ScarabWeb Blog » Latest News https://scarabweb.com/blog Just another WordPress site Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Best Practices for Data Backup https://scarabweb.com/blog/2015/03/best-practices-for-data-backup/ https://scarabweb.com/blog/2015/03/best-practices-for-data-backup/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:54:16 +0000 admin http://scarabweb.com/blog/?p=79 Continue reading →]]>     ^3BBD16BDA47313D309A0D77A758984482D73678FDF24A14CBE^pimgpsh_fullsize_distr The object of making backups is to restore the files in the event of a problem. When you are doing a serious business you know the importance of a good backup. Here we present best practices for Data Backup:
Backups should not be on the same physical storage as your database files. Having the database backup on the same physical drive as the database itself is not a particular good idea, because in case something bad happens to the drive you lose both your database and your backup.
Set up schedules to automate your backups. These schedules will provide you an exact history of your data with the frequency you specify, depending on the business needs of your application or company, the importance of your data or other particular factors.
Use a test server to verify the restore procedure of your backups. Another item in the list of backup best practices is to frequently do a restoring test with all of the options you are going to use in a real-life scenario, on a test server. This will minimize the chances that you are caught off guard in the event of an unfortunate situation.
Test your recovery strategies. The success of a company is determined by its ability to quickly respond to changes. Although backup strategies are created to cover a full array of events, with time, they might become out of date. This is why, periodically, you should take the time and go over all of the scenarios and see if there are any new elements that should be introduced in your specific strategy.
Use all available verification options during backup process. This will help you be sure that all of the backups that you create will be created correctly and will be consistent from a transaction point of view.
Doing differential backups more frequently. Differential backups will take less time to complete and also less disk space as they will contain only the data that has been created since the last full backup. No database logs are needed in this case either and like we’ve said before, data will be more up to date
Do transaction log backups even more frequently and back up system databases as well. Transaction logs actually contain all the recent activity that has occurred in the database, it can be used to make a restore of the database to a specific point in time, and this is its biggest advantage!
Backup your most sensitive data to tape. This might not be a very common situation, but if your organization wants to be fully protected against data loss, then be sure to backup the data that it cannot afford to lose to tape. Tape is much more resistant to physical shock than disk drives and due to this it has a major advantage.
Following these best practices will keep you and your data protected. If you are going to incorporate these backup best practices, if not all then at least a few in your backup process you will eventually find the best combination of tools and tricks that will make your process more efficient and your data will be more safe.

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Tis money that begets money!

Reseller could a person or company who buys a product or use the services at the same price and also sells or offers for another. In simple terms a reseller is simply resells the good or services of another company.  This is a type of business model corporate reseller, retail, direct market reseller, etc. You could start a reseller business quickly, easily and without  huge  financial investments, it depending on the product, reseller type and customer base that you have.

Be not too hasty to outbid another!

So if you want to get started as a reseller, you need to find right fit, to have a business plan, understand the Compensation Model, find the right product that will be in demand from customers or your existing customers base. In order to open startup as reseller you also you need to be well informed in your future business industry.

Internet\Software\Web resellers

The above mentioned  reseller types are very popular in our days. For example in the web hosting area, where a reseller will purchase bulk hosting from provider with the goal of selling it to a number of consumers with finance advantage for him. This business model is current and popularity grow with rising number of freelance web designers and it has many benefits with having server  for low price.

The most important thing is that  - becoming a reseller also involves becoming a business owner. There are some fundamentals of starting a business that you need to investigate and observe.

]]> https://scarabweb.com/blog/2015/03/how-to-get-started-as-a-reseller/feed/ 0 How to best manage your own dedicated server? https://scarabweb.com/blog/2015/02/how-to-best-manage-your-own-dedicated-serve/ https://scarabweb.com/blog/2015/02/how-to-best-manage-your-own-dedicated-serve/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:19:47 +0000 admin http://scarabweb.com/blog/?p=16 Continue reading →]]> Rapid development and implementation of newManageServer-IMG technologies in the world provides society with a wide range of opportunities for running different business ideas. This is why it’s very important to consider the basis needed for that in details. Widespread of e-commerce allows thinking about a place for hosting company’s resources. A purchase of a dedicated server becomes an attractive solution in such terms, especially when traffic associated with the business has risen sharply and downloading data takes too much time. But the purchase itself is just an initial step in such a delicate matter as the more important question of what is the best way to manage this dedicated server.

