Monthly Archives: August 2013

Open Source Options Reduce VMware Cloud Market Share: Analyst

August 12, 2013 — Open source options are cutting into VMware’s cloud platform market share, according to a Business Cloud Strategies report from Strategy Analytics. While open source platforms CloudStack and OpenStack have gained in popularity, VMware’s traditional position atop the market has been trending downwards. Keep on reading: Open Source Options Reduce VMware Cloud Market Share: Analyst Continue reading

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The Impact of Third-Party Ad Networks on Site Load Times

August 12, 2013 — Online advertisements have long been a major form of monetizing online content. Pairing content publishers with advertisers via third-party networks helps draw attention to products and services, but also reward publishers for the content they produce. One of the potential problems, however, is that the delivery of ads, like any additional server requests, can ultimately slow down web pages. Keep on reading: The Impact of Third-Party Ad Networks on Site Load Times Continue reading

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Fortinet Launches Application Delivery Controller, Global Server Load Balancing

August 12, 2013 — Network security solutions provider Fortinet announced on Monday it has added FortiADC-300E and FortiDirector to its secure application delivery portfolio, which are a direct result of the company’s recent acquisitions of Coyote Point Systems and XDN. Keep on reading: Fortinet Launches Application Delivery Controller, Global Server Load Balancing Continue reading

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UK Tech Blog Challenges CloudFlare, Web Hosts on Free Speech

August 12, 2013 — Late last week, a reporter at European tech blog The Kernel emailed CloudFlare CEO Matthew Prince questions about the controversial content of one of its users. What the questions show is a serious lack of understanding about the responsibility of service providers like CloudFlare in policing its users. Keep on reading: UK Tech Blog Challenges CloudFlare, Web Hosts on Free Speech Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 9, 2013

August 9, 2013 — For the week ending August 9, 2013, 7L Networks is offering its premium colocation services for $799 per month, AIT is offering its dedicated server hosting plan at a discount of 50 percent or more, Atlantic.Net is offering cloud servers in 30 Seconds from $5.11 per month, and Arvixe is offering 20 percent off and one cent first month of its web hosting plans. Keep on reading: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 9, 2013 Continue reading

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