We are already known for the huge cost savings that we offer to companies seeking a dedicated server. At an affordable monthly fee. However, did you know that we can offer even better pricing and service for companies that need to host large numbers of servers?
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our services in Latin America. At ServerPronto International, ServerPronto has information about their offerings. In Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and more than a dozen other countries.
We have completed our annual OS survey and wanted to share the top OS choices as selected by our customers.
The operating systems most frequently selected by our clients, in order of popularity, are:
“We’re releasing this information as a public service, both to our clients and anyone who is researching the best options in operating systems,†explained Octavio Diaz, COO of ServerPronto. “Generally speaking, an operating system’s popularity is going to be a significant indicator of their quality, and these operating systems clearly have a lot of satisfied customers.â€
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Linux servers are treasured for their high level of security and wide application coverage. The platform delivers outstanding productivity on a variety of computers, including AMD and Intel-based hardware. Where did Linux get its start, and how did it reach the esteemed status of a major server platform?
The enterprise server OS market is dominated by Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Linux. Although Unix still has a sizable share of the market, that share is declining rapidly. In contrast, Windows is performing quite well and holding steady, while the smaller Linux share is consistently growing in popularity.
It is hard to believe there was actually a time when developers and server administrators were forced to utilize shell commands and complex configuration files. To accomplish simple tasks like setting up an email account.
Red Hat released the second update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. As with earlier minor releases, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 comes with a broad set of bug fixes, updated hardware support capabilities, quality improvements, and a set of new software features that have been backported from upstream open source projects to the Enterprise Linux 5 code base.
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability which could allow elevation of privilege from authenticated user to LocalSystem. Affecting Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 and all supported versions and editions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008.
Good news for developers this week. Zend Technologies has announced its Zend Core product will run on the Windows Server 2008 platform. Providing parity between Windows Server and Linux in running PHP. All Zend products will run on the Windows Server 2008 platform by the end of the year.
There’s an interesting discussion on hacking going on over at LinuxForums. A poster from Fullerton, California who uses Suse Linux says he’s been the target of hackers hired. By a worldwide multi-million dollar company after a Wikipedia slip exposed his IP address, among other things.