Business Management
22 Mar 2023
Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling: A Framework for VPS and Shared Hosting Providers
Your hosting business is growing rapidly, and you’re starting to feel the pressure of accommodating an increasing number of clients on your dedicated servers. It’s a good problem to have — but still a problem. It’s a common challenge faced by many VPS and cPanel shared hosting providers, and it begs the question: how do
22 Dec 2022
Web hosting reliability: 8 tips to get 100% Uptime
You deploy a new website or server with the greatest optimism. Unfortunately, it frequently goes down when you least expect it. Does this sound familiar? If you’re like most people, you’ve been frustrated by downtime and the harm it can cause your website or business. However, don’t worry; we’re here to help. In this article,
18 Dec 2022
What is a good ping? Why ping speed matters for websites and gaming
Have you ever had a website load slowly, been in a game that’s lagging, or have a skype call turn robotic? One of the main causes of this is excessive latency. As latency is commonly measured with the “ping” command, this latency is often called your “ping time”. This latency measures the time it takes
17 Dec 2022
What is MRC vs NRC? Understanding pricing for hosting, colocation, and internet service.
You may have seen the terms “NRC” and “MRC” on invoices or contracts for hosting, colocation, and transit services as a customer or hosting provider. What do these acronyms actually mean, though, and how do they compare to one another? You may better control your spending and manage your hosting, colocation, and transit costs by
16 Sep 2021
Server Pricing Report – September 2021!!
Welcome to the eighth 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,
23 Jul 2021
Ubersmith: How To – Add a PayPal Billing Agreement.
How do I add a Paypal Billing Agreement in Ubersmith? Log into Ubersmith Account Management Portal Select ‘Client Profile’ from the menu on the left. Select ‘Payment Methods’ Select ‘Add PayPal Billing Agreement’ on the right. Enter PayPal Login details. Confirm correct details in ‘Pay With’ section. Click ‘Accept and Continue’ Confirm Billing Agreement details
23 Jul 2021
PayPal: What is the difference between a Subscription and a Billing Agreement?
Paypal is a name that has become synonymous with sending money, given their online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders, especially in an online world that often sees us doing vendors with businesses
12 Jul 2021
Server Pricing Report – July 2021
Welcome to the sixth 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,
16 Jun 2021
How To: Manage and Monitor Your Server with ‘Device Manager’
Welcome to another entry of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ series! For this post we’re going to walk you through the capabilities of ‘Device Manager’ in Ubersmith and how to utilize it to better manage your server. Ubersmith is the management software that our customers use to submit tickets, view billing information, and manage their services
07 Jun 2021
Ubersmith: How to Understand Your Invoice!
Welcome to another of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ guides! For this post we’re going to walk you through how to understand your invoice. Prior to the start of every billing period you’ll receive an automated invoice through our billing system. This invoice will be delivered to you via email to any email address listed as