HostDime's Data Center Blog

Written by Jared Smith • March 6, 2018

Dropbox filed its IPO last week, and in the filing, we were able to peel back the curtain and see exactly how much they saved because of the switch from AWS to colocation data centers.

Written by Jared Smith • March 1, 2018

Yesterday, Github was hit by the largest DDoS attack in history. This volumetric DDoS attack was unique in achieving its massive amount of power by relying on UDP-based memcached traffic.

Written by Jared Smith • December 18, 2017

HostDime has partnered with The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, a great cause that helps rebuild lives of families in our community.

Written by Jared Smith • December 15, 2017

Imagine waking up one day to find someone has stolen your business’ primary domain name. Here are 6 ways in which you can ensure that your business website is protected.

Written by Jared Smith • November 22, 2017

This is getting ridiculous. It seems every few months, we have to fight the FCC for something we don’t want. The last time was July 12th’s “Day of Action” protest to protect net neutrality, which produced over 5 million e-mails, 124,000 phone calls to Congress, and 2 million comments to the FCC.

Written by Jared Smith • November 14, 2017

KernelCare, the service that allows you to run your Linux servers for YEARS without a single reboot, is now included on our managed dedicated servers.

Written by Jared Smith • October 26, 2017

Your name, e-mail address, home address, phone number, and more, is viewable by anyone and everyone when you register a domain.

Written by Jared Smith • October 25, 2017

All HostDime SSL Certificates, including new orders and renewals, are $10 off for a limited time only. These Comodo certificates start at just $20!

Written by Jared Smith • October 23, 2017

Earlier this year, CentOS Linux 5 reached End of Life. This means there is no more security updates for version 5, and both the CentOS and HostDime teams do not recommend using 5 for any purpose.

Written by Jared Smith • October 20, 2017

HostDime has taken action on our Colombia growth with the purchase of a land parcel in Bogotá, Colombia last week.

Written by Jared Smith • October 18, 2017

With the discovery of two major vulnerabilities, this has been a busy week for vendors, attackers, and a public looking for security and protection.

Written by Jared Smith • October 13, 2017

Huge UK sale for those targeting the European market! Save 20% each month off all new UK Dedicated Servers and UK Virtual Private Servers.