March 17th 2021
Following on from the change in pricing structure announced by cPanel in mid-2019 there have been many discussions around decisions being made by hosts to increase their own pricing, swallow the extra costs, consolidate their services onto fewer servers, or to simply change to another control panel. Now, in 2021, a new discussion has started pitting 2 major control panels, DirectAdmin and cPanel, against each other. How have things changed for you since the pricing shakeup of 2019? Have you switched panels, have the changes in cPanel pricing been justified by improvements in the software, has DirectAdmin risen to the challenge? See what people are saying in the thread and share your own opinions and experiences.
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Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. has announced its agreement to acquire Intelligent Fiber Network (IFN). IFN provides fiber-based connectivity solutions to over 400 customers and operates a 5,000 route-mile network across multiple markets in Indiana, USA. The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. "IFN brings to Zayo another unique and dense regional fiber network and a dedicated local team that excels in serving its customer base," said Matt Steinfort, chief financial officer, Zayo. "This team, the additional network assets and the nearly 1,000 incremental on-net buildings will aid our efforts to accelerate growth as we look to capitalize on the enterprise opportunity within our network reach."
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A long-time WHT member is catching up on his peering and found an online guide suggesting: "Minimise number of transit providers, But maintain redundancy, 2 is ideal, 4 or more is bad". The guide is from 2010 so is it still valid in 2021? What is the ideal number of carriers for BGP these days or does it even matter now? How do you handle BGP in your network architecture? Share your thoughts in the thread.
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