What is Server Load Balancing?
Lets get technical: Nine 1Gig paths (all connections active and load balancing traffic) 9Gb/s full duplex mesh providing 18Gb/s of bandwidth between core switches. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Reliability...
View ArticleHow Can Maps Of The Internet Be More Useful
A Map of Who’s Got the Best (And Worst) Internet Connections in America From gizmodo.com In the digital age, access to high speed internet is fundamentally important. But some regions of the country...
View ArticleOur Cartography of the Internet Continues
We can’t help but to be fascinated with ongoing finds of people’s attempts to describe the internet with cartography and topological maps of interest. Here’s another installment with interesting...
View ArticleAwesome 3D Visualization Tools in the Cloud
A little while ago we shared an awesome GIF visualization of what goes on inside an AMD computer processor chip. In flyby surreality some of you commented at how it looks like something out of...
View ArticleHow BYOD is Changing Technology in the Workplace
Without a doubt, you probably own a smartphone, tablet or laptop. You may also own two or all three of these devices. With the introduction of smarter mobile technology comes smarter ways of conducting...
View ArticleWhat can you do with 10 terabytes, or 10 TB, data transfer?
One of the key factors to determine when reviewing hosting options is the amount of monthly allowable data transfer. Typically you won’t just be “cut off” at that amount. A host will charge a certain...
View ArticleHIPAA overview & 4 questions for web hosts about compliance
For those in healthcare IT, HIPAA has been a major concern since it was passed in 1996. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has two main sections – Title I and Title II. Title I is...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Chief Marketing Technologist
Marketing is all about perspective. You have to be able to see the world through your customer’s eyes, but you also have to be able to get your message in front of their eyes. Both of these tasks –...
View ArticleManaging Black Friday & Holiday Web Traffic
If you’re in business online, one of your primary considerations should be – and probably is – making sure that your website will be prepared for peak load. Exactly what peak load means, in terms of...
View ArticleWhat is Content Curation?
We all know how valuable content is for driving traffic on the web. It’s not just crucial for your site but for your social media efforts as well. You may have heard of the concept of content...
View ArticleAdding 2-factor authentication to your site
A great way to increase the security of your site is to deploy two-factor authentication. Of course you want to have complex passwords because it makes it difficult for someone to guess the correct...
View ArticleHow Much 1TB Bandwidth Really Is & What You Can Do with It
It’s not easy to shop for hosting because quality is not always evident upfront. It’s not as obvious as the below scenario. Beyond quality, it’s also unclear how much power and scope a site will...
View ArticleHIPAA compliant hosting requirements: easy, solution-oriented checklist
Many types of businesses in the medical field or an affiliated industry must meet the stipulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, so HIPAA compliant hosting requirements...
View ArticleWhat do we get wrong about content marketing?
Content marketing is a simple concept: put stuff on your site, and put stuff on your social media brand pages. Of course that seems too simplistic. In fact, it is too simplistic. According to the...
View ArticleHosting Humor: snail mail authentication
At Atlantic.Net, we optimize your security but never make you wait for the mail carrier. (Words by Kent Roberts; art by Leena Cruz.)
View ArticleHosting Humor: geolocation & pirate costumes (comic)
At Atlantic.Net, our cloud and VPS web hosting specialists help in your quest for online treasure. (Words by Kent Roberts; art by Leena Cruz.)
View ArticleCloud computing application: forklift weight & usage data (& comic)
The speed and agility of cloud-based web hosting has change the playing field in many industries, expanding the possibilities of technological application. One obvious example is medical research....
View ArticleWhy cPanel is the ideal CP for cloud VPS hosting (& comic)
Per WebHosting.info, almost 2/3 of the world’s most prominent web hosting services used cPanel or WHM (with the latter, aka Web Host Manager, an integrated part of the same system) in 2011....
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between a NAS (Network Attached Storage) system and a...
When two technologies have a similar function and a similar name, they can easily be confused. A typical source of confusion is the two common storage systems, NAS (which stands for network attached...
View ArticleHosting Humor: Conversion Tracking (Comic)
Strong SEO means more visitors to convert. Atlantic.Net offers 100% uptime and minimized latency. (Words by Kent Roberts; art by Leena Cruz.)
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