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How Does Your Provider Handle Bandwidth Overages? It Can Get Weird

Most prepaid VPS services come with a bundle of bandwidth.  For example, if you buy a 1GB VPS, you might get 1TB bandwidth. That seems straightforward, but you may want to understand exactly what it means before you sign up, and what happens if you go over your allotment.

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How Does Your Provider Handle Bandwidth Overages?  It Can Get Weird

DigitalOcean: In November 2021, the Stock was at $125. Now It's At $20.

Why has Digital Ocean stock tanked fro $125 to $20 in less than two years?

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DigitalOcean: In November 2021, the Stock was at $125.  Now It's At $20.

Why Did DigitalOcean Stock Drop Like a Rock Today? (-25%)

If you'd invested $10,000 in DOCN stock in November 2021, your stake would only be worth $2,700 today. Ouch. As recently as July, DOCN was trading at almost its March 2021 IPO price but now it's cratered again.

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Why Did DigitalOcean Stock Drop Like a Rock Today?  (-25%)

Vultr is Taking Over India! Two New Locations in Bangalore and Delhi!

Vultr is tripling down on India with a continued focus on international growth. The expansion marks Vultr’s 25th global point of presence, and their fourth in Asia, already having a datacenter in Mumbai and now adding two more locations!

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Vultr is Taking Over India!  Two New Locations in Bangalore and Delhi!

Should You Invest in Pure-Play Hosting Companies like DOCN or RTX? Analysis Says...

When looking for pure play hosting companies to analyze, there aren't many with public financials.  The largest public webs are all components of larger companies.  AWS is part of Amazon, Azure is par...

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Should You Invest in Pure-Play Hosting Companies like DOCN or RTX?  Analysis Says...

Don't Be a Grape! Big Hosting Companies Want to Pick You!

I once knew a car dealer and he told me that there are people who will walk onto a car lot, look at the car's sticker price, and agree to pay that without any attempt to find a deal. These people are...

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Don't Be a Grape!  Big Hosting Companies Want to Pick You!

RAID-0 Now Available in Mumbai, India: Namaste, Vultr!

If you're looking for a YOLORAID setup in the subcontinent, look no further than Vultr, who recently announced a location in Mumbai, India. This is their 25th datacenter (!) and their fourth in Asia,...

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RAID-0 Now Available in Mumbai, India: Namaste, Vultr!

Linode Acquired by Akamai. Predictions: Layoffs, and Vultr is the Next Billion Dollar Unicorn to be Acquired

Cheap VPS provider Linode is being acquired by CDN giant Akamai. According to the press release, Christopher S. Aker (Linode CEO) said: "Akamai has no intention of changing what has made us successful...

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Linode Acquired by Akamai.  Predictions: Layoffs, and Vultr is the Next Billion Dollar Unicorn to be Acquired

DigitalOcean Shares Plunge 9% on High Volume

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) shares dropped 9% today.  Volume was more than double normal. It's been a rough season for DO.  Shares today traded for as cheap as $59/share - well off the stock's highs abov...

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DigitalOcean Shares Plunge 9% on High Volume

SpamHaus Botnet Report Highlights Some LowEnd Providers

Spamhaus's 2021 Q2 Botnet Threat Update has been released and it's interesting reading. Overall, there has been a reduction in observed command and control (C&C) systems.  However, at regional and...

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SpamHaus Botnet Report Highlights Some LowEnd Providers

Free VPS Hosting Providers - How to get a free VPS!

We regularly post offers for the cheapest VPSes on the planet...but did you know there are places you can get a VPS for free? Naturally there are caveats, provisos, and gotchas, but if your budget is...

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Free VPS Hosting Providers - How to get a free VPS!

Mid Market Hosts Compared: DigitalOcean vs. Vultr vs. Linode

There’s three companies that I think of as mid-market hosts: Digital Ocean Linode Vultr What do I mean by mid market?  They’re between two extremes: Tech behemoths like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google w...

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Mid Market Hosts Compared: DigitalOcean vs. Vultr vs. Linode

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