Using Amazon’s EC2 infrastructure is a real pain in the butt. It’s confusing and the documentation isn’t really all that helpful in many cases. So I propose something simple.. Call it a shameless plug, but it’s about supporting the family. Sign up for EC2 through my eStore and you’ll get all the support you need. …
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Great News for my Readers!
It’s my birthday today so I thought I’d do something different. To celebrate my birthday, I’ve made the decision to start posting my guides to the Amazon Lending Library. So, basically, if you have the kindle reader, you will be able to borrow my guides for free! (As long as you’re an Amazon Prime Member!)….
Backup your Linux Server configuration for a really fast restore
Every once in a while, we have to build a server. You’ve spent the time installing and configuring everything and you want a snapshot for Posterity’s sake. Here’s how to do it quickly. This little command will simply take a snapshot of everything of importance and for the most part allow you to restore your…
Using Amazon’s free tier to get your own FREE personal vpn server and connection.
I’ve written about personal vpn servers and the great things round strongvpn and other vpn providers to get around the ISP throttling problem of Netflix. I always figured there was a better way to do it. Well, after a bit of thought, I realized that one could easily use Amazon’s free tier (a micro-instance) for…
A less costly way to build an Amazon AMI without incurring the cost of doing it on EC2
I build Amazon AMIs. I started out building them on the actual Amazon EC2 infrastructure myself only to learn that doing so costs the runtime and the money on EC2. There is an easier way to get alot of it out of the way without it actually costing something. My suggestion is to build a…
Automated Backups to Amazon S3. WordPress example explained here.
There are tons of Automated backup plugins for WordPress, but the reality is you’re assuming they work unless you’ve actually restored one of them. This article will explain how to do this without using anything fancy like a backup program. In fact, I just give you a few scripts and of course the old, trusty,…
Looking for a PBX? Consider the Cloud.
I’ve spoken of the virtues of a cloud PBX on many an occasion. The reality is for the last 8 years, I’ve been running my phone system / PBX in a cloud for many reasons. The most important is redundancy. The system has had no downtime except for when I was applying maintenance upgrades. My…
The Cloud or Regular Servers, a Technical and business comparison.
We all here about “The Cloud” today and Virtual Private Servers. The reality is 10 years ago, virtualization as a technology was still in it’s infancy. While it seemed like a good idea, the reality is, it wasn’t ready for prime time business. It was more of an exploration of technology, the next logical step;…