Monthly Archive:: January 2021
25 Jan 2021
IOWAIT in Linux — is iowait too high?

High IOWAIT can be a real problem in linux, making your server grind to a halt. The question is, how high is too high? When should I be concerned? Firstly, we’ll talk about what IOWAIT means, discuss related statistics and how to interpret them, and finally how to decide if IOWAIT is causing a problem.
12 Jan 2021
How To: Add a Contact in Ubersmith

Welcome to another of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ guides! For this post we’re going to walk you through one of the most common questions we get asked in the support department. “How do I add additional contacts to my account?” We know that sometimes it takes lots of hands to help run a business, especially
07 Jan 2021
Server Pricing Report – January 2021

Welcome to the First installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2021. If you were following along, last year we’ve been tracking changing parts prices for RAM, SSDs, Hard Drives, CPUs, and a couple of GPUs. Typically this is done monthly, and then shared on our blog. Currently, all listed prices are from eBay,