The VPS web hosting article explains:

• What VPS webhosting is


• VPS web host security


• The high performance and flexibility of VPS web hosting


• Cost of VPS hosting compared to shared hosting and dedicated server hosting


• Different types of VPS hosting plans

The website capability you will experience with VPS hosting will be unlike anything you have previously experienced with shared web hosting services. VPS hosting is very powerful. And when you are ready to upgrade from shared web hosting, but not quite ready for a dedicated server, VPS web hosting is the ideal solution. JaguarPC VPS hosting gives you the power of a virtual server to catapult your business into the next level for data transmissions, security, configuration options, and more.

JaguarPC is the difference in VPS Web Hosting

JaguarPC guarantees customer satisfaction. Every JaguarPC employee stands behind this guarantee – which you will experience in both speed and dependability of your website and the lengths our support technicians will go to address all your questions and needs.

JaguarPC designs hosting plans with you in mind, which is why all JaguarPC fully managed VPS hosting plans come with root access and full admin access. If you want to manage your website hands-on you can, or leave management to our expert technicians, and even a bit of both.

We know each business has its own unique hosting needs, so JaguarPC provides both Windows VPS hosting and Linux VPS hosting. And for times when traffic spikes, whether unexpected or due to a business event like a product launch, JaguarPC VPS web hosting comes with burstable bandwidth so you will not get penalized.

Put JaguarPC to the test

Let JaguarPC show you the transformation VPS webhosting can have on your online presence and your business. With instant setup and configuration, you can experience the VPS hosting difference in moments. Visit www.jaguarpc.com or contact us today to learn more about JaguarPC VPS service.

The main benefits VPS hosting provides for websites include security – both physical and network, performance under high traffic conditions, and flexibility with present needs and future growth. This article explores each of these topics in detail and also examines the importance of expert technical support, competitive VPS hosting pricing, and the different VPS hosting options available.

Are VPS hosting plans secure?

As with every type of web hosting, the security of VPS hosting plans depend on the quality of the hosting provider’s data center and the safeguards built to protect data in all circumstances. Important considerations to confirm before purchasing a hosting plan include:

• Routine server backups to protect your website and data.


• SSL and SFTP, both necessary for safe data transmission.


• Network security from malicious attacks.


• Physical protection from natural disasters and emergencies.


• Monitoring of environmental conditions (like heating and cooling) for optimal performance.

Virtual hosting is safer than shared hosting since each VPS-hosted website operates in isolation with its own disk space, applications, and operating system. The vulnerability associated with sharing disk space is eliminated with VPS web hosting as malicious programs or scripts have no access to the separate virtual accounts.

How does VPS webhosting ensure high performance?

Performance, usually measured by fast loading times and constant uptime, is determined by many factors. A website with VPS hosting has its own allocation of disk space and bandwidth, usually much greater than with shared hosting, thereby increasing performance. A VPS hosting website owner may then use these resources to configure his website with the specific applications and software that will lead to optimal performance.

The high traffic of other websites on a server that greatly slows down performance with shared hosting does not occur with virtual private server hosting.

Flexibility – VPS hosting gives you all the choices

Selecting operating systems, applications, software and scripts is one of the most beneficial aspects of VPS web hosting. You may choose the best resources for your website in terms of reaching your audience and optimal performance, the same as when purchasing a dedicated server, but at a lower price. If you wish to test out new software on your VPS hosting account, it does not affect the rest of the server. You may build your website based on experience of what works best. As your website grows, VPS hosting scales easily to support growth and readily transfers to a dedicated server when the time comes to upgrade.

How much does VPS web hosting cost?

With shared hosting, the least expensive of any web hosting service, and dedicated server hosting, in many cases over 30 times the price of shared hosting, how does VPS hosting compare? VPS service costs around 2-5 times the price of shared hosting, giving you the power and control of a dedicated server with a much smaller price tag. The cost of shared hosting can be inflated to reach far more than the price of VPS web hosting when you take into account web visitors’ dissatisfaction with downtime and crashed servers that many websites experience with shared web hosting, resulting in lost revenue and damaged reputation.

What VPS hosting options are there?

Different web hosting providers offer different types of VPS web hosting. Linux VPS hosting, Windows VPS hosting, managed VPS hosting, and VPS reseller hosting are all available options. Each business and website has different needs and areas of expertise. The operating system and applications you want on your website will affect the type of VPS web hosting you choose, as will the time and knowledge you have for managing and monitoring your website hosting. The best option is the one that supports your business now and one that will accommodate future growth seamlessly.

