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The DB-Engines Knowledge Base: A Handy Resource for Developers and Site-Building Teams Working with Database Systems

The DB-Engines Knowledge Base
DB-Engines, a division of the consultancy company Solid IT, has published statistics and trends in database usage since 2012. The site, which reflects the... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/17/2021
Run:AI Gives Data Scientists and IT Teams the Compute Power They Need to Be Efficient and Effective — Whether Hosting On-Prem or in the Cloud

Run:AI Orchestrates Compute Power
Run:AI is a compute-management platform that centralizes and virtualizes GPU resources, providing the robust infrastructure users need to support artificial... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/16/2021
Oryon’s Web, Email, and Office 365 Hosting Empowers SMBs and Enterprises to Move Operations to the Cloud

Oryon Offers a Complete Cloud Solution for Businesses
Modern hosting providers often compete on services and features, not necessarily price. That’s why Singapore-based Oryon delivers a useful mix of... read more »
Sean Garrity
By: Sean Garrity
2/16/2021
Working on a Site-Building or App Development Project from Home? BatteryCare Will Keep You Powered Up for Free

Optimize Laptop Battery Performance with BatteryCare
BatteryCare, created in 2009, is a free program designed to optimize laptop battery performance. The lightweight software uses advanced algorithms to monitor... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/15/2021
WebSite X5 Makes Robust Website Building and SEO Tools Accessible to Entrepreneurs and Coding Novices

WebSite X5: An Easy-to-Use and Powerful Website Builder
Brothers Stefano and Federico Ranfagni developed WebSite X5 to help average internet users and SMBs build sleek and fast websites without learning how to... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
2/15/2021
Couchbase’s NoSQL Database Delivers Performance, Reliability, and Scalability Across Server, Cloud, and Mobile Deployments

Couchbase’s NoSQL Database
Couchbase, a distributed NoSQL multicloud-to-edge database, offers the scalability, performance, and versatility needed to simplify data access for... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/10/2021
Sneek Facilitates Meaningful Human Connections Among Siloed Teams in the Remote Work Era via a Hosted Comms Platform

Sneek Facilitates Human Connections
Sneek, developed by Analog Republic, is a hosted platform designed to open the door for friendly and effective communication among remote teammates. The... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/10/2021
TestProject: A Free, Cloud-Hosted Test Automation Platform for Web, Mobile, and API Development

TestProject’s Free Testing Platform
TestProject is a cloud-hosted test automation platform built on top of the open-source automation frameworks Selenium and Appium. The tool simplifies the... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/9/2021
Inductive Automation’s Ignition: Enabling Users to Connect Data and Build Industrial Apps for the Cost of One Server License

Inductive Automation's Industrial App Platform
The industrial software company Inductive Automation empowers users to overcome technological and economic obstacles by merging IT solutions with SCADA... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/9/2021
Tresorit: A File Sync Service That Keeps Personal Data Off Servers with End-to-End Encryption and Zero-Knowledge Technology

Tresorit Protects Data with Zero-Knowledge Technology
Tresorit stands out in the file-sync industry with its end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge technology. The service works with individuals and companies... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
2/8/2021
Wowrack Provides Hassle-Free Hybrid Hosting Services and Recovery Solutions for SMBs and Enterprises

Wowrack: Hybrid Cloud Hosting for Businesses
Wowrack offers hosting services that range from private and hybrid cloud infrastructure to colocation and disaster recovery solutions. The company provides... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
2/8/2021
Forget Server Reboots: KernelCare Keeps Linux Environments Secure, Stable, and Up to Date with Live Patching

KernelCare Keeps Linux Secure
KernelCare, developed by CloudLinux, is an automated patching solution that ensures Linux environments are always secure through up-to-date kernels. The... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/3/2021
Story Pirates: Nurturing the Inherent Creative Genius in Our Next Generation of Online Content Creators and Website Builders

Story Pirates Nurtures Creative Genius

Story Pirates, an arts education group based in NYC and LA, journeys into the imaginative minds of today’s youth and uses the treasures it finds as the... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/3/2021
ImageOptim’s Installation-Free Web Service Offers Advanced Compression While Empowering Users to Isolate Servers from Risk

