Cloud Computing

How to Run Rackspace Cloud Server Image on Local Computer? Will it not be great if we can run just a mirror copy of our whole server locally? Theoretically it is closer to the concept of Virtual Appliance. If you are used with the terminology, you can watch the video on Creating WordPress Virtual Appliance Guide. Actually, the thing recently has been made official by Rackspace by feature. We are … [Read more...]

OPEX Model is often mentioned in the context of Cloud Computing. CAPEX, OPEX like terminologies are explained here in plain English. Operating expenses (OPEX) are the current costs to operate a product, business, or system. Expenditure on capital investment (CAPEX), refer to the costs of developing or providing non-consumable parts for the product or system. For example, buying a photocopier is … [Read more...]

Short Guide For Unmanaged Rackspace Cloud Server, Might Help the Users With Less Budget Who Are Unable to Bear the Cost of Managed Cloud. As because we might spin a different, a bit modified and hardened distro from Rackspace Mirror, we actually do not need all the precautions required for older non-OpenStack Cloud Servers. Practically, Rackspace delivers more than IaaS, it is towards Software … [Read more...]

We have provided here step by step guide plus useful information on How To Install SSL Certificate on Rackspace Cloud Server guide using Ubuntu 13.10 as the Server OS. If you are fully new, you might want to read the full step by step guide to Install WordPress on Ubuntu 13.10 on Rackspace. All PHP-MySQL based web softwares usually will require the same setup like that of WordPress. If you do not … [Read more...]

This is the Second Part of Our Hardening Rackspace Cloud Server Series of Guide. There are relatively unknown points which need some care to get fixed. So, we have started from Hardening Rackspace Cloud Server for WordPress Part 1 and obviously there are some points on the full step by step guide to Install WordPress on Ubuntu 13.10 on Rackspace. For any kind website, know it very well - do not … [Read more...]

Hardening Rackspace Cloud Server for WordPress is Important Because There Are Plugins Like W3 Total Cache Which Can Expose Things to Public. In general, we do NOT recommend to (1) Use an unmanaged server running WordPress for production sites (2) Use an unmanaged server running WordPress for production sites with various WordPress Plugins. (3) Use Popular Blogger Hero's quick tips to make … [Read more...]

The cyclical decline in the price of cloud storage solutions, made the Cloud Storage services to get transformed into an undifferentiated commodity. In October 2011, articles like Our Top 10 Pick from Free Cloud Storage Services was a good read; in May 2013; Top 10 Cloud Storage in 2013 was still a good read. Today, if we suddenly publish an article name Top Cloud Storage Services 2014; except the … [Read more...]

Create .htaccess Password for wp-login Page for Your Rackspace Cloud Server or Any Equivalent Server to Protect From Brute Force Attacks. This is among a series of articles to increase the security of unmanaged Rackspace Cloud Server instances. One can start reading from How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 13.10 on Rackspace Cloud Server for a complete guide to create an unmanaged WordPress … [Read more...]

Defer Parsing of Javascript in WordPress to Increase PageSpeed Score, with Snippets, You can Customize For Your Own WordPress Installation. Most of us have various Javascript which are necessary plugins for our specific WordPress domains, and we know where in the php file it is taking the origin. We are talking about a measure which we can take to speed up page loading times, and pass every speed … [Read more...]

Get Fast WordPress with Redis and Good Score With Minifying HTML, CSS, JS & Using a CDN. We are describing for Rackspace Performance Server. Honestly, the newer Performance Server from Rackspace are blazing fast, practically a single one GB server can give you stunning result. It is quite obvious that you need to install the proper modules, tweak PHP.ini, MySQL server at the backend. Rackspace … [Read more...]

We have explained in depth how Domain Named Emails works, why we use Cloud Email Services and how to get full self hosted email server. Actually this is mostly less understood by the average users and email system is really very very difficult topic itself - both to understand, install and administer. Email is a way to communicate and most of us know or heard about SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer … [Read more...]