In the past couple of weeks many of you approached us and asked what is going on since it has been unusually quiet at 6sync. Well, in a way, we are all happy that things are quiet, it means that there are no real problems and can focus on other things. On the other hand, it could be a sign of trouble - but not in this case, of course ;)
We are hard at work behind the counter of our bakery cooking something really great for all you guys. By constantly challenging ourselves and trying to improve our service, we hope ...
Just a quick note.. our Arch Linux images have been updated to nice fresh 2011.08 versions to coincide with the new Arch 2011.08 installation media. Since Arch Linux is a rolling release the old (2010.05) images were very long in the tooth so this is a nice refresh. A few highlights include the new Linux 3.0 kernel and updated rc.conf format.
Similarly, our Gentoo templates are also due for an update and will be hitting Biscuit very soon! We'll update this post as soon they hit.
Folks, get your bleeding-edge fix right here. Due to popular demand, read: the nagging of a select few, Fedora 15 is now available as an additional Biscuit flavor! All future Fedora releases will also be supported.
As we all should know, our traditional [IPv4] addresses are being rapidly depleted. But, not to fear, IPv6was designed to succeed the old system and provide with at almost limitless supply of new addresses as well as new changes to the way the Internet communications stack works. The transition from IPv4 to IPv6 will be gradual but 6sync have now taken our first steps toward this by rolling out IPv6 connectivity!
Each 6sync client will now receive access to an entire IPv6 /64 block which will provide 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 (18 quintillion) addresses that can ...
The release of CentOS 6 was something we eagerly anticipated, not only because of its many new features and fixes, and fresh new packages, but also because it brings even more benefits to each and every one of us that love virtualization.
Here at 6sync we have been busy the last few weeks with testing, testing and some more testing of the new CentOS 6 release, and now that its finally announced by the CentOS team, we can't be more happy and proud to offer you CentOS 6 image. CentOS 6 replaces CentOS 5 as the preferred deployment option ...
Unfortunately, the time has come where all of us had to go through the storm – after one year of flawless network operation, something cracked and we experienced downtime. This post serves as an explanation, and an apology on our part – rest assured we are doing everything in our power to prevent this from happening in the future.
Somewhere around 14:00 CET we received several notifications of servers and VMs going offline, and immediately assigned on the job technicians who started to troubleshoot the issue. Network access was fully restored 90 minutes later, after identifying and fixing the issue.
The ...
So many things have happened since I have last talked with you through this medium we get to call "a blog". And as we approach the middle of the month, I think its time to look at what we have accomplished so far, and all the happenings around us that we simply can't ignore - yes, I am talking about Slicehost. Our 6baskets promotion is growing stronger each day, and many of you have chosen to give us your trust - we thank you for that, and are tirelessly working to impress you day after day. Probably one of the most ...
It is no secret that we are very proud of the service we provide to our customers. Indeed, I am often afraid to call the people with whom I communicate daily our customers, because I know their names, I know what they like, what games they play, or the editor they prefer. From twitter, to IRC and our (still underpopulated) forums we really try to show that we care for you in every possible way, and that you are in safe hands even if something goes wrong.
We know that you like us too, you've showed that numerous times ...
It has been a long time since we actually posted something on this blog - time really flies when you are having fun, and with all the interaction going on we just didn't have the time to write anything! But do not worry, behind the scenes our secret coding monkeys have been working hard to deliver you a new batch of awesomeness in the form of CentOS 5.6 template. Yes, that is right - starting today, you can deploy CentOS 5.6 biscuits that will appear in your cookie jar almost instantly.
If you have been running CentOS so far ...
Few days ago we sent out a newsletter to every one of our clients that contained summary of the achievements we made together, plans for this year, and even introduced some perks for our customers. So while its definitely not the first announcement of this, allow me to introduce two very special initiatives that we've cooked up for you:
We are sure you always wanted to tell your friends, and not-really-friends how you feel about 6sync on your blog, forums, skyscraper or whatever else tickles your fancy - so we ...