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Servers Server management with Plesk Obsidian In late September, the server management tool Plesk released its newest version to early adopters. Following the naming convention set by the previous release, Plesk Onyx, the new version is... read more
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Servers What is NVMe storage? Like a spinning hard disk, storage technology never stops moving for long. Maybe it’s ironic then, that the latest and greatest storage hardware doesn’t feature any moving parts.... read more
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Servers epic.LAN Case Study epic.LAN is a community gaming event that hosts esports players and casual gamers from across the UK and beyond several times a year. The epic team have been using... read more
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Digital The brave new world of app localisation Mobile devices are everywhere, and so are the apps that run on them. Vast numbers of smartphones mean vast numbers of users – users who demand a wide range of specialised... read more