ImageOptim Delivers Advanced Compression
ImageOptim’s web service provides users with a secure and easy way to optimize images so they’re ready for publication on the web. The image... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/3/2021
Mythic Beasts Delivers Practical Hosting Services Designed to Make Life Easy for the Technically Proficient

Mythic Beasts: Hosting for Techies
Mythic Beasts is a hosting company offering straightforward server solutions to developers and other technically oriented professionals. The company, started... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/2/2021
BisectHosting Offers Open-Source Tools that Run Minecraft Servers and Empower Modpack Creators

BisectHosting Turbocharges Modded Minecraft Servers
Many providers compete in the Minecraft server market, but BisectHosting differentiates itself with a commitment to rapid customer service and audited... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
2/2/2021
Lock Down Your Servers and Network: BlackFog’s Data Exfiltration Protection Mitigates Threats Across Endpoints

BlackFog’s Data Exfiltration Protection
BlackFog, founded in 2015, is on a mission to prevent outbound data loss via real-time behavioral analysis and data exfiltration technology. The company... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
2/2/2021
Virtualizor Offers an Integrated Control Panel That Automates Virtual Private Server Management

Virtualizor Automates VPS Management
Companies deploy virtual machines in various ways and on many different architectures. Virtualizor delivers an integrated control panel that streamlines the... read more »
Sean Garrity
By: Sean Garrity
1/29/2021
Getting to the Heart of Online Advertising: How Outbrain’s End-to-End Native Ad Server Benefits Advertisers, Publishers, and Consumers

Outbrain Gets to the Heart of Online Advertising
Outbrain empowers brands to promote content on some of the web’s largest media sites while helping more than 1 billion people find content and ads that... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/28/2021
IpHost Offers Nearly Two Decades of Experience in Shared, Virtual, and Dedicated Servers, Plus Domain Name Registration

IpHost Boasts Decades of Experience

IpHost, founded in 2002 as an early entrant into the Greek hosting space, is on a mission to provide top-notch cloud infrastructure, datacenter, and domain... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/27/2021
Synology Simplifies Data Management with Cost-Effective Server Backups and Network-Attached Storage Solutions

Synology: Server Backup and Data Management Solutions
As workers continue to move away from centralized offices, IT admins need more effective tools to manage sensitive data. Synology makes network-attached... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
1/22/2021
Affordable, Transparent Pricing Meets a Rich Feature Set and 24/7 Support at Asura Hosting

Asura Hosting: Feature-Rich, Affordable
Asura Hosting was launched in 2012 to achieve the seemingly impossible — offer efficient, fast, and reliable web services at low price points. Since... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/21/2021
Host, Promote, and Track Your Podcast: Buzzsprout’s User-Friendly Platform Makes it Easy to Speak Your Mind

Speak Your Mind with Buzzsprout
Buzzsprout is an intuitive podcasting platform that empowers users to host content, attract listeners, and analyze progress. The company offers tools and... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/21/2021
Webscale’s Hosting and Management Solution Helps Ecommerce Companies Leverage the Full Benefits of the Cloud

Webscale: More Than a Hosting Provider

Webscale is not your average hosting provider. In addition to offering fully managed cloud hosting, the company empowers ecommerce businesses to right-size... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/21/2021
Looka's AI-Powered Platform Delivers Turnkey Branding Solutions to Streamline Marketing for Entrepreneurs and Site Builders

Looka Helps Streamline Brand Creation
A strong brand is essential for startups and small businesses, and Looka offers a guided online tool for developing logos and related assets. The platform is... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
1/20/2021
Keep it Simple with ComodoSSLstore: A One-Stop Shop for Site-Building Entrepreneurs Looking to Address Security Concerns

Keep it Simple with ComodoSSLstore
ComodoSSLstore is an authorized provider of online security certificates and solutions from Comodo, a world-renowned cybersecurity authority. The... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/20/2021
Use Telerik to Take Control of the User Experience on Your Next App or Site-Building Project

Telerik: Take Control of UX

Users today demand outstanding web, mobile, and desktop experiences — and Progress is helping developers oblige with professional, feature-rich UI... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/19/2021
Tumult: A Modern Design Toolkit for Site Building that Allows Developers to Quickly Deploy Interactive Projects