When you hit a snag, get the answers you need

A vital element of VPS webhosting is expert technical support available 24-7-365. Wherever in the world you are located, and whatever time it is, your VPS web host provider must respond quickly and thoroughly to resolve issues and ensure your website is running smoothly. If the web hosting provider has resources available so you can increase your website hosting skills and knowledge, that helps immensely. Then you need not rely on support staff for ongoing issues. Regardless of your level of expertise, reputable web hosting providers have technical support staff available at all times for all questions.

High performance VPS hosting with JaguarPC

For performance, security, and reliability at an affordable price, look to JaguarPC VPS hosting services. JaguarPC VPS web hosting is built on top-of-the-line technology with constant monitoring to maximize performance at every level. Both Windows VPS hosting and Linux VPS hosting are fully managed at JaguarPC so you can concentrate on building your business. With ongoing development to keep your web hosting cutting edge, JaguarPC guarantees uptime and guarantees satisfaction. Submit a ticket or call JaguarPC’s responsive support staff at any time of day or night for questions, issues, or anything related to your VPS web hosting account.

The JaguarPC website has extensive information available so you can increase your web hosting knowledge including tutorials, quick-start guides, control panel manuals, a knowledgebase, and active community forums. Contact a representative today to learn how JaguarPC’s VPS hosting can help your website grow.

Increased traffic and an increased interest in downloads from a website is great for business, until the loading and downloading times discourage visitors and slow the growth that websites need in order to succeed. A shared web hosting account has numerous other websites sharing network resources and increased traffic, especially a sustained increase in traffic, affects every other website sharing that server. A website on a shared hosting plan that experiences a surge in popularity could quickly reach their resource limitation, resulting in serious downtime.

What makes JaguarPC VPS web hosting great for growing businesses?

With JaguarPC VPS web hosting, you share a server with only a few other websites so you have much more disk space, memory and bandwidth to use, and you control your own operating system. Regular backups, software updates, and constant monitoring of the server means you get to focus on growing your web presence and building a relationship with your web visitors instead of worrying about the status of your web hosting.

With your choice of control panel and operating system, full root access and unlimited domains, JaguarPC VPS hosting provides you with the tools you need to control your website environment for optimal performance. JaguarPC’s technical support is available 24-7-365 for any questions, including details about the different VPS hosting plans: Linux VPS hosting, Windows VPS hosting, and managed VPS hosting.

Join the JaguarPC community

The community forums, where users share tips and experiences, and the dedicated support staff committed to thoroughly resolving any issue, are what set JaguarPC apart from other VPS hosting companies. Our commitment is to provide you with the ideal VPS web hosting experience for your business. Your website’s uptime is guaranteed and your satisfaction is guaranteed. For more information about how JaguarPC VPS hosting can help your growing business, contact a service representative by clicking on the “Live Chat” link or call 1-800-558-5869 today.

Hello,
Howdy loyal clients! It’s been a long time since I’ve sent a newsletter out. A trend I’m breaking right now with this first in a long series of ongoing updates. First let me say thank you to everyone who has helped us make our 11th year in business an exciting one. Summer is here and its time to turn up the heat. Ok enough silliness, lets get on with the updates.

Many of you may have noticed already there’s been some major pushed in our software, training, and personnel aimed at providing an improved customer experience in service and support. We are pleased to announce Jim Sowell, long time JaguarPC manager and former CSM has been promoted to Director of Support. His role is to manage the support services, quality, and senior level management over other support manager roles. In short if you ever have a problem don’t be afraid to contact him: jim@jaguarpc.com and in our forums JPC-Jim .

We have also made a great deal of advances to our client dashboard and while you won’t notice them all, there are several hundred, here are some of the more notable:

• - Clients can reply to ticket updates and notification via emails


• - New ticket escalation processes


• - Clients can create multiple users (up to 5) with access controls.


• - New ticket rating and feedback system


• - New ticket search features


• - Integrated rewards points and ordering


• - Many order form improvements including order tracking


• - Clients can download invoices in PDF format


• - Pay invoices using other sources than card on file


• - Rewards points and affiliate stats improvements


• - New private messaging system


• - Important emails saved in Alerts


• - Ability to add notes to accounts, logins, directions, etc


• - Monitoring improvements include uptime reports and logs


• - Ability for dedicated and VPS clients to add monitoring with instructions, Free to all


• - New Site of the month service open


• - Manage private name servers


• - Third tier brand-able end user support system integrated. End user support not available yet.