Choosing between managed or unmanaged dedicated server is an important step to evaluate own capabilities to manage it personally or trust with a qualified team in this question. Most of people might say it’d be better to go with an unmanaged dedicated server, especially those who prefer saving as it wouldn’t require spending additional funds on someone’s efforts to administrate the server properly. However, further pitfalls may appear soon like protection of the data from malicious activity, grant of the back-ups in case of force majeure, as well as spend money and time to be sure the server runs reliably, etc. In these terms, managed dedicated servers appear in a winning solution as they don’t require much maintenance from the owner of the server. A managed dedicated server doesn’t require hiring additional employees to support it while it’s more easier to rely on the hosting provider that will be dedicated to this server and will do all the best to run it reliably. Another benefit of an unmanaged server is that 24/7 support is always ready to assist in issues with operating systems, software licenses, updates for said software licenses, storage maintenance of the server and others. With an unmanaged dedicated server, the owner will have to deal with all this personally, which requires not only additional investments but time also.

Uncovering the only minimum of cons and pros discussed above makes thinking about the advantages of getting a managed dedicated server, which are:

1. Removal of almost all the physical costs associated with the server.
2. Better server reliability and performance.
3. Efficient technical support and emergency.

]]> https://scarabweb.com/blog/2015/02/how-to-best-manage-your-own-dedicated-serve/feed/ 0 What is the best choice? https://scarabweb.com/blog/2013/04/what-is-the-best-choice/ https://scarabweb.com/blog/2013/04/what-is-the-best-choice/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:54:36 +0000 admin http://scarabweb.com/blog/?p=5 Continue reading →]]> What is best for you?

We always get customers asking us what is best plan for you or service, here is a break down of our plans,

Shared Hosting:

This plan is for customers who want to start his own blog website or personal website. A shared hosting plan will include full range of services including email accounts, site builder, forwarding, and blog creator. So if your launching a personal website or a blog a shared hosting is more best for you.

Reseller Hosting:

Reseller hosting is used for allot of options, however the most  engaging use of reseller hosting is to start a small webhosting business. Most people start a hosting business or a community hosting provider with a reseller hosting. If your going to start a business or a hosting provider then you will go with a reseller hosting, however one hint we can give you is that once you reach 10 domains its best to upgrade to a vps or dedicated server, Hence our reseller hosting is the best in the business it even gives you the ability with features of a domain reseller and even a billing system.

Cloud Servers:

A cloud server is the most innovation part of the webhosting industrial. Recommended for scalability and  performance changes of a website.  A cloud server can manage for all kind of niches, webhosting business, high performance sites, gaming servers, or even multiple storage units.  With cloud servers option its best for people who wants to scale down and up with their server based on their configuration and usage needs.

Dedicated Servers :

This is for your own private sector space. With a dedicated server you get a full server with  full access. Turn your server into a hub, storage unit, or break it into portions to provide virtual private servers (VPS). Scarabweb would recommend a dedicated server for high performance websites, medium to large hosting providers, game servers , or for people who want no limitation on what they can do.

What is the best for you?
Tell us here and we will help you.

]]> https://scarabweb.com/blog/2013/04/what-is-the-best-choice/feed/ 0 New Dedicated Server Line https://scarabweb.com/blog/2012/12/new-dedicated-server-line/ https://scarabweb.com/blog/2012/12/new-dedicated-server-line/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:55:14 +0000 admin http://scarabweb.com/blog/?p=7 Continue reading →]]> Did you see ScarabWeb new dedicated servers? We have new plans and new hardware lined up for new comers and existing clients.

Our servers merge from Intel Atoms to HUGE STORAGE XEON SERVERS.

We have 4 parts of servers

Intel Atom servers (Link http://www.scarabweb.com/services/dedicated/budgetservers.php)

Intel I’s Servers (Link http://www.scarabweb.com/services/dedicated/midrangeservers.php)

Multi Xeon Servers (http://www.scarabweb.com/services/dedicated/highendservers.php)

Storage Servers (http://www.scarabweb.com/services/dedicated/storageservers.php)

What else in our line up.

Well we expanded our build servers, meaning you can build your server with man configuration option from 1 Gb ram to 64 GB ram, from 2x HDD to 6X HDD, and upto 1 GBPS dedicated port bandwidth.

Still want a better server that serves you? Contact sales@scarabweb.com

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