ServerPoint's Blog
The latest news and events from our team
Thu Dec 27 2018
Windows 7 is back at ColossusCloud
For many years, we offered Windows 7 as one of the operating systems available for customers to install onto their new VPS servers. But as Windows 10 became popular, we decided to remove Windows 7 as an option, mostly because we didn't think its demand would continue high.
Wed Dec 26 2018
Do you believe in unicorns? You may also believe in a free VPS
Every day, while doing SEO research for our websites, we constantly come across the famous keyword: free vps, as well as dozens of variations of it.
We also see a lot of clients arrive at our website looking for the same.
But here is the truth: unlike standard web hosting,
Mon Dec 24 2018
Amsterdam, we love you!
Did you know we operate six data centers around the globe? Well, know now that the beautiful city of Amsterdam hosts one of them!
Sat Dec 22 2018
Let's begin with a fact: Windows isn't free. Yet you see all those cheap Windows VPS providers...
What do you get with our competitor's cheap Windows VPS? As a licensed Microsoft partner, we have to pay Microsoft for each copy of Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL, etc., that we provide for your dedicated server, cloud or VPS server.
Thu Dec 20 2018
Low cost cheap dedicated servers are dead: you no longer need one
There was a time when dedicated server providers competed with one another to offer servers at under $100/mo. That is no longer the case.
Tue Dec 18 2018
Why did we choose Nevada as our primary data center for cloud, vps hosting, web hosting and dedicated/bare metal servers?
The answer to that is one influenced by mother nature. See, southern Nevada, which includes the great city of Las Vegas, NV, is part of the United States' only natural disaster free zone. This zone extends from southern Nevada all the way to northern Utah.
Fri Dec 14 2018
Product updates: the Xeon Scalable CPU is now here!
We are proud to announce a new line of dedicated servers, based on Intel's new Xeon Scalable processor, the successor to the popular Xeon E5 CPU line!
Wed Dec 12 2018
Product updates: our commitment to transparency!
We'd like to introduce you to our new status page!
Please visit https://status.serverpoint.com to take a look!
Mon Dec 10 2018
Why is a Windows VPS usually more expensive than a Linux one?
Customers ask us this question often, and the answer is that a lot of elements contribute to the pricing of a Windows based virtual server.
Thu Dec 06 2018
Product updates: announcing our improved backup service for ColossusCloud!
We are so proud to finally make this new system available to all customers of ColossusCloud at all of our six data centers!