Servers Create a private network on CloudNX When you spin up a Cloud Server or Bare Metal Server on our CloudNX platform, it’ll have a single network interface by default, with an assigned public IPv4 address.... read more
Servers Windows Server 2022: What’s new? When configuring your server, your choice of operating system is a big deal – it needs to work with the apps your projects use. If you’re an old hand at... read more
Servers VPS vs Dedicated Servers: Which is right for you? So you know you want a server but whilst scoping out your options you’ve come face-to-face with a whole host of server types. Two of the most popular options... read more
Cloud Building highly-available web applications on CloudNX Interested in building web applications consisting of multiple servers (VMs, Bare Metal or some combination of the two)? Want to minimise downtime caused by an outage of one part of... read more
Servers Log4j vulnerability: everything you need to know If you stay up to date with technology news, you’re likely aware of a critical vulnerability reported in Log4j, a highly popular logging tool used by a large part... read more
Servers What to do with a VPS - Top 12 VPS use cases If you're setting up an online project, finding the right web hosting solution is an important step. There are many options out there, but nothing else on the... read more
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Servers 10 reasons to consider a virtual private server (VPS) When building a website, there's a lot to consider. There’s the design of course, plus any special features and functionality – and what many people forget – how to... read more
Servers Windows Server 2019 — Server Core vs. Desktop Experience (GUI) When deploying your Windows server, you can choose either Server with Desktop Experience or Server Core. Read on to find out which one of these is right for you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------... read more
Servers What is Anycast DNS? As a rule, every device or server that’s directly connected to the Internet has a unique IP address which is then used for 1:1 communication. This is known... read more
Cloud Your project deserves cloud testing Whenever anyone creates anything new, there’s always an element of risk involved. Are you forgetting anything important? Will everything work as intended? Most of the time, there’s no... read more
Cloud Dynamic websites: the LAMP stack and its alternatives When thinking about websites and how they’re designed, it’s useful to differentiate between static and dynamic sites. Generally, static sites display HTML-based content stored on a server, but... read more
Servers MariaDB v MySQL: which relational database should I choose? Databases are a key tool for anyone who wishes to organise their data efficiently. Relational databases are a simple and intuitive method of formulating information into tables that can be... read more
