The decision to undergo a data center migration is complex. As a significant change within the business, migrations have the potential to disrupt business operations if the proper preparation and execution measures are not in place. Compiling migration initiatives is essential to mitigating risk during a data center migration and
The day is finally here! You get to move your applications and data to a new infrastructure or data center location. Plan for everything you can think of – your setup diagram, careful assessment of IT assets, clear lines of communication between your team, your new data center team, and
For many growing companies, there inevitably comes a time when it’s necessary to move data from one server to another. Whether your motivations include your need for more computing power, additional storage space, or easier access to cloud features, it’s critical to manage your transition properly. Here are some concepts
This how to will provide you instructions for performing a manual cpanel migration for if or when the WHM Transfer Tool produces errors due to possibly account sizes or database sizes to work effectively or if you simply prefer commandline scripting. Connect to the source server via SSH terminal Use
Key takeaways Hosted streaming platforms promise reliability, but their infrastructure can’t always deliver. Shared cloud infrastructure can delay workload processing, leading to poor viewer experiences. Moving to bare metal infrastructure can improve reliability of streaming experiences while also reducing costs. For hosted streaming platforms, maintaining exceptional reliability is critical for
Key takeaway Small and medium-sized businesses frequently opt to outsource app, website, and platform hosting to agencies. To attract and retain customers, agencies must keep infrastructure invisible, eliminating technical tasks that pull customers away from their business goals. Agencies need to find infrastructure providers that can offer multiple pricing tiers,
Key takeaways: The performance and control limitations of shared hosting often spur organizations to search for alternatives. Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) offerings can address shared hosting limitations, giving organizations options for balancing performance and cost. The right infrastructure provider will offer both VPS and VDS
Key takeways The price of new hardware is only one part of the total cost of a technology refreshes. Organizations should consider facility upgrade expenses and opportunity costs of missed investments. Choosing colocation services enables organizations to capitalize on next-generation hardware while avoiding the high costs of facility upgrades. When it’s time to refresh infrastructure, executive teams often focus primarily on the hardware. They
Key takeaways The cheapest moment for organizations to decide where they should put regulated data is before architecture grows. By Series C, architecture is complex, contract-locked, and already under audit scope, making it an expensive decision to migrate. Not all workloads are suitable for hyperscale elastic models. Approximately 80% of fintech workloads
Key takeaways Cloud infrastructure offers tremendous workload elasticity—but many workloads don’t need it. Cloud renewals often spur boards to rethink their cloud strategy and start planning an exit. Moving workloads from the cloud starts by identifying workloads that need elasticity and those that don’t. IT infrastructure decisions used to be simple. Cloud services were often
Introduction Moving your hosting environment is often met with a mix of excitement for better performance and the migration headache due to potential downtime. When that move is to Hivelocity, you’re stepping into a world of high-performance bare metal and top-tier support, but the success of the transition depends entirely