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Are you still using Windows 2003 server?

July 14, 2015 4:23 pm Published by

Windows Server 2003 – End of Support – Upgrade Protect your business and upgrade to Windows 2012 R2 very soon. By running out of date software, you take the unnecessary risk of causing potential loss to your business.  We strongly urge you to upgrade from Windows 2003 right away. Hostek has helped numerous companies upgrade to Windows 2012 R2.  Many of these companies are moving away from old hardware they have and taking this opportunity to move to the Cloud at the same time. With our great cloud platform, redundant storage, awesome control panel and backed by an amazing support team,...
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The Best Arguments For Virtual Private Hosting VS Colo

June 5, 2015 10:45 pm Published by

We recently helped a customer in making the the best decision for their needs. They are operate charter schools in 65 locations today. They’re technical aspirations are progressive but cost conscious. To present them with the best solutions, we looked at what other vendors were quoting them and talked about what they wanted. Their goals were largely based on having the servers they needed – powered up somewhere. Their needs were basic at this stage “having X number of servers online”. We developed a hardware (bare metal) only strategy that echoed other quotes they were given. We weren’t the cheapest. We kept working...
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3 Reasons Why Smart People Choose Hosting vs Colocation

May 22, 2015 3:42 pm Published by

Owning and operating your own servers can be attractive. Why? The number one reason is cost. Once you pay off the servers needed for hosting, the only thing you’re paying for is colocation fees. But this is deceptive, and can cost you more than hosting over time. If you decided to colocate your servers, you’ll pay for: Hardware Colocation Parts replacement (after 3 years on average but maybe sooner) Inhouse (time) or Outsourced Expertise We are not saying that in all cases hosting is better than colocation. Because not all hosting is equal. A quality host will also provide extra hosting...
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How To Produce Killer Work And Why That Matters Most

May 15, 2015 2:43 pm Published by

We can compare the various development languages and never come to the conclusion of one being better than all the rest. As we’ve enjoyed the sessions at devObjective() this year I’ve concluded developing great work supersedes language preference. The enlightening truth about positively approaching problems with the attitude of producing something great frees us from single mindedness. It’s almost depressing to fear that one language will out take another. In honesty we should be open to learning something new, even if it means we’re departing with something we like. Interest Often Starts With Problem Solving As with most support techs when first...
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