something many people simply are not equipped to deal with. For this reason, you should strongly consider looking into a service provider that specializes in community hosting as they are more likely to have the unqiue environment you require.
Conclusion
A community site can be very beneficial, but only when choosing the right web hosting solution. Before heading out to look for a service, take both the present and future growth into account when factoring in your requirements. Think about the features you need, the type of content and media you plan to host, and the volume of traffic you anticipate. If you truly want your community site to be a success, don’t hesitate to ask prospective web hosts questions and find out exactly how they can suit your needs. This will make it much easier to find the ideal solution for your online community.
There are many advantages to purchasing a dedicated hosting plan. This arrangement is perfect for customers who require a higher degree of flexibility, security, reliability and a website that gives out an enterprise-grade performance. Although you are actually leasing the hardware from the hosting company, you are still provided with a great deal of flexibility and control that allows you to customize the server based on your specific needs. So even though you do not really own the server, this can actually turn out to be a good thing, especially if your organization does not have the manpower to handle the various maintenance tasks that must be performed on a day to day basis.
The Experience Factor
While some customers have the experience needed to maintain a dedicated server, others do not. If you have a capable in-house team, you should be able to thrive just fine in this more complex environment. For the more technically inclined user, managing an entire web server is usually no problem at all. For those that have no experience or knowledgeable administrator, a managed solution may be the best option for their dedicated server. With a managed service, the hosting provider handles the bulk of the maintenance and is often responsible for making sure the server stays up and running. This generally includes taking care of the operating system, web server, applications and the hardware itself. While an unmanaged server is usually the cheaper route, managed hosting is often the best way to go if you lack the knowledge and experience needed to maintain the system.
Is it the Right Move for You?
Whether or not you have the resources needed to manage a dedicated server is a critical factor to determining if this type of hosting is right for you. If you are have the budget to take on the cost associated with leasing the hardware and feel that the hosting firm can provide you with an acceptable level of support, this could be the best move. Regardless of where you stand in terms of experience, it is critical to first determine whether your website or business demands the power of a dedicated server. If not, you could taking on an unnecessary expense and complexity that makes it more difficult for you to succeed. As long as you warrant the need, a dedicated server can be a viable option whether you possess the technical abilities or not. With the market for managed hosting services growing rapidly, you do not have to let the lack of experience deter your plans because solutions are widely available.
In today’s internet driven world, the website often reflects on the credibility of the company behind it. A dedicated server can help you a establish and maintain a credible online presence while providing your business with the best possible chance to succeed. If you are not sure of how to proceed, reach out to a few service providers for a little guidance. This way, you can gather the information you need and perhaps find yourself a good partner in the process.
(The Hosting News) – OVERLAND PARK, KS - Codero now makes available for small- to medium-sized businesses the Parallels® Small Business Panel 10, a simple, powerful addition to a growing lineup of control panel solutions – with built-in features to streamline day-to-day hosting operations for SMBs. Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is available with any dedicated server including all Managed Hosting plans at Codero, an industry first that integrates advanced support with online collaboration and hundreds of value-added applications and services. This “IT-in-a-box” user interface is the only panel on the market created just for small business.
“With file sharing, email, website builder and a growing number of add-ons, Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is an ideal complement to our managed hosting services,” notes Taylor Giddens, Director, Dedicated Services for Codero. “This platform offers a complete toolkit for small businesses that’s affordable, flexible and scalable over time.”
Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is easy to install (setup wizard), manage (content editor) and expand (including Sitebuilder, Power Pack and more add-ons). The control panel also includes access to the Parallels Partner Marketplace, featuring hundreds of open-source applications for security, eCommerce, CRM, online backup and document management.
About Codero
Specializing in dedicated and managed hosting services for small- to medium-sized businesses, Codero offers advanced email, eCommerce, security and networking solutions. This includes a full line of high–performance Windows® and Linux servers as well as EVault Backup, Pinnacle Shopping Cart and more. All Codero products are backed by secure data centers, live 24/7/365 U.S.-based support and a seasoned staff with international experience in the hosting business for over 15 years. For more information about Codero, please visit www.codero.com.
Contact
Shelby Garlock, Director, Marketing
shelbyg@codero.com
877.999.2750
Codero launches Parallels® Small Business Panel 10 for Dedicated and Managed Hosting is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – OVERLAND PARK, KS - Codero now makes available for small- to medium-sized businesses the Parallels® Small Business Panel 10, a simple, powerful addition to a growing lineup of control panel solutions – with built-in features to streamline day-to-day hosting operations for SMBs. Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is available with any dedicated server including all Managed Hosting plans at Codero, an industry first that integrates advanced support with online collaboration and hundreds of value-added applications and services. This “IT-in-a-box” user interface is the only panel on the market created just for small business.
“With file sharing, email, website builder and a growing number of add-ons, Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is an ideal complement to our managed hosting services,” notes Taylor Giddens, Director, Dedicated Services for Codero. “This platform offers a complete toolkit for small businesses that’s affordable, flexible and scalable over time.”
Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is easy to install (setup wizard), manage (content editor) and expand (including Sitebuilder, Power Pack and more add-ons). The control panel also includes access to the Parallels Partner Marketplace, featuring hundreds of open-source applications for security, eCommerce, CRM, online backup and document management.
About Codero
Specializing in dedicated and managed hosting services for small- to medium-sized businesses, Codero offers advanced email, eCommerce, security and networking solutions. This includes a full line of high–performance Windows® and Linux servers as well as EVault Backup, Pinnacle Shopping Cart and more. All Codero products are backed by secure data centers, live 24/7/365 U.S.-based support and a seasoned staff with international experience in the hosting business for over 15 years. For more information about Codero, please visit www.codero.com.
Contact
Shelby Garlock, Director, Marketing
shelbyg@codero.com
877.999.2750
Codero launches Parallels® Small Business Panel 10 for Dedicated and Managed Hosting is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – DedicatedNOW, a leading dedicated server hosting company has launched a new affiliate program at the world’s most prominent online marketing convention: ad:tech New York. The new program will offer payouts up to 125% of each dedicated server sold on DedicatedNOW’s website. DedicatedNOW affiliate representatives will be available at ad:tech New York to help existing and new affiliates get started with DedicatedDollars.com.
“ad:tech NY is a perfect venue to announce the DedicatedDollars affiliate program and we couldn’t be more excited about the announcement,” said Josh Ewin, Director of Sales and Marketing at DedicatedNOW.
DedicatedDollars affiliates have a multitude of special offers available to them, and custom landing pages for sending traffic to for high conversions. Affiliates also have access to a complete resource area with high converting banners, automated linking codes, and full reporting tools that both novice and advanced affiliates alike will appreciate.
“DedicatedNOW has a track record of high conversions on its website, dedicatednow.com, by offering dedicated servers with very competitive features and pricing to help motivate new clients to sign up,” said Ewin. “DedicatedDollars.com is extending our successful track record by allowing smart marketers the opportunity to place our offers in front of their visitors for very competitive commissions.”
“We have implemented the best in affiliate technology to help DedicatedNOW affiliates earn better payouts, have access to the best offers in the business and make account management simple and easy,” said Ewin. “We feel strongly that our affiliates will appreciate the simplicity, yet flexibility of the new DedicatedDollars.com affiliate program.”
DedicatedNOW affiliates can create custom tracking links including custom keyword tracking for the ability to track incoming traffic for various keywords. A custom tracking report provides details for each keyword created by affiliates. Affiliates can also create custom links that point to any page on the DedicatedNOW website, including any of the many special offer landing pages available.
“We welcome the opportunity to meet with online marketers at Ad Tech and will have our hosting affiliate experts at the show to answer any questions about the new program.” DedicatedDollars is now open to new affiliate enrollment. New affiliates who join DedicatedDollars.com receive a $10 signing bonus.
DedicatedNow Launches DedicatedDollars.com at ad:tech New York is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – DedicatedNOW, a leading dedicated server hosting company has launched a new affiliate program at the world’s most prominent online marketing convention: ad:tech New York. The new program will offer payouts up to 125% of each dedicated server sold on DedicatedNOW’s website. DedicatedNOW affiliate representatives will be available at ad:tech New York to help existing and new affiliates get started with DedicatedDollars.com.
“ad:tech NY is a perfect venue to announce the DedicatedDollars affiliate program and we couldn’t be more excited about the announcement,” said Josh Ewin, Director of Sales and Marketing at DedicatedNOW.
DedicatedDollars affiliates have a multitude of special offers available to them, and custom landing pages for sending traffic to for high conversions. Affiliates also have access to a complete resource area with high converting banners, automated linking codes, and full reporting tools that both novice and advanced affiliates alike will appreciate.
“DedicatedNOW has a track record of high conversions on its website, dedicatednow.com, by offering dedicated servers with very competitive features and pricing to help motivate new clients to sign up,” said Ewin. “DedicatedDollars.com is extending our successful track record by allowing smart marketers the opportunity to place our offers in front of their visitors for very competitive commissions.”
“We have implemented the best in affiliate technology to help DedicatedNOW affiliates earn better payouts, have access to the best offers in the business and make account management simple and easy,” said Ewin. “We feel strongly that our affiliates will appreciate the simplicity, yet flexibility of the new DedicatedDollars.com affiliate program.”
DedicatedNOW affiliates can create custom tracking links including custom keyword tracking for the ability to track incoming traffic for various keywords. A custom tracking report provides details for each keyword created by affiliates. Affiliates can also create custom links that point to any page on the DedicatedNOW website, including any of the many special offer landing pages available.
“We welcome the opportunity to meet with online marketers at Ad Tech and will have our hosting affiliate experts at the show to answer any questions about the new program.” DedicatedDollars is now open to new affiliate enrollment. New affiliates who join DedicatedDollars.com receive a $10 signing bonus.
DedicatedNow Launches DedicatedDollars.com at ad:tech New York is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
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