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AWS Alternatives in 2026: Why Companies Look Beyond the Hyperscaler
Amazon Web Services dominates the cloud market, but size isn’t the same as fit. Many businesses – especially those in bandwidth-heavy, high-risk, or cost-sensitive industries – discover that AWS’s complexity and unpredictable billing don’t align with their specific needs and objectives. That’s where AWS alternatives – cheaper public clouds or private, client-centric custom options enter […]
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Install Ubuntu with Software RAID 1 on Dedicated Servers
How to Install Ubuntu with Software RAID 1? Software RAID 1 utilizes disk mirroring to write data simultaneously to two physical drives. If one drive fails, the system continues operating from the remaining drive without data loss or downtime. Despite the growth of cloud platforms and hardware RAID controllers, Software RAID 1 remains widely used […]
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Video CDN Requirements for 3 PB Monthly Usage
Is 3 TB of traffic and 3 TB of video storage enough for a professional Video CDN, and what should you expect at this scale? In this article, Advanced Hosting explains how to properly evaluate mid-sized video projects, what infrastructure considerations matter beyond raw numbers, and how to build a delivery architecture that scales without […]
ArticleColocation
New-Level Colocation: How Providers Add Value Beyond Offering Physical Space
We discuss how Colocation+ adds value to traditional colocation services and take a closer look at AH's offering.
ArticleExpert Insights
Hosted Private Cloud: The Compelling Case
Learn the benefits of hosted private cloud solutions, offering dedicated and robust cloud services and the hardware resilience of top-tier data centers.
ArticleCDN
What is a CDN? How Content Delivery Networks Work (2025 Edition)
The modern user expects instant access. Demands it. If a website takes over three seconds to load, 40% of people will leave it. For mobile apps, that figure climbs to 53%. High-definition streaming, e-commerce, online gaming, and real-time chats have forever lifted the standard for digital services. Meeting today’s expectations calls for high-performance, sturdy systems […]
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Infrastructure Design for Large Video Libraries 5Pb Plus of Content Efficiently
Scaling a video platform beyond 5Pb is not just about adding storage it’s about designing the right architecture. This guide explains how to structure origin storage, CDN layers, and caching strategies to handle large libraries efficiently while reducing costs and improving delivery performance. Infrastructure Design for Large Video Libraries 5Pb Plus of Content Efficiently When […]
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How to Optimize CDN Costs and Performance at 100+ TB per Day Scale
Scaling CDN infrastructure beyond hundreds of terabytes per day introduces new challenges in pricing, architecture, and performance optimization. This guide breaks down how to evaluate CDN providers at multi-petabyte scale, reduce bandwidth costs, and design a delivery architecture that remains efficient, predictable, and globally resilient. How to Optimize CDN Costs and Performance at 100+ TB […]
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How Video Platforms Scale from Thousands to Millions of Users Without Breaking Unit Economics
Scaling large video platforms is not just a question of traffic growth — it is a matter of infrastructure design. As bandwidth becomes the dominant cost factor and delivery complexity increases, many platforms encounter unpredictable expenses and performance limitations. This article explores how modern video infrastructure is built to handle high-volume media traffic, optimize CDN […]