I know, it’s yet another online payment processing company. If you’re tired of PayPal, or just want to try out something else, maybe you should check out WePay. Originally they started to make it easier for groups of people to collect money and make joint payments, which was pretty cool. They have since broadened their [...]
Perhaps you recall Ceph, the open source file system designed to manage exabytes of data across thousands of servers? No? Allow me to refresh your memory. There is this thing called Ceph. It’s an open source file system designed to manage exabytes of data across thousands of servers. Now do you remember? A few years [...]
“O’er the land of the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Well, mostly free. There are a few new bills that everyone is talking about, SOPA and and PIPA (A.K.A. PROTECT-IP). These two bills have some interesting concepts that, summarized, mean “protecting” US corporate interests by removing US citizens’ access to [...]
We’re proud to announce today that DreamHost is the official web and app hosting partner of MuckerLab! MuckerLab is a self-styled “Start-Up Accelerator” which is really just a fancy way of saying “Tech Incubator”. The MuckerLab program is an intensive three month program aimed at helping web entrepreneurs realize their dreams through a comprehensive support [...]
We celebrate the life of Steve Jobs today. Although we did not know him personally, we’ve all used the stuff he dreamed up and made a reality. His legacy is the inspiration and commitment he has given us to dream big, design with flair, build with passion, and never give up inventing better ways to [...]
(2 out of 3 physicists approve of the title above) Ever wonder what makes DreamHost’s datacenters tick? If you guessed an army of helper monkeys that is all hopped up on Red Bull and grain alcohol, then you sir, are sorely mistaken. Contrary to popular belief, our primate relatives are not allowed in our datacenters [...]
When we started DreamHost in 1997 we had two goals in mind. 1. Get chicks. 2. Get rich. Most of us have taken care of number one. Number two has proven to be slightly more elusive. It’s been a little harder to push out, you might say. For the past decade or so a little-known [...]
In the world of high-capacity data storage, our open-source filesystem, Ceph, is a game-changer. And anytime anyone changes the game, people tend to get confused. And needy. We’re pleased to announce that we’ll soon be offering advanced corporate and enterprise-level technical support for Ceph implementations. This includes: Consulting and advisory services Custom Engineering Design and [...]
WordPress is, some would say, the backbone of the web hosting industry. It’s extremely customizable, everybody’s heard of it, and it’s far and away the most popular application we’ve seen in use on our servers. Some people even run their entire businesses with WordPress on the back-end. When it comes to backing up your WordPress [...]
You remember Ceph, right? How could you not? It’s only the most revolutionary distributed open-source file system in the world. Surely you recall that it’s also known as the only infinitely scalable file system that’s been a part of the Linux kernel since 2.6.34? The file system that DreamHost has been working on for the [...]