Purchasing a new domain name or switching web hosts can be frustrating. Typically, domain owners wait up to 48 hours for a domain’s name servers to propagate across the internet. During this time the domain is either inaccessible or resolving to the old web host. To make matters more frustrating, website visitors may receive the [...]
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Media Temple’s New GPU Analysis Tool Launching Today
It’s no secret, I’ve had problems with Media Temple’s GPU. Back in March, my site was on track for over 1000 GPUs a month, pushing my account into the overage category. Media Temple quickly responded, helped me out, and identified a major issue in their GPU calculation algorithm. After realizing their mistake, they refunded everyone [...]
Lowering My GPU Usage on Media Temple’s Grid-Server
Lately, I’ve been having some trouble staying under my monthly GPU allotment. This week Media Temple gave me a call and agreed to help me lower my GPU usage. After spending the week optimizing my site, I’ve lowered my usage by roughly 50%. Instead of keeping the secret to myself, I thought I’d share my [...]
Media Temple Has Lost My Support
Note: My opinions in this post have since changed. More information at the end of the post.
Following in the footsteps of 9rulers Matt Brett and Ben Gray, I have packed up and left Media Temple’s Grid Server for A Small Orange. While I’d like to have faith in Media Temple’s Grid Server, I simply cannot. [...]
Choosing the Right Host
Finding the right host can be a difficult task. There’s a good host for every need and budget, but there are also several crappy hosts. While I can’t tell you which one is right for you, I can give you several pointers for finding the right host.
