We will have to reboot one of our core routers to mitigate a configuration problem. This will only be taking place on the Toyota server. Customers not on this server will not be effected. The reboot will take place on Wednesday, September 1st at 5AM CST. Some clients may experience brief loss of internet connectivity while the reboot is performed.
Router Reboot Scheduled on Toyota
August 31st, 2010Hardware Maintenance Complete
August 27th, 2010We are happy to announce that all of the hardware maintenance we performed on the shared hosting server “Bentley” has now been completed. All websites that are hosted on this server should be back online and working properly without any errors being displayed. If you have a website hosted on this server and you are still experiencing any issues please login to your client area and open a support ticket or visit us via our live chat system. We sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience throughout this whole process and are taking new measures to assure this does not happen again anytime in the future.
Bentley Maintenance Update
August 27th, 2010I wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know a status update on the hardware maintenance taking place on the Bentley server. All website backups have been relocated to a remote server. This is to assure all website files are safe in case anything should happen during the hardware swap. The swap should take place over the next couple of hours. If you have a website on the Bentley server then you may experience a small amount of downtime over the next couple of hours while the swap is taking place. However, please note that your websites backup is in a safe place and will not be effected.
Bentley Server Undergoing Hardware Change
August 27th, 2010The Bentley shared hosting server experienced some issues on Thursday afternoon after the server went into read-only mode. Some website owners may have noticed a minimal amount of downtime but the issue was noticed right away and we have been working to resolve it as soon as possible. We are replacing the current hardware in this server and this change is expected to be completed within the next 24 hours. Once the new hardware is in place this should fix any errors you may be noticing. We will also continue to update everyone on this issue with posts on our blog.
RFO Related to DC2 Issues this morning- 08/09/10
August 9th, 2010Date/Time: 11:25 CDT Aug. 9th, 2010
Date/Time Resolved: 11:35 CDT Aug. 9th, 2010
Total Time Elapsed: 10 Minutes
General Explanation:
An unknown issue in an upstream’s router caused repeated network convergence events, which could cause temporary routing loops, or increased latency from the customer perspective. Additional measures have been put in place to protect against future occurrences. The upstream is working with the router vendor to identify the exact fault for repair.
Preventative Measures:
Additional monitoring and rapid response steps detailed in NOC playbook to respond quicker to future occurrences.* Upstream is working with vendor to identify and resolve exact fault that led to convergence issues.
New Dedicated Portal
August 7th, 2010We recently launched our new dedicated server portal and it has been getting outstanding feedback! All dedicated server customers now have a friendly Team portal they can login to and use to easily manage their servers. If you sign up for any of our budget, unmanaged, or fully managed dedicated servers then you will also receive a DualRack Team account. Reboot your server, manage your dedicated IP addresses, submit a support ticket, and perform a number of other tasks quickly and easily from one location. We just had to take a little screenshot to show you how this cool panel really looks!
It’s safe, it’s easy, and it’s just another reason DualRack has some of the highest customer satisfaction reviews found on the web today. From all of us, we thank all of you!
Introducing Shared Windows Hosting with Enkompass
July 29th, 2010The next generation in Windows web hosting is here! The cPanel company has finally released the first stable version of Enkompass and DualRack is one of the companies that will be offering it! This new Windows control panel looks and feels exactly like cPanel for Linux. Our windows shared hosting is now launched and prices start at just $6.95 per month. We have multiple Servers loaded with Windows Server 2008 running in a server farm, this means if the mail server would go down for any reason your site would remain available. While most other web hosting companies do not offer reliable windows hosting with an easy to use control panel like Enkompass, DualRack does. Not only that, we also back each and every one of our windows shared hosting plans with a 30-Day money back guarantee. Visit the shared hosting page to view our Windows plans.
A New Idea for Traffic – Web 2.0 Sites
July 16th, 2010One of the biggest factors in optimizing your website for better rankings is quality backlinks. This is nothing new in the search engine optimization industry and many webmasters have come up with new creative ways to build their websites backlink count. One of the newer methods is to create articles, posts, and blogs on web 2.0 sites.
How does this help you? It’s simple. You write a quality article or post pertaining to the same topic as your website. On many of these web 2.0 sites you can actually link to your website from directly inside the article. Not only does this count as a backlink, it can also send some pretty decent traffic if you submit enough articles to enough of the sites.
So, what are the sites? Remember, Google is your friend! If you do some research you can probably make up a list of at least a 100-200 web 2.0 sites to signup with. In the meantime, here is a small list to start working on:
- Hubpages
- Zimbio
- Wikispaces
- Wetpaint
- Wordpress
- Quizilla
- MSN Spaces
- Tripod
- Webs.com
- Vox.com
- LiveJournal
- Xanga
- Blog.com
- Ning
- Friendster
- Jimdo
- Zoho
- Gather
- OnSugar
- Blogetery
- EasyJournal
- Nexo
- AtWiki
- ZoomGroups
- ZoomShare
- InsaneJournal
- Terapad
- DiaryLand
- Thoughts
- SOS Blog
- Bravejournal
- Typepad
- Edublogs
- Blogher
What tips do you recommend? There are a number of link building tips you should take into consideration when using web 2.0 sites to improve your search engine rankings.
- Do not hyperlink more than 3 times per article/post.
- Do not use the same content with each site. Mix it up a bit!
- Submitting to each site manually is always better than trying to automate it!
- Ping your web 2.0 direct links once you have written articles/posts.
Use these simple tips with the list that we provided and you are sure to see a boost in traffic as well as search engine rankings.
Independence Day calls for a Web Hosting Discount
June 28th, 2010Independence Day is not only a holiday for celebrating the Declaration of Independence, it’s also a great holiday to start your next website! We’re bringing in the Fourth of July just right with a few sizzling promotions:
FREE Domain – For a limited time you can register any .COM/.NET/.ORG/.INO or .IN domain name absolutely free with your shared web hosting package. This special promotion applies to any payment term on our shared monthly hosting packages..
75OFF Coupon – Take 75% off your monthly shared web hosting plan. Purchase any shared web hosting plan on a per month basis and enter the coupon code 75OFF during checkout. Enjoy 75% off your first months shared web hosting bill. Offer valid until 12AM July 5th and applies to monthly shared web hosting packages only.
