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2024-09-06

An interview with Oliver Lietz, CEO of nanocosmos (+IBC 2024)

Over the space of two decades, real-time live streaming technology has gone from novelty to necessity. Today, the technology is a staple resource for organizations across sectors, enabling them to overcome geographical barriers and engage with global audiences.

2024-08-15

Technical

Hyperscale cloud misconceptions: expectations vs reality

There are a lot of hyperscale cloud misconceptions. The biggest is that people think it’s going to be easy and simple. The irony is that it once was. Simplicity was the very thing hyperscalers like AWS, Azure and GCP set out to achieve.

2024-08-08

Technical

Understanding bare metal in a cloud context

It’s a common misconception that bare metal equates only to on-premise environments and cloud to hyperscale environments such as AWS, GCP and Azure. But there is a middle ground that combines bare metal machines and cloud-like provisioning: bare metal cloud.

2024-07-31

Gaming

Bare metal for gaming gets the recognition it deserves

Research conducted as part of Omdia’s 2024 Cloud Platforms for Games report has, for the first time, included bare metal solutions alongside hyperscale cloud platforms.

2024-07-23

Technical

MetaTrader Terminal unattended installation just got better

For a long time, we've been able to install MetaTrader terminals automatically, in an unattended mode, with the help of the "/auto" parameter. But up until now, it was only installed into a default folder; you could specify the path in the GUI, but not in the command line.

2024-07-18

Streaming

What is a streaming server and how to find the right one for your platform?

Streaming. What would our evenings look like without it? Social media, TV, on-demand catch-up, live sports, music, podcasts; all forms of entertainment that have become synonymous with the word ‘streaming’.

2024-07-11

Streaming

In conversation with Wiser Technology: Developing and hosting successful OTT streaming solutions

When we think of streaming services, most people’s minds go straight to one thing - entertainment. While this is certainly a big part of the industry, there’s far more to the streaming landscape than first meets the eye.

2024-07-04

Technical

Hyperscale cloud alternatives – what are my options?

It started slow, but the ‘cloud exit’ conversation is now in full swing. You might’ve already heard about David Heinemeier Hansson’s public cloud exit, documented over a series of blogs. He was one of the first CTOs to talk publicly about the challenges and shortcomings of ‘all-in’ hyperscale cloud strategies.

2024-06-20

Technical

Reverse hyperscale cloud migration – overcoming 6 common challenges

Cloud repatriation. Reverse cloud migration. Unclouding (we can probably agree this one shouldn’t catch on). All signal a growing movement in the number of businesses breaking out of hyperscale cloud as they look to claw back control over eye-watering long-terms costs and infrastructure lock-in.

2024-06-07

General

Why and how to craft an effective cloud exit strategy

94% of IT leaders have been involved in some kind of cloud repatriation project within the last three years. And rising costs, complexities, and vendor lock-in are to blame. And it’s not just a statistic. It’s something a lot of businesses are talking about:

2024-04-23

Technical

How to figure out your realistic infrastructure scaling needs

Unless you happen to have a technical background, when starting a business, it’s very unlikely that you’ll have a clear understanding of scalability – and what it means from an infrastructure perspective.

2024-04-17

Adtech

8 adtech trends and predictions to watch out for in 2024

After a dramatic year for the adtech industry in 2023, what does 2024 have in store? I believe we’ll see less uncertainty but still a lot of change as the emerging adtech trends that reared their heads last year start to take root.

2023-12-15

General

2023: the year that exposed hyperscale cloud and AI finally became useful

Read our latest blog where servers.com CRO, Isaac Douglas, talks through the evolution of the hyperscale hangover and persistent AI in 2023 and into 2024.

2023-11-20

Technical

A guide to going hybrid with your infrastructure [reasons & case study]

Hybrid infrastructure is the combination of different infrastructure types - on-prem, colocation, bare metal hosting, or cloud hosting. Learn more in this blog post.