Network & Infrastructure
Client Inquiry: What’s happening with PHP7?
It’s been several months since we announced that we would be moving towards support for PHP7 for our major hosting platforms. Now we still plan to move that way, however it may be a little bit longer than we originally expected. Some of you might be asking….”What happened to PHP6?”. In 2005, work began on […]
Posted: June 11th, 2016 02:11pm Category: Network & Infrastructure Research & Development Read Entire Post
Should I bother with Network Monitoring Software?
There really is no quick answer to this question. For some people the answer is Yes. Because you never know if your server is offline when you are away from the computer. However for most Spark Rack customers, the answer is No. And we’ll explain why in a moment, but first…what is Network Monitoring Software? […]
Posted: April 03rd, 2016 05:39am Category: Network & Infrastructure Read Entire Post
PHP 7 Upgrade Planned – June 2016
In December 2015, PHP version 7.0 was released as the newest stable version of the popular programming language. We have been beta testing our services with this new language over the past few months and have decided to move forward with it’s integration in our next major roll-out plan. So what does this mean for […]
Posted: March 27th, 2016 09:26am Category: Network & Infrastructure Read Entire Post
Enkompass & Kloxo Hosting will be discontinued
With the start of a new year, we are re-evaluating our web hosting control panels. Starting January 1st, 2016, Spark Rack will begin phasing out support for it’s Enkompass and Kloxo hosting panels. These packages will remain active for users until March 20th, 2016. At which time, users will be require to choose another package. Accounts […]
Posted: December 29th, 2015 11:41am Category: Network & Infrastructure Read Entire Post
IPv4 vs IPv6? Which is better?
Confused by phrases like Internet Protocol (IP), IPv6, IPv4 and IPng? Webopedia explains the difference between IPv4 and IPv6, and looks at the topic of migrating to a 128-bit address space. What is Internet Protocol (IP)? IP (short for Internet Protocol) specifies the technical format ofpackets and the addressing scheme for computers to communicate over […]
Posted: December 28th, 2015 06:18pm Category: Network & Infrastructure Read Entire Post
