AWS vs Azure vs Google. The battle for the cloud crown

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AWS vs Azure vs Google, the three biggest cloud providers in the world. They all have a vast network of servers all over the world and many services that can cover most of the business’s needs. They provide IaaS and PaaS through interconnected services. If are just starting with the cloud technology, you will probably be confused about choosing between them. AWS vs Azure vs Google, which is better and why?

Let’s introduce them to you.

AWS vs Azure vs Google

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IPv4 vs IPv6 and where did IPv5 go?

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Every time you see some network settings, there are IPv4 or IPv6. As you can guess, the previous versions are long in the past (TCP/IP v1, v2, and v3). But why is it IPv4 vs IPv6 instead of the 5th version vs the 6th? How is that the IPv4 from the 80s is still around? Let’s find out!

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DNSSEC. The security extension for DNS

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Now we will talk about what is the Domain Name System Security Extension (DNSSEC) and how it can protect you and your clients from DNS spoofing. If you have activated it, you can have additional verification of the DNS servers and evade “poisoned” servers who redirect your visitors to a different IP address.

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WordPress vs Drupal, which CMS to choose?

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WordPress vs Drupal, which one is better and in what? These are two of the most popular content management systems (CMS) out there. They both have been around for a long time, and they both have evolved during the year. Can we have an undisputed winner, follow our WordPress vs Drupal comparison?

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Router vs firewall, can you guess which is better?

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Router vs firewall, another article that will put together two different technologies and see what they are good at. We will see another aspect of the “router vs firewall” too, which is the hardware firewall of a router vs a software firewall. Let’s begin.

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Hub vs. switch. What should you use for your network?

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You want to create a network for the computers in the office, but you don’t know what to choose – a hub or a switch. Hub vs. switch, they both look similar (a box with Ethernet ports) and have the same purpose, to connect multiple computers in a network, but they are far from equal. Here we will explain you the difference and help you make the right choice for your office.

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Cloud computing trends that will improve our businesses

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Cloud computing, 10 years ago it sounded like a futuristic dream, now it is present daily in our lives. In different ways, we all use the cloud, for storage or processing. We open Google Docs for various office tasks, we save to Dropbox, communicate with our colleagues through Slack. What else can we do with cloud computing? What will be the next significant trend in the cloud development?

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Let’s first define what it is. Cloud computing has many dimensions – cloud storage, a server, a platform for development. It gives a huge potential to the consumer or the business. It provides resources of powerful computers, in a scalable way and most commonly on a subscription base. Clients can choose the suitable plan for them and easily upgrade if they need more resources in the future.

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Magento, is it a good e-commerce platform?

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In the time of the millennials, the businesses feel obligated to have a digital presence. How can you miss the online sells? It is almost unimaginable to be selling products without an online shop. If you are already thinking to go digital, and you have chosen the right domain name you will face the next step – deciding the right platform for your online sales. There are plenty of CMSs (content management systems) out there, but we will introduce you to the most common for e-commerce – Magento, PrestaShop, Shopify, OpenCart, WooCommerce.
First, we will start with Magento.

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Magento, what is it?

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What is Dynamic DNS? How does it work and how to setup DDNS?

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What is a Dynamic DNS?

Dynamic DNS is a service that automatically and periodically updates your DNS’s A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6) records when your IP address changes. These IP changes are made by your Internet provider.

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How does Dynamic DNS work?

The Dynamic DNS monitors the IP address for changes. When the address changes (which it will if you have a dynamic IP address), the DDNS (or DynDNS) service updates your new IP address.

Why is it useful?

It can be very useful for people who want to host their website, access CCTV cameras, VPN, app or game server from their home computer. It is cheaper than to have a static public IP and by setting up Dynamic DNS, you will avoid the need to update all of your records whenever your IP changes manually. Also, static IP address is not always an option; it depends on your Internet provider.

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Monitoring your DNS, should you do it?

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DNS provides, have excellent security measures to protect your DNS and deliver outstanding performance. The paid plans include DNS Failover & Monitoring, DNSSEC, many nameservers, and even more Anycast DNS locations. With so many safety measures should you be monitoring your DNS or should you just leave it without supervision?monitoring

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