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Object Storage vs Block Storage Featured Image

by: Hostwinds Team  /  May 9, 2023


Hosting providers need to provide reliable and scalable storage solutions that can accommodate the diverse storage needs of their clients. Object storage and block storage are two of the most popular storage options available. While object storage is a newer technology that...


VPS Hosting: A Shopper's Guide Featured Image

by: Hostwinds Team  /  April 11, 2023


In the intricate world of web hosting, making the right choice can be pivotal for your website's success. It's akin to laying a solid foundation for a house – the decision shapes your site's performance, scalability, and overall user experience. Among the myriad hosting...


Benefits of Managed Web Hosting Featured Image

by: Hostwinds Team  /  April 11, 2023


In today's digital era, a website is the face of a business or organization. A well-designed website with an engaging user interface is essential to attract potential customers and retain existing ones. However, aesthetics are not everything, as a good website needs to be...


How to Choose a Web Hosting Provider Featured Image

by: Hostwinds Team  /  April 10, 2023


When it comes to building a website, selecting the right web hosting provider is crucial to ensure website performance and user experience. The type of web hosting, hosting features, customer support, security, pricing, and reputation of the provider are all important...


Web Hosting Security: Protecting Your Website and Users Featured Image

by: Hostwinds Team  /  April 7, 2023


In today's world, where more and more business transactions are taking place online, web hosting security has become a critical issue. With the increase in cybercrime, it is essential to ensure that your website and its users are protected from malicious attacks. In this...


Windows NTFS Streams Featured Image

by: Karlito Bonnevie  /  May 24, 2022


Since 1995, the Microsft Windows NTFS file system has supported streams. In fact, all NTFS "files" are actually streams. What we normally think of as a file in NTFS is more precisely called a default data stream. A default data stream is unnamed. What's an unnamed data...


The Power of PowerShell Featured Image

by: Karlito Bonnevie  /  April 29, 2022


When comparing the commands of the traditional Windows command-line interface (CLI) with those of a Linux CLI, there's really no comparison. There is nothing in the traditional Windows CLI (cd, dir, copy, del, etc.) as powerful as awk, sed, head, tail, tsort, uniq, split,...


The Art of Network Redundancy Featured Image

by: Hostwinds Team  /  December 21, 2021


By utilizing diverse methods to send data, networking engineers do their best to ensure customers never notice a network outage. Network engineers perform this by constructing multiple communication pathways to create connections between data points, such as a router to a...