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What Makes Us So Excited to Offer Turnkey Linux? For those that like to be “hands-on” with their ZebraHost tenancy and spin up servers within their hypervisor, we have some great news! Turnkey Linux is now live on our cloud and it will save you a ton of time spinning up servers for a variety … Read more
What is Emby? Emby is a media server service that allows users to create their own private server with ease. It provides a web client and apps for mobile devices and TVs that allow a user to stream a variety of content ranging from music, pictures, movies, and TV. Though lesser known than Plex, Emby … Read more
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary graphical remote desktop software developed by Microsoft. It is the default solution for connecting to remote Windows servers and has been packaged with every version of Windows since XP. Now on its 8th version, RDP has been forked to work on most popular operating systems including IOS, Android, … Read more
What is Git? Git is the most widely used Version Control Control System in the world. It was developed by Linus Torvalds in 2005 as a way to address the challenges of remote development projects and the multiple conflicting updates that can occur during the development cycle as a result of developers not working closely … Read more
What is SSH? SSH stands for Secure Shell and it is a way for systems to communicate with each other by sending encrypted data over a network. SSH is one of the most secure ways to send and receive data and is the method relied on by the data centers that manage tons of information … Read more
The Internet and networking technology is becoming increasingly critical for business growth. More people are shopping and working online than ever before. Companies are now using the Internet as the primary outlet for increasing brand recognition, reaching customers, and converting sales. Although it seems like more users online equal more sales opportunities there is a … Read more
It’s Our Birthday! Today July 7th, 2000, ZebraHost was established by current CEO Clive Swanepoel. Over these last 20 years, we’ve continuously strived to bring our clients the best of breed technology and exceptional customer service. Speaking of our clients, we couldn’t have made it this far without you! Over these last 20 years, we’ve … Read more
What is the hybrid cloud, and why are so many businesses turning to it? Try this, Count how many digital services you rely on day to day. Now, count how many of those must connect to the internet and how many of those are subscription-based. After connecting to my CRM, email marketing manager, Adobe Creative … Read more
Hypervisors are important. They are the main tool that helps your hosting provider manage all the virtual machines that connect you with YOUR sensitive data. At first, Hypervisors might seem like something only the hosting provider needs to worry about. But you should be aware of what features the hypervisor running your virtual machine has. … Read more
The Public Cloud Public Cloud, It’s a puzzling term, isn’t it? Companies are moving applications and critical data to something called the ‘Public Cloud’ at a record pace. At first, “public” cloud sounds well… public. It sounds like content designed for the entire world to see. SO WHY WOULD A COMPANY DO THAT WITH THEIR … Read more