The ultimate goal here is to get a working, functional MySQL database at minimal cost. Since most Linux distributions are free, I decided that would be a great place to start. The next step is choosing a distribution. There are literally thousands to choose from, but since my time is valuable, and the process is dead simple, I chose Ubuntu Server. I’m going to use VirtualBox to install the new server virtually on my Windows 7 laptop.
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How to establish a MySQL database at minimal cost
January 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Linux, Managed Hosting, Microsoft, Virtualization
Tags: Dallas Data Center·IBM·Managed Hosting·Microsoft·Virtualization
Mac vs The PC…The War Rages On…Somewhere
November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Linux, Managed Services, Microsoft
I’ve been working with computers for over 20 years. I’ve seen everything from Apple IIGSs, to IBM AS400s, to Commodore 64s. My first computer was actually a Commodore VIC20 that had a whopping 1024 kilobytes of RAM and a magnetic tape drive for storage. When I was in college, I spent a great deal of [...]
Web Application Security a Growing Threat for Businesses
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Security, Servers
A new report by security vendor Cenzic shares research indicating that security flaws found in Web applications continue to grow and should be a major concern for many businesses as more and more depend on the Web for their business. According to the report, almost 80 percent of more than 3,000 software security flaws publicly [...]
Tags: Apache·Cenzic·Cross-Site Scripting·IBM·Mozilla·Safari·Security·Sun·Vulnerabilities
Living in an HA World
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Colocation, Consolidation, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Virtualization
Today’s business can’t afford to be down. If you have a web presence, your business is on 24/7. If you don’t treat your infrastructure as if you are open around the clock, you could be losing opportunity. Many people think that in order to get HA (High Availability) in their hardware that they have to [...]
Tags: Budget·Business Continuity·catastrophic·Colocation·Consolidation·Dedicated Servers·Disaster Recovery·IBM·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Virtualization·VM·VMware
Virtualization Strategy
February 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Consolidation, Disaster Recovery, Green IT, Storage, Virtualization
Several things in today’s market trigger an organization to think about virtualization: The lack of space in a data center and the cost of acquiring more space and equipment, after analyzing your servers and finding that 80 percent of the servers are underutilized and only carrying a load of 5-10 percent or maybe your time [...]
Tags: Consolidation·EMC·Equal Logic·IBM·Left Hand·Virtualization