For a long time, VPS snapshots were only available in high-end hosting companies, but over the last few years they’ve become increasingly common in the marketplace. This neat feature can be a real time-saver if your provider offers it. What is a Snapshot? Imagine if you could clone your VPS exactly as it is – […]
Does Your Provider Offer Snapshots?
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October 10, 2021 @ 12:00 am, by raindog308SpamHaus Botnet Report Highlights Some LowEnd Providers
amazon, amazon aws, aws, azure, botnet, botnet C&Clspamhaus, digital ocean, digitalocean, microsoft, microsoft azure August 19, 2021 @ 12:00 am, by raindog308Spamhaus’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 provider level, there is more variation. Looking at the leading botnet C&C hosts, it’s not surprising that the world’s most connected countries (the US, Netherlands […]
Analyzing DigitalOcean’s Financials
cheap vm, digitalocean, dotcom, financials, virtual hosting, wall street August 9, 2021 @ 2:09 pm, by raindog308Unlike most hosting companies, DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) is a publicly-traded company and hence must file quarterly audited financial reports. While there are other big hosting companies that must file (e.g., Amazon, Microsoft, Google), their hosting is mixed in with their other products. DO is a “pure play” and it’s interesting to look at their financials. […]
LowEndBoxTV: How to Get a Free VPS
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LowEndBoxTV: Weekend Update for May 1, 2021
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DigitalOcean Customer Billing Data Exposed in Security Breach
DigitalOcean (DOCN) acknowledged today that it has informed some customers that DO had “confirmed an unauthorized exposure of details associated with the billing profile on your DigitalOcean account.” DO has since fixed the security flaw that lead to this unauthorized access, which happened between April 9 and April 22. A copy of the email to […]
DigitalOcean – Droplets starting @ $5/mo + $15 free credit!
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