Tumult Makes Designing Interactive Websites Easy
Tumult offers a suite of software products that simplify interactive site building — even for those who don’t know how to code. The company has... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
1/13/2021
ASUSTOR’s Storage Servers: High-End Network-Attached Storage Equipment at Low Price Points

ASUSTOR's Accessible NAS
ASUSTOR, founded in 2011 with the help of ASUSTek Computer Inc., provides network-attached storage (NAS) and video surveillance solutions, plus related... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/13/2021
34SP.com Delivers Container-Based Hosting Services with 20+ Years of WordPress Experience and Community Engagement

34SP.com's Container-Based Hosting
Web development has shifted dramatically in the last two decades, with hosts making tools accessible to everyone. UK-based hosting provider 34SP.com launched... read more »
Sean Garrity
By: Sean Garrity
1/13/2021
Rachel Pedersen Delivers Social Media Marketing Training for Businesses, Aspiring Marketing Pros, & Site-Building Entrepreneurs

Rachel Pedersen: Queen of Social Media
In just five short years, Rachel Pedersen has gone from a college dropout to an expert social media strategist recognized by the Content Marketing Institute... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/13/2021
The Open-Source Waterfox Browser Delivers a Balance of Privacy and Usability for Power Users Such as Developers and Server Admins

Waterfox Achieves Browser Balance
Waterfox, a 64-bit browser based on Firefox, was built in 2011 to expand upon Mozilla’s free and open-source web platform. As one of the first 64-bit... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/12/2021
How John Nemo’s LinkedIn Lead Generation Advice can Help Sales Professionals in Hosting and Other Industries Make Meaningful Connections

Make Meaningful Connections on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a powerful tool for building a professional network — but it’s only useful for lead generation purposes if you use it in the right... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/12/2021
Scalable, Efficient, and Distributed: How MinIO’s Cloud-Native Object Server Helps Modernize Infrastructure

MinIO’s Cloud-Native Object Server

MinIO is a distributed, software-defined object storage system created to handle the demands of unstructured data growth via enterprise-grade features. From... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/12/2021
Crucial by Micron: Helping IT Enthusiasts Find Compatible Server Memory and Storage Upgrades for More Than Two Decades

Crucial's Memory & Storage Upgrades

Crucial, Micron Technology’s global memory and storage brand for consumers, offers dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and solid-state drives (SSDs)... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/11/2021
Percona: Helping Clients Boost App Performance by Optimizing Database Technology Stored On-Prem, on Cloud Servers, or in Hybrid Environments

Percona Eliminates Vendor Lock-in
Percona delivers consulting, managed services, software, and training for a wide range of open-source databases stored on-premises, in cloud servers, or in... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/11/2021
W3Techs Unveils Data on Rapidly Growing Hosting Providers, CDNs, and Web Servers, Among Other Tech Stars

W3Techs Unveils Annual Data
W3Techs, a division of the consulting company Q-Success, has published an annual report covering statistics and trends in web technology usage since 2010.... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/7/2021
No Servers Required: Netlify Delivers Backend App and Website Services Through an All-In-One, Multicloud Platform

Netlify Delivers Backend App and Website Services
Netlify is an all-in-one platform that simplifies building and running apps and websites. Its cloud-native web architecture, Jamstack, declutters backend... read more »
Jon McDonald
By: Jon McDonald
1/7/2021
Nerdio Helps MSPs and IT Pros Deploy, Manage, and Optimize WVD Environments Hosted in Microsoft Azure

Nerdio Boosts Azure Capabilities
Nerdio makes it easier for managed service providers (MSPs) and IT pros to build and maintain successful Microsoft Azure cloud services. Nerdio for Azure... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/7/2021
TrustRadius: Choose the Best Hosting, Site-Building, and Security Solutions Based on the Authentic Customer Reviews

TrustRadius: Authentic Reviews
TrustRadius is working to bring honesty and integrity to the forefront with a software review site built to combat fraud. The company doesn’t sell paid... read more »
Christine Preusler
By: Christine Preusler
1/6/2021
Sean Garrity