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Network latency

What is network latency?

Network latency, or simply latency, is the time it takes to transfer a packet between a server and a user through a network. It is one of the factors that determine network performance. The shorter the delay to transfer data across a network, the lower the latency and vice versa.  The lower, the better: why

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What is a bare-metal server? Features and advantages

What is a bare-metal server?

A bare-metal server is a physical server with a single tenant. That is to say, a physical server of exclusive use of the client who rents it, which is not shared with other organizations or users. Together with virtual servers, networking and storage, bare-metal servers are an essential part of the IaaS cloud service model.

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Submarine cables in the Iberian Peninsula

Submarine cables in the Iberian Peninsula

There are numerous submarine cables in the Iberian Peninsula that connect it with all regions around the world — Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania and the rest of Europe. In fact, there are almost 40 submarine cables with landing points in Portugal and Spain. The need for new undersea cables increases as international

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On-premise vs hosted private cloud comparison

On-premise vs hosted private cloud

As private cloud solutions continue to gain in popularity, the question “on-premise vs hosted private cloud” arises. Companies are looking into the private cloud as an infrastructure solution that offers a balance between the functionalities and scalability of cloud services and the security, control and robustness of traditional IT infrastructures. Both deployment models have points

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Security Operations Center

What is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?

In IT, a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Information Security Operations Center (ISOC) is a centralized location where an organization’s security team monitors, analyzes, detects and solves any cybersecurity events that might arise. However, in addition to this definition, a SOC can also refer to an in-house team of cybersecurity professionals or an outsourced SOC

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Hardware and software stress testing

Hardware and software stress testing

In computing, stress testing is a type of performance test used to determine the stability and reliability of systems and applications. Also known as “endurance testing” or “torture testing”, it is particularly recommended for mission critical systems and infrastructures. Stress tests Stress tests push hardware and software capabilities beyond normal operating conditions in order to

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Types of storage: file storage, block storage and object storage

3 Types of storage: file, block and object

There are different types of storage — file storage, block storage and object storage, for different needs and use cases. Therefore, as data is one valuable asset nowadays, organizations must carefully choose where and how to store it. File storage File storage or file-based storage consists of data storage systems that manage data as files,

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Choosing an OpenVPN client

Which OpenVPN clients to use and how to install them

The OpenVPN clients we recommend at Stackscale are: an easy to install OpenVPN package for Linux, the open source OpenVPN client for Windows and the open source TunnelBlick solution for Mac OS. OpenVPN is a widespread open source Virtual Private Network solution which offers numerous security possibilities. How to install OpenVPN on Linux You can

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Planning a Disaster Recovery solution

How to get a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) ready

Business continuity depends significantly on IT. So, if you want your business to be prepared against any contingency, you should get your Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) ready sooner rather than later. A DRP will allow you to recover your mission-critical data and applications in the shortest time possible. Therefore, it is important to properly adapt

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Comparison of CPU and GPU

CPU and GPU: features, differences and use cases

Both the CPU and GPU are processors intended to process and execute diverse types of instructions and tasks. Even though they serve different purposes and offer different benefits, both of them are an important part of high-performance servers. They can indeed work together to deliver further processing power. One of the main differences is that

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