November Maintenance Window – 11/17 & 11/18
On November 17th & 18th of 2017, we will be performing maintenance on DataYard’s customer infrastructure. This will include performing updates to all managed server infrastructure, including tasks that require reboots/shutdowns/service interruptions. Maintenance will begin at 3:00AM EST and will be completed by 9:00AM EST. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to […]
October Maintenance Window – 10/14/17
On Saturday October 14th 2017, we will be performing maintenance on DataYard’s infrastructure. This will include performing updates to our internal server infrastructure and all managed server infrastructure, including tasks that require reboots/shutdowns/service interruptions. Maintenance will begin at 3:00AM EST and will be completed by 9:00AM EST. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to […]
September 2017 Maintenance Window – 09/15/17 & 09/16/17
On Friday September 15 2017 and Saturday 16 2017, we will be performing maintenance on DataYard’s infrastructure. This will include performing updates to our internal server infrastructure and all managed server infrastructure, including tasks that require reboots/shutdowns/service interruptions. Maintenance will begin at 3:00AM EST and will be completed by 9:00AM EST both days. Let us know if you […]
Cancelled : MySQL Database Maintenance – August 2nd
DataYard’s technical operations team will be cancelling scheduled maintenance for our MySQL cluster set for August 2nd. No downtime will occur, all services will continue operating as normal.
Should I use POP or IMAP?
Should I use POP or IMAP? POP and IMAP are just two different ways of receiving e-mails. They each have their own unique ways of handling mail. POP POP or “Post Office Protocol” is the most basic way to receive email. When the POP server receives an email it stores it on the server until […]
How can I contact DataYard support staff?
How can I contact DataYard support staff? The DataYard support staff is dedicated to your service. Please let us know how we can help you by reaching out to us. There are three ways to contact DataYard support staff: Call the DataYard support department at 937-226-6896. We are available Monday through Friday, 8 am to […]
SSLv3 Man in the Middle (POODLE)
SSLv3 Man in the Middle (POODLE) What Is It? Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) – a security vulnerability that forces the downgrade of negotiated session protocol to SSLv3, a legacy protocol used to establish secure web communication (HTTPS). The vulnerabilities are limited in scope and several client and servers restrict the use of […]
Ready Backup Scheduled Maintenance – October 06, 2014
The DataYard Technical Operations team will be performing an upgrade to our Ready Backup infrastructure beginning at 10:30 AM EDT on Monday October 06, 2014 with an anticipated completion time of 4:30 PM EDT. During this maintenance, access to backup and restore capabilities will be limited or unavailable. No interruption or delay to regularly scheduled […]
Layer 2 Networking Pseudo Redundancies
Layer 2 Networking Pseudo Redundancies Premise I’ve seen many production networks that rely on layer 2 pseudo-redundancies through the core, and I’m here to explain why such designs are unnecessary, often dangerous, and how they can be improved. This article assumes an understanding of the OSI model, the most common protocols at layers 2 and […]
Routing Around Internet Congestion
Around 9:30AM EST, we started experiencing some choppy and dropped phone calls through our own internal SIP based phone system, and shortly after began receiving customer reports of slow and limited access to internet resources. After some investigation (20-30 minutes of troubleshooting) we determined that the access problems were isolated to one of our three […]