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What Is a Data Center? Its Role in Web Hosting

25 October 2024

Data centers house the equipment behind web hosting. Explore their infrastructure, common facility types and the reliability, security and performance questions to ask a hosting provider.

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Cloud Computing

What Is a Cloud Server?

14 May 2024

A cloud server provides computing resources without requiring you to own the underlying hardware. Explore how it works, where IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS fit, and how to plan setup, security, and scaling.

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