• - Automating all orders, API improvements


• - Many others including some bug fixes

Ok there’s a lot more to go over but I don’t want this to turn into a book. Half of the readers have probably already stopped reading, yea I’m looking at you . J/K

Two important notes before I go. We have updated our TOS in a major way, the AUP and SLA have been combined into the TOS. http://www.jaguarpc.com/about/policy-tos.php

Over the years ICANN and Verisign have increased the costs of domain names several times. We have absorbed these costs for the last 10years and not passed the costs on to our clients. Unfortunately the latest increase announced all over the web will need to be passed on. This price increase affects TLD’s such as .com, .net, .org, .us, .info, .biz and .name . The prices for these domain names will change from $9.95/year to $12.95/year effective immediately.

Please join us in our community forums!
http://www.jaguarpc.com/forums/

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Did you know?
JaguarPC pays out thousands of dollars worth of referral credits each month and tens of thousands of extra rewards points. Start referring friends, family, co-workers, and your own site visitors by starting your own referral campaign right inside the client dashboard.
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Login to the client dashboard for account updates, pay invoices, contact support, manage your account, or to contact us :

https://secure.jaguarpc.com/clients/
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Regards,
Greg L. – CEO
JaguarPC
http://www.jaguarpc.com

Are you considering becoming a cPanel web hosting reseller?

If you have a computer or Internet related business, you can offer your customers a complete experience and include web hosting in the services you offer them. JaguarPC reseller hosting includes a powerful web hosting panel, billing software, access to our 24-7-365 technical support, branding options to make your business unique, and the option to create unlimited reseller hosting accounts. You can offer your customers the same great service, unlimited applications, and DataLockBox backups that JaguarPC is known for in our regular cPanel hosting plans.

As a cPanel web hosting reseller, you don’t need to know all the ins and outs of web hosting – that’s our job! JaguarPC technical support is available 24-7-365, and our website features an in-depth Knowledge Base, a community forum, and Flash tutorials. You will be able to focus on customer satisfaction, while we provide reliable web hosting that keeps your customers happy.

Or maybe you are managing multiple and complex websites…

If you own several websites, and have a separate hosting plan for each one, getting a cPanel reseller hosting plan would simplify your life tremendously. With a JaguarPC reseller hosting plan, you can manage all your websites from the same control panel.

If you have a large website with lots of traffic and you want to have ample space for growth, a cPanel reseller hosting plan is a cost-effective way to get powerful features and control combined with space for your business to grow. A reseller hosting plan is similar to having your own dedicated server but without the cost and without having to worry about any technical issues that may arise with the server.

If you are interested in learning more about JaguarPC cPanel reseller hosting, contact us today.

Choosing the best cPanel hosting provider

cPanel web hosting features let you have control of your website, but the outcome is still only as good as the hosting environment. JaguarPC’s data centers have redundant Internet connections, endless disk space, and unlimited bandwidth – with a money back uptime guarantee. JaguarPC gives you the foundation you need to build a powerful website with the speed and customized features you want – all at an affordable price.

What does cPanel website hosting do for you?

When you get web hosting with cPanel, you get immediate access to administer your website, modify it, and create new features, without having to go through your hosting provider for the changes. You also get a webmail panel, which together with the web access panel gives you complete control over your website. But an extremely important factor to consider is the cPanel web hosting provider’s technical support. JaguarPC has 24-7-365 support available, and our staff is eager to go to all lengths to give you complete answers and guidance for every situation.

Getting started with cPanel web hosting

Your unlimited cPanel hosting at JaguarPC will be activated within minutes of purchasing the plan so you can get started right away. You may also want to take a few minutes and watch the cPanel tutorial on our website to familiarize yourself cPanel. And you can look up cPanel questions and answers in the JaguarPC Support Center Knowledgebase.

Also note that if you have more than one website, you can manage them all with a JaguarPC’s cPanel website hosting account. When your business or personal website is ready for new features to be incorporated into your website, web hosting with cPanel gives you the access to take your website to the next level.

To learn more about cPanel hosting, contact a JaguarPC representative 24 hours a day.

I don’t send spam, but on the few occasions that I sent email to customers about their order, some of the customers did not receive the email.

I’m talking about a time period a few years ago, but I know that some of the problems I experienced are relevant today.

