Cloud What is Hadoop? Recently, we discussed big data and MapReduce. Hadoop is another method of dealing with big data that builds upon Google’s MapReduce algorithm. What is Hadoop? The software framework Hadoop... read more
Cloud Choose your technology stack on CloudNX When starting a new tech company there are many decisions to make. On the development side, one of those decisions is choosing a technology stack to build your product. A... read more
Cloud What is enterprise software? It’s a widely used term, but the full meaning of ‘enterprise software’ is hardly nailed-down. The obvious definition is software used by an enterprise, business or company. But this... read more
Cloud What is thin provisioning? We previously wrote about the methods of data deduplication [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/data-deduplication/] and file compression [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/linux-compression-all-about-compromise/] for optimising storage space.... read more
Servers Phusion Passenger: a new web app server With its anime robot-inspired logo and feature rich design, Phusion Passenger is clearly keen to present itself as the newest sleek and innovative tool for web hosting and development. But... read more
Cloud Why hybrid cloud? A growing number of organisations are moving their IT operations to the cloud, but there are still businesses that are hesitant and prefer to stick to on-premises cloud server solutions.... read more
Cloud Container orchestration with Kubernetes Hosting a small number of containers on a single server is no huge undertaking, especially with easy access to container images on the Docker platform. But hosting hundreds or thousands... read more
Cloud Getting started with Docker containers If you have anything to do with web or app development, you’ll almost certainly have heard of containerisation and the benefits it can provide. But if you haven’t... read more
Cloud Nagios server monitoring Managing a server is a 24/7 job. Traffic can spike, systems and applications can go offline, updates need to be installed, and RAM needs to be managed around the... read more
Cloud What are software containers? It’s easy to ignore the latest industry buzzwords, but the concept of ‘containerisation’ is very much worthy of your time. Over the last few years, container loading software has... read more
Cloud The best platform for hosting resellers? Cloud computing has a huge range of practical uses. With the latest web hosting technology, you can build and manage pretty much any online project you can imagine. An obvious... read more
Cloud Apache vs NGINX When it comes to picking different web server software, nowhere is competition fiercer than between Apache vs NGINX. Both are very popular in their own right, so much so that... read more
Cloud Cybersecurity: how does a VPN work? Now more that ever, the internet is playing a key role in every aspect of our lives, both in terms of work and entertainment. And with this increased use comes... read more
