Comments on: Site Down Time http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Happy April Fools - PlagiarismToday http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-96591 Happy April Fools - PlagiarismToday Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:26:49 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-96591 [...] I didn’t want Media Temple to get bombarded with hate mail over the issue since I’ve openly talked about where I am hosted. Also didn’t want to hurt my search engine [...] [...] I didn’t want Media Temple to get bombarded with hate mail over the issue since I’ve openly talked about where I am hosted. Also didn’t want to hurt my search engine [...]

]]> By: PlagiarismToday » Why I Embed My Images http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-71850 PlagiarismToday » Why I Embed My Images Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:47:26 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-71850 [...] pay good money for my hosting and enjoy rock-solid service (well, semi-solid at least) from a reliable hosting [...] [...] pay good money for my hosting and enjoy rock-solid service (well, semi-solid at least) from a reliable hosting [...]

]]> By: JB http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-70455 JB Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:29:24 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-70455 Murali: I'll keep an eye on it on my end for a bit and see if the slowdown gets any worse or continues. It has been faster these past two or three days though and I have not moved. Sadly, any move will have to wait until after the new year at this time. Murali: I’ll keep an eye on it on my end for a bit and see if the slowdown gets any worse or continues. It has been faster these past two or three days though and I have not moved. Sadly, any move will have to wait until after the new year at this time.

]]> By: JB http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-121837 JB Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:29:24 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-121837 Murali: I'll keep an eye on it on my end for a bit and see if the slowdown gets any worse or continues. It has been faster these past two or three days though and I have not moved. Sadly, any move will have to wait until after the new year at this time. Murali: I'll keep an eye on it on my end for a bit and see if the slowdown gets any worse or continues. It has been faster these past two or three days though and I have not moved. Sadly, any move will have to wait until after the new year at this time.

]]> By: Murali http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-121836 Murali Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:45:59 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-121836 It is unfortunate. With my internet connection of mere 64kbps, I did not notice the slowness which is a usual thing for me. And I am new to this blog and hence could not get to see the site slowing down also. Will be happy if it is resolved with another host. It is unfortunate. With my internet connection of mere 64kbps, I did not notice the slowness which is a usual thing for me. And I am new to this blog and hence could not get to see the site slowing down also. Will be happy if it is resolved with another host.

]]> By: JB http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-70302 JB Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:23:50 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-70302 Murali: Unfortunately, I can't tell for certain if it did address the slowdown issue. As RS pointed out, the site is loading very slow today and has been intermittently down over the past 48 hours. Though I'm wanting to work with MT, I'm really starting to consider moving. RS: Point taken, I've noticed it as well. I'm in talks with another host now and may move sometime in the next week. Murali: Unfortunately, I can’t tell for certain if it did address the slowdown issue. As RS pointed out, the site is loading very slow today and has been intermittently down over the past 48 hours. Though I’m wanting to work with MT, I’m really starting to consider moving.

RS: Point taken, I’ve noticed it as well. I’m in talks with another host now and may move sometime in the next week.

]]> By: Recording Studio http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-121834 Recording Studio Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:03:55 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-121834 I find that it is taking longer to load even today. I find that it is taking longer to load even today.

]]> By: JB http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-121835 JB Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:23:50 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-121835 Murali: Unfortunately, I can't tell for certain if it did address the slowdown issue. As RS pointed out, the site is loading very slow today and has been intermittently down over the past 48 hours. Though I'm wanting to work with MT, I'm really starting to consider moving.RS: Point taken, I've noticed it as well. I'm in talks with another host now and may move sometime in the next week. Murali: Unfortunately, I can't tell for certain if it did address the slowdown issue. As RS pointed out, the site is loading very slow today and has been intermittently down over the past 48 hours. Though I'm wanting to work with MT, I'm really starting to consider moving.RS: Point taken, I've noticed it as well. I'm in talks with another host now and may move sometime in the next week.

]]> By: Murali http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-121833 Murali Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:17:10 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-121833 These things can happen especially in data centres. And I can could see MT updating on the status frequently during the downtime. Just like JB was metioning if the slowdown issues is addressed my this maintenance, we should be happy. These things can happen especially in data centres. And I can could see MT updating on the status frequently during the downtime. Just like JB was metioning if the slowdown issues is addressed my this maintenance, we should be happy.

]]> By: JB http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/comment-page-1/#comment-70184 JB Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:03:44 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/12/01/site-down-time/#comment-70184 Harry: Though I am definitely not happy about the outage. There are a few points here to consider. First, this is the first major outage I've had in over a year of hosting with them. There have been other outages, all well less than one hour in length, but all have been planned in advance, as this one was. This one spilled over due to an issue with a vendor that was supposed to be upgrading their storage solution while repairs were being made to the power systems. Frustrating, yes, but it is something that could happen to anyone. No matter the size. The biggest point though is that, with MediaTemple, I am guarded against Digg, Slashdot and Reddit effects. If this site hits one of the major social news sites, I know first hand it will stay up. In the time I've been with MT, I have survived one Digg, one Fark, one BoingBoing and about three thousand StumbleUpons. So, being on MT, I suffered a single outage of about ten hours due to a planned upgrade that did not go smoothly. On other hosts, I would have suffered dozens of outages of equal length due to my server being flooded. I'm not opposed to moving, the site slowdown issues have been annoying and, though it is what they were trying to address with their latest updates, they failed. However, I am understandably hesitant to move my site over to another host with an unproven track record for dealing with traffic spikes. Traffic here is VERY unpredictable and I doubt a shared host could handle it. Still, I will write E2 and see what they have to say. Perhaps they can convince me. Harry: Though I am definitely not happy about the outage. There are a few points here to consider.

First, this is the first major outage I’ve had in over a year of hosting with them. There have been other outages, all well less than one hour in length, but all have been planned in advance, as this one was.

This one spilled over due to an issue with a vendor that was supposed to be upgrading their storage solution while repairs were being made to the power systems. Frustrating, yes, but it is something that could happen to anyone. No matter the size.

The biggest point though is that, with MediaTemple, I am guarded against Digg, Slashdot and Reddit effects. If this site hits one of the major social news sites, I know first hand it will stay up. In the time I’ve been with MT, I have survived one Digg, one Fark, one BoingBoing and about three thousand StumbleUpons.

So, being on MT, I suffered a single outage of about ten hours due to a planned upgrade that did not go smoothly. On other hosts, I would have suffered dozens of outages of equal length due to my server being flooded.

I’m not opposed to moving, the site slowdown issues have been annoying and, though it is what they were trying to address with their latest updates, they failed. However, I am understandably hesitant to move my site over to another host with an unproven track record for dealing with traffic spikes.

Traffic here is VERY unpredictable and I doubt a shared host could handle it. Still, I will write E2 and see what they have to say.

Perhaps they can convince me.

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