Articles by Zak Boca
This isn’t exclusively for dedicated servers, the web hosting industry. In fact, the idea of giving something to get something back has gone on for a lot longer than anyone reading this has been around, but it’s just as effective today. What got me going on this is a book that Dan Ushman recommended to [...]
This is a touchy subject, which is why you won’t likely find many dedicated hosting company managers and owners openly addressing this topic, instead instructing their sales reps to find ways to jump around the subject. Our take is that it’s common sense, and therefore no reason to avoid the topic! If you follow the [...]
Some people ask me whether they should use PHP 4 or PHP 5. I always recommend PHP 5. I do this because I am big in keeping up to date. I usually update my servers at least once a week, more if I get the time. PHP 4 is not going to be patched, under [...]
I came across this on Digg, and I think it’s a great idea to bring some awareness to the amount of power we’re all using to power computers when they aren’t being used, etc. We actually have something similar that we use to monitor our dedicated server power consumption, but I’m a big fan of [...]
Today, I’d like to explain the similarities, differences and details of some of the most popular Unix-based operating systems available, as denoted in the title of this post. To begin, let me go over some of the things each have in common. Each of the operating systems are based on an Enterprise-level Unix Operating System [...]
I previously owned midPhase shared hosting, founded it in 2003 and it was successfully acquired in 2007. We started the business with little capital, and we knew from day one that we wanted our core business to be shared hosting, so that’s all that we focused on. Aside from that, we didn’t have the capital [...]
As a growing business in a competitive industry, it’s important that our business runs as lean as possible without cutting the value of the service you provide. By that I mean if you’re a restaurant, you obviously don’t want to buy cheaper ingredients if it reduces the quality of your service, reduces your value proposition. [...]
The dedicated server business is a really expensive business to grow in. If you add up customer acquisition costs, sales commissions, and hardware, we can easily invest $2,000 in a single client. Needless to say, it’s incredibly important that we provide the best service to each client, because above all we’ve paid an enormous amount [...]
We have chosen the new Core 2 Duo bleeding edge processors for our new dedicated servers for a variety of reasons. One major reason for picking these processors is that they are faster than their predecessors, and will create a more enjoyable experience while using the server. The other major reason for choosing the new [...]
As you’ll likely see on the site, we’re making a huge shift here at the company. There is a big problem with our planet’s environment, and until recently, SingleHop hasn’t even taken notice to the additional harm that we’re doing! We don’t claim to have the answer, and we don’t claim to be environmentally friendly, [...]