ComCast rejected the email as Spam.  At least ComCast  sent a failed notice,  and thanks to ComCast I realized there was a problem.

AOL just let the email go into a black hole without a response to the sender to let you know there was a problem.

Gmail, and MSN sent the mail to a spam folder. If the recipient was not checking the spam folder they did not get the email.

Yahoo was unpredictable.  Sometimes the mail would go to a spam folder, and sometimes it just disapeared.

I was reminded about these problems due to this post by rachidny who is a Jag Customer.  rachidny was having problems getting his email through to the intended recipient in the same way I was having problems a few years ago. In my experience adding a SPF record will take care of problems with many ISPs like ComCast, and AOL.

With MSN/HotMail you need to submit your SPF record to MSN at  https://support.msn.com/eform.aspx?productKey=senderid&ct=eformts

The SPF record will satisfy most ISPs, however in my experience it will not satisfy Yahoo.  Yahoo wants a domain key.  Thats really strange because at least  75% of the spam I recieive has a domain key.

If you need to get email through to all the recipients you have to play the game.

If you have CP you can set up SPF and Domain Keys under email authentication.

If you are using Plesk Support can set this up for you.

Facebook states:

We’re making it easier for you to find and interact with applications and discover new ones, with the new Applications and Games dashboards, accessible via the “Applications” and “Games” links on the home page. The dashboards will surface the applications you’ve interacted with most recently as well as your most recent application activity and your friends’ activity.

Then later in the post they clarify:

We’re also working on a more granular set of controls for specific applications, so that you can turn off activity for certain applications while leaving it on for others. We’ll have more information to share on this soon.

It’s not clear if the latter means they are working on more controls for filtering or for privacy.

I, for one, used the application filters daily and missed them as soon as they were gone. However, I did find a work around. It’s not the best solution but it works for now.

UPDATE: As of March 20th, the instructions below DO still work but you have to scroll down past several new posts in your feed before your filter starts displaying your application posts correctly.

If you obtain the application ID for the application you want to set a filter for (actually it will be a bookmark in your browser) you can still see posts only related to the application you’re interested in.

For example, to view only FarmVille posts, you can do so by clicking on this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_102452128776

You can then bookmark this in your browser.

The format for the bookmark is: “http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_APPICATION-ID-NUMBER”

To obtain the application ID number, I found it by searching for the application in Facebook. Once it appears in the search results, click on the application and it should have a long URL containing the application ID in the address bar of your browser.

For FarmVille the URL was: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=farmville&init=quick#!/apps/application.php?id=102452128776&ref=search&sid=572162762.2672672765..1 and the application ID is listed after “application.php?id=” and before the “&”. So the ID is: 102452128776

Hopefully Facebook comes up with a fix for this soon, but for now, enjoy this work around. You’re also welcome to visit us on Facebook!

By Greg Landis

Businesses of all sizes are increasing their use of the Internet on a daily basis. They are using the Internet to communicate, publish content and store and process data with the help of web-based applications. With all of this content and data being created and stored on servers, there is a corresponding need to ensure its safety. Hard drives can fail, servers can be hacked, human error can cause data to be deleted, and the data centers that house these servers could catch fire or become victim to natural disasters or even terrorist attacks. All of these are plausible scenarios that can threaten the integrity of the data stored on a server.

Because of these realities, it is absolutely critical that businesses complement their servers with an investment in a high-quality backup and storage solution. This will guarantee that mission-critical data and content is backed up regularly and protected against technical failure, human error or disaster. All types of organizations need this type of insurance. A single hard drive failure can result in the permanent loss of important content, contact information, sales records and financial data. Such a disaster would be a death sentence for any organization conducting business on the Internet. There are other good reasons to have a backup plan. With the right protection in place, customers can be free to experiment and push their servers to do more without having to worry about the negative ramifications. It also brings peace of mind that contributes positively to an organization’s operations.

Buy data protection from a hosting company

It makes a great deal of sense to buy storage and backup solutions from a hosting company. They already host the customer’s server and data protection is a logical extension to web hosting that can be integrated and run off the same network. Customers also benefit from a single bill for all their IT hosting services and by working with their hosting company, have a single point of contact, a high degree of familiarity and comfort and the ability to manage their environment from a single unified interface.

