(Jun 28) This is the Six-Month notification for the retirement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Telecommunications Update Service (TUS). This notification applies only to those customers subscribed to the Telecommunications Update Service (TUS) channel for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6.
Summer starts with burning web hosting news. Because we’re hearing about acquisitions, expansions, next-gen solutions and new creations. So keep reading as we catch you infrastructure providers up with the most important web hosting news headlines this month.
1. Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion
For $7.5 billion, Microsoft acquired the web-based hosting service, GitHub, to offer devs more freedom, openness, and innovation opportunities. GitHub’s clients already include giants like Apple, Amazon, and Google, as developers use the service to work on projects, docs, and code. This union can open many opportunities, like new apps for Microsoft’s cloud-computing business.
Moreover, Microsoft invested considerably in open-source technology, which is right down GitHub’s alley. It can lead to better integration between Microsoft’s developer tools and the GitHub service. Not to mention, Microsoft uses the Git version control system for Windows development. And their developers exclusively use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code.
Plesk is on GitHub too, by the way. And we also have a Plesk-Git integration, if you haven’t tried it yet. Check out what happens when Plesk meets Git.
2. Equinix announced 11th and largest DC in Tokyo
Equinix announced a $70M investment to build its largest data center yet, in the Ariake district of Tokyo. Thus, dealing with increased demand in the Asia-Pacific region. They’re also increasing their resilience and expanding overall output.
This is their 11th center in Tokyo, rightly named TY11. At first, it will house 1,000 cabinets. But eventually, it will increase to 2,800 cabinets. The new data center is Equinix’ latest effort to expand their presence in the Asia-Pacific. They’re doing this by building infrastructure that connects customers to multiple domestic and international carriers. Including the top cloud services providers.
3. GoDaddy announced next-gen VPS in India
Web hosting giant GoDaddy launched its high-performing Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting solution for devs and pros in India. Thus allowing them to improve performance – fast and easy. We hear the new VPS is a game-changer for those looking for a powerful, trustworthy web hosting solution. Because it lets devs get servers running in minutes. And since time’s money, this 4th-gen GoDaddy VPS hosting is invaluable to both web pros and small businesses.
The news is more significant as the company hit one million customers in India earlier this year. Therefore, making it more necessary for VPS to be accessible to developers in the country. The hosting solution will help them save time, while upping performance, giving a user-friendly interface, and top customer support.
The end of an eventful month in web hosting news
The web hosting world never fails to bring us interesting stories and developments. And 2018 is proving to be eventful, especially with takeovers and expansions happening all around. Tell us if we missed anything in the comments below. And look out for more web hosting updates from Plesk in July.
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We’re back with this month’s edition of the Plesk Onyx quiz. And it’s all for you really. We want to see how much you know about Plesk and all it’s components, in order for you to get the most out of our product. And even share with your friends and colleagues to see how you stack up against them Go through today’s quick Plesk Docker quiz in order to see if there’s something you’ve missed!
Plesk Onyx and Docker
Docker as support to Plesk Onyx helps you meet the evolving requirements of your customers. Docker is open-source and automates deploying Linux applications inside lightweight software containers. These containers provide the same features as virtual machines (VMs).
The key difference is that containers share the host system’s kernel with other containers. This removes the resource overhead of running a hypervisor (hardware emulation) for each individual environment. It also optimizes disk use, because containers don’t need to have the entire system inside them. And it speeds up deployment too!
But how well can you manage and run web applications with Plesk on Docker? And are you getting the most out of the free Docker extension installed on your Plesk? Because Plesk Docker has a lot to offer.
Read about the 6 essentials on Docker containers here and check out Plesk on Docker Hub too.
Plesk Docker Quiz
You’ve got 15 questions coming up – but it shouldn’t take you more than 5 minutes to answer, Choose the best answers according to your knowledge and get your instant score, No cheating – or it doesn’t count!
What’s your Plesk Docker Quiz score?
Finally, how was that quiz for you? Did you get your perfect score, or are you not quite there yet? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter or Facebook. You’ll also see how your peers found the challenge .
But if you want to do better and get better from Plesk Docker, you’re in luck. Because we have a free Plesk University course, dedicated to learning more about Plesk Onyx and Docker. There may be something you’re missing.
First off, start by clicking below to discover and get the course. Then complete it for your own Plesk Docker certificate. Meanwhile, new to Plesk University? Then take a minute to sign up first, before you click “Get this Course” and get started.
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(Jun 26) New version with a few bug fixes —- Latest build with fixes.
(Jun 27) Several security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, cross-site request forgery or information disclosure.