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Cloud servers explained: VPS, dedicated servers and managed hosting (2026 guide)
Cloud server vs VPS vs dedicated server vs managed hosting, explained in plain English, with a decision table and a glossary.
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Cloud servers, VPS, dedicated servers, backups, uptime and choosing where to host — explained by engineers who run them.
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Managed vs unmanaged VPS: what's included, and the hidden cost of DIY
What a managed VPS includes, what you do yourself on an unmanaged one, and a simple way to work out which is cheaper for your team.
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VPS vs dedicated server vs cloud hosting: which does your business need?
An honest comparison of VPS, dedicated servers and cloud hosting, with a "not ideal for" case for each and a simple decision flow.
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Backups that actually restore: 3-2-1, RPO/RTO and disaster-recovery testing
How the 3-2-1 backup rule, RPO and RTO fit together, with a worked example and a step-by-step restore drill so you know backups really work.
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Buying cloud servers from Nepal: NPR billing, payment limits and choosing a managed partner
How NRB foreign-currency card limits and Nepal's digital service tax affect buying cloud servers from Nepal, and what to ask a managed partner.
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Choosing a server location: latency, data residency and compliance
How server location affects latency, the difference between data residency and sovereignty, and what Australia's APP 8 means at a high level.
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How to size a server for your web app without overpaying
How to size a server using real CPU, memory, I/O and concurrency data, labelled rules of thumb, and a short k6 load-testing example.
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Linux server hardening checklist (2026)
A 14-step Ubuntu/Debian server hardening checklist: updates, SSH, firewall, fail2ban, auditd and backups, with commands to verify each control.
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99.9% vs 99.99% uptime: SLAs, SLOs and what downtime really costs
What 99.9% uptime actually means in minutes of downtime, how SLA, SLO and SLI differ, and a simple way to work out what an outage costs you.
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