Managed Cloud Hosting

Managed cloud hosting is cloud hosting where there is a management layer of some form provided – as opposed to “bare metal” where you are given the keys to a machine without management.

Most good managed hosts offer round the clock support in the form of live chat, which allows you to get someone to press the reset button should you break anything in your setup.

This page links to our resources on the subject of managed cloud hosting, but if you’d prefer to book expert assistance, contact Silicon Dales today.

How to Safely Update Linux in AWS EC2 Micro Instance – Using Yum

Often, when logging into via SSH to an Amazon EC2 instance, you are told that there are several updates (usually including security updates) waiting to be updated on your system. The panel on Amazon Linux even goes so far as to explain how one might go about updating to this version. HOWEVER, as this may …