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SCAM ALERT: SiteHost customers targeted in phishing attack
Fake emails claim that SiteHost customers need to increase their email storage. The senders hope to harvest your login details.
NotebookLM makes quick work of the long Cloud Exit story
Over time we've written 15,000 words on the Cloud Exit, AWS, and improvements in server hardware. Can this month's buzziest AI tool turn that into a useful podcast?
AWS finally agrees that on-premises hosting can, and does, beat the cloud
Years after the "cloud exit" began, AWS can no longer ignore the attractive economics of self-hosting. Their customers should pay attention.
AMD’s latest Ryzen CPUs - mixed reviews, but the 9000 series looks good to us
The newest Ryzen CPUs, the 9000 series, mark the debut of AMD’s Zen 5 architecture. Despite some underwhelming headlines we’re impressed with what we’ve seen.
Keeping it real by keeping bots and fraudsters at bay
And why new customers sometimes get slowed down by ID checks on their way into SiteHost.
Patching SSH vulnerabilities in Ubuntu and Debian
An SSH vulnerability affecting Ubuntu, Debian and AlmaLinux distros could allow unauthenticated users to remotely access systems. Patching efforts are underway on all servers that we manage.
cPanel and Plesk’s new stopgap reprieve for older Linux distros will cost you
If you’re running cPanel or Plesk on a soon-to-be-unsupported OS like CentOS, AlmaLinux 7 or Debian 10, then WebPros are pleased to announce extended support - for a fee.
Talking solar power with Canterbury Tech
Video re-cap: Yesterday I was invited to present our 'Journey to a Solar-Powered Cloud' at Canterbury Tech's Lunchtime Tech Session for April, with a wide-ranging Q&A afterwards.