The (very) uneven distribution of DNS root servers on the Internet
May 7, 2012
As we reported last Friday , the number of DNS root servers on the Internet has grown significantly the past few years. ...
10 questions about web performance – Sander Temme at Apache
May 4, 2012
After our last interview with a representative of the Apache HTTP Server Project , we didn’t expect to hear so soon again from...
10 questions about web performance – Arvind Jain at Google
April 20, 2012
We continue our series of interviews about web performance by talking to Arvind Jain, Engineering Director at Google. ...
Tumblr now has 50 million blogs, 20 billion posts
April 4, 2012
Tumblr has almost doubled in size since last fall. Back in September 2011 , the blogging service hosted 28 million blogs containing a...
UNIVAC: the first mass-produced commercial computer (infographic)
March 30, 2012
Today we take a look back at the first mass-produced commercial computer, which was called UNIVAC . ...
How the Apache HTTP web server stays secure (interview)
March 26, 2012
The Apache HTTP Server is the most common web server software in the world, by far. ...
NGINX skyrockets 300% in one year: Q&A with the team behind the web server software
December 1, 2011
Apache is still the undisputed king of web server software but according to the latest Netcraft Web Server Survey from November 2011, NGINX...
Jelastic Software recruits Tech All-Stars for PaaS Java Platform
October 26, 2011
(From Website Hosting ) Hivext CEO Ruslan by Jelastic booth at JavaOne Jelastic Software today confirmed its team of consultants, assembled for its...
Fujitsu Invents a New Method of Testing Power Consumption for Efficient Cooling of Data Centers
October 19, 2011
(From Website Hosting ) Japanese-based IT services providing company, Fujitsu, declared on Thursday that it has devised a new method of examining power...
London Police Arrest 2 Members of Anonymous
September 5, 2011
(From Website Hosting ) On Friday, the London police made an announcement claiming to take into custody two of the people related to...
The rather petite Internet of 1995
March 31, 2011
As you may know if you’re a regular reader of this blog, sometimes we like to take a trip down memory lane. It’s...
Twitter once again proves its worth in Japan earthquake aftermath
March 14, 2011
During and after the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan this Friday, local phone networks became overloaded. Not just because of damage to...
Why Apple’s Mac App Store will be great for both end users and developers
October 21, 2010
Yesterday, Apple announced that it will be launching an App Store for Mac OS X, modelled after the App Store for iPhone and...
Creating your Own WordPress Themes Using Artisteer
April 30, 2010
Content management systems like WordPress are loved by the web community for their ability to simplify virtually every aspect of website building and...
Peeking behind the scenes of the world’s largest sites
April 14, 2010
Do you want to know more about how big websites like Twitter, Facebook, Hotmail and others handle the technical challenges of dealing with...