http://blog.fusednetwork.com Communication really is everything. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:14:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kermit the frog was right when he sang that statement during the first season of Sesame Street. In fact there are countless discussions going on about "Being Green" as we speak. Thousands are weighing the benefits, downsides and making an informed decision. During a recent discussion on webhostingtalk (linked above) several ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2008/07/05/it-aint-easy-bein-green/ It isn't often that I take the time to give kudos to the software I use, despite being as militant as I am for open source. For the past few years I have been attempting to use as much open source as possible without giving into proprietary stuff. For the ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2008/04/07/open-source-community-software/ We live in an odd society. Exploring the city I frequently come across baristas attempting to pawn off $7 cups of water that's filtered dirt, $5 cookies and I'm barraged with ads forcing $400 pieces of plastic that output audio down my throat. Service, at least on the internet, has become ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2008/04/04/free-service-alas-no-free-lunches/ Prior to our little teensy, tiny data-loss here on the blog (I had multiple incremental backups but I was too lazy to actually restore them) I had made a post about about myself being interviewed on a couple of different sites. First and foremost I was recently interviewed by a ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2008/01/29/were-in-duh-media/ Another year has gone by & we're left holding the confetti from the years' past. There's been some amazing developments occurring under the hood that are slowly closing in on launch. Slowly, of course. That's how we roll! As surprising as it is we were just short of hitting one of ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2008/01/07/a-new-year-ye-hear/ Well our giveaway is finally complete & the total numbers have been tallied. While the amounts for each non-profit organization aren't available yet, I should have them all calculated by the end of the week. In total, we ended up netting $664.38 to give away. The majority of our clients opted ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2008/01/04/giving-it-all-away-final-tally/ Once in awhile I come across a little gem on the internet. Earlier this evening while perusing my regular haunts I happened across a post on Freelanceswitch called "Should you sell hosting?". Of course, given my experience in the industry I just had to jump into the pit & toss a ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/12/27/helping-those-in-need/ We've had a wide range of questions & curiousity float in & I thought I'd take a moment to potentially clear up any confusion. Listed in order from most frequent question to least.. 1. David, are you insane? Not quite, albeit I suspect I've had bouts of it in the past! ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/12/05/biggest-holiday-giveaway-ever-faq/ We're kicking it up a notch around here, it's been all too quiet on the homefront. To celebrate the upcoming holiday we've decided to have the Biggest Holiday Giveaway ever! You know us though, normal was on one of the pages we tore out of our dictionaries. We like to do ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/12/05/biggest-holiday-giveaway-ever/ On our watch - Failure in Darfur I'm truly disappointed in humanity after watching the PBS special on Darfur. It exemplifies our failure on such a great level. Even more disappointing is our quest for oil, power & destruction has tied up our military & financial resources in the middle east leaving ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/12/05/frontline-on-our-watch-failure-in-darfur/ Communication really is everything. After having spent about a week considering how to open up this blog post, waning from idea to idea a client gave me something to write about. Adii, a wordpress theme developer & self-proclaimed 'Superstar' wrote a blog titled Support: There's a bulletproof way to do ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/11/09/bulletproof-support/ Slow & steady wins the race .. or so we're told when children. After 18 years of having Aesops' tortoise & the hare pounded into our skulls as children we're unleashed into the business world where the slow are supposedly "devoured & crushed", "eaten by bigger fish" & left behind ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/10/22/slow-steady-wins-the-race/ This is a blog title I've utilized far too often, and far too often it's been true! I've been busy lately with a number of different things -- later this week we'll be announcing a small acquisition that's completing (Less than 50 clients, nothing to get too excited about). Migrations ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/10/17/busy-little-beavers/ "I'm trying to sign up online but can't figure it out..." "What part of the signup process are you having trouble with? I'd love to help!" "Well, it says the NFL sunday package is.." "Wait one moment.. hm, nope wrong site." ;) http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/10/01/55/ After a few months on hiatus, I thought I'd bring back the 'random' statistics. There's a few details from September that I thought were interesting. September Statistics Random Server / Network statistics Total Network Bandwidth Usage: 572 GigaBytes Total Backup System Usage: 312 GigaBytes stored (Clearing some out now!) Total Mail Sent / Received: 420,000 ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/10/01/random-september-stats/ Time may not be on our side but persistence does in fact pay off. Since April of 2007, we've quadrupled our revenue. I must say I cannot even begin to fathom just how large of a blessing the entire clientbase has been. Many, many different people have stepped forward with their ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/09/26/persistence-pays-off/ With a title like that, I had better explain myself thoroughly! Let it sink in a moment, calm your nerves & continue onwards. Fused Network will in fact, never been a 'green' hosting provider. Recently, a great deal of providers have began touting their horns about being 'green', 'carbon neutral', 'solar ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/08/08/fused-network-will-never-be-green/ Our long awaited Semi-Dedicated plans should be arriving soon. As a result of hardware delays at the providers we utilize in Chicago & Los Angeles the packages have been slow in arrival. The packages themselves will be impressive upon arrival. The Semi-Dedicated nature of the plans allows much greater bursting & ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/08/08/long-awaited-semi-dedicated-plans/ The previous post regarding the same topic was aptly named 'Up, up & away'. During the past few months Fused Network has been growing at a very healthy rate. Current trends are averaging about 210% per annum & appear to be steadily increasing. By the end of this year I intend ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/07/18/fused-network-growth-report/ Our semi-dedicated packages are continuing to increase in popularity. A number of users have been asking about them recently & with a few of our larger clients looking to move to them... it's time to launch. The packages are still being finalized but will be similar to the following: Fully Managed on ... http://blog.fusednetwork.com/2007/06/24/semi-dedicated-nearing/