Customers should understand that backup and storage is typically not included with a standard dedicated server. It is usually purchased as an optional add-on service. However, a problem in the market is that many hosting companies are not aggressive about educating and selling customers about the importance of data protection. Even worse, many hosting companies do not even have an affordable, fully functional and easy to use solution. Customers that value their data and want backup and storage services should look for a hosting company that has the breadth and quality of services they are looking for.

JaguarPC’s Data LockBox

JaguarPC has been in the hosting business for over a decade and offers its customers Data LockBox, a backup and storage solution built on R1Soft’s industry-leading Continuous Data Protection (CDP) software. CDP enables customers to back up their servers by providing near real-time replication of their data. JaguarPC installs the CDP software on the customer’s server and it takes snapshots and duplicates the content and data onto a separate backup server. Because the data replication process is continuous, customers are able to restore their servers to a designated point in time in the event of hardware failure or disaster. CDP provides bare metal restore capabilities – bringing back the original state of the server, complete with the entire operating system, settings and data. No re-configuring or re-installation of the operating system is required.

Data LockBox brings a number of other features and capabilities to the table.
CDP backs up incrementally, copying only sectors of a disk that have changed since the previous backup. Combined with standard compression technology, this reduces storage utilization and CPU overhead significantly and enables the replication process to be completed within minutes. CDP also features full data encryption during transmission and in storage, ensuring robust levels of security. Other features include a MySQL database add-on, true database in-memory backup, event logs, reporting capabilities and support for both Windows and Linux-based virtual machines.

With Data LockBox, customers receive access to a web-based control panel, which allows them to manage their data protection capabilities and instantly restore content directly from the backup systems. Customer can also set backups to take place on an hourly basis. The level of control provided through the management tool gives customers that prefer to be hands-on the flexibility they are looking for and enables them to access their solution remotely and on a 24/7 basis.

Data LockBox supports servers running on both the Linux and Windows platforms and can be used to backup hosted servers, on-premise servers, office workstations and personal computers. JaguarPC also provides back up servers – powered with free versions of R1Soft – to other hosting companies on a white label basis.

JaguarPC has been in the backup and storage business for several years, having been one of R1Soft’s beta testers and original hosting partners. With a long history hosting for the SMB and enterprise community, and a strong technical grasp of storage technology, JaguarPC is uniquely positioned to meet the data protection needs of customers.

About JaguarPC

JaguarPC, founded in 1998, is an industry-leading provider of web hosting services to small and medium-sized businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations worldwide. Customers enjoy the flexibility of choosing from a full suite of hosting solutions, ranging from shared hosting and virtual private servers to dedicated hosting and managed hosting. JaguarPC also operates a reseller program, helping smaller organizations jump into the hosting business or augment their current offerings. Each JaguarPC hosting plan is backed by a world-class data center infrastructure and network, and supported by a rock solid customer service operation. With over a decade of experience, JaguarPC helps organizations realize their full potential by capturing the power of the Internet.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.jaguarpc.com.

RVSiteBuilder Pro is a hosted web site building software application that features an intuitive WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) user interface and a large library of ready-made templates that allow users to create a professional looking web site in literally minutes. A wide selection of themes allow users to create a web site for almost any purpose, whether it be a blog, photo gallery or a web presence for a small business.

RVSiteBuilder Pro enables users to build much more than plain vanilla web sites. Several new features can be conveniently integrated into a web site through a point and click interface, including photos albums, hit counters, guest books, blogs and FAQ guides. There is also a supply of free media such as commonly used banners, buttons and icons, along with a library of images.

“JaguarPC is always looking for a way to add value to our hosting offerings,” stated Greg Landis, CEO of JaguarPC. “RVSiteBuilder Pro is an easy-to-use software application that anybody without technical experience can use to build an attractive, professional looking web site. This is the essence of value and we are providing it free to our shared and reseller hosting customers. It is further proof that JaguarPC is committed to enabling customers to realize their full potential on the Internet.”

RVSiteBuilder Pro recently released an updated version of its software (version 3.0), adding an updated navigation system, a new blogging application, database capabilities and improvements to the Ajax-enabled user interface. A total of 16 new templates have been added to the library in this newest release. RVSiteBuilder Pro has a library of 646 templates.

For more advanced users, there is an online Flash editor and users can also download templates, customize them and then re-upload them for future use.

RVSiteBuilder Pro supports all major web browsers and operating systems. It is available in multiple languages, allowing customers around the world to build a web site in the language they are most comfortable with. Languages supported include English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian-Portuguese, Finnish, Norwegian, Turkish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Slovak.