BRHosting Blog
News, tutorials, and infrastructure insights from our engineering team
Building a Centralized Log Management System with ELK Stack
Deploy a complete centralized logging solution using Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana to aggregate and visualize infrastructure logs.
Understanding RAID Levels for Production Servers
A comprehensive guide to selecting the right RAID level for your production servers, covering performance, redundancy, and rebuild considerations.
SAN vs NAS: Choosing the Right Networked Storage Architecture
A comparison of SAN and NAS storage architectures to help administrators choose the right solution for their data center needs.
Capacity Planning for Dedicated Servers: CPU, Memory, and Storage Sizing
A practical framework for sizing CPU, memory, and storage when selecting dedicated server configurations.
Server Monitoring with Nagios: Alerting Before Problems Become Outages
How to deploy Nagios for comprehensive server monitoring with effective alerting that catches issues before they impact customers.
IPMI and Remote Server Management: Lights-Out Administration
A guide to using IPMI and vendor-specific remote management tools for lights-out administration of data center servers.
Migrating from Physical to Virtual Servers with KVM
A practical guide to converting physical servers into KVM virtual machines with minimal downtime.
Capacity Planning and Performance Baselining for Servers
How to implement capacity planning and performance baselining for server infrastructure, from data collection through business justification.
Implementing IPMI for Remote Server Management
A guide to deploying IPMI for remote server management, covering capabilities, security best practices, and integration with monitoring systems.