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The topic of the internet running out of IP addresses pops up occasionally on the web, much like other doomsday scenarios, such as the "OMG the LHC is going to destroy the Earth" and "Oh noes, this huge asteroid is coming right at us." Except, the limitations of the current internet standard are real, and the limited amount of IP addresses can pose real problems.
The Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers (AIHSP) launched at this year's HostingCon in Chicago. Its purpose was announced as "serving the shared interests of providers and vendors in the Web hosting and Internet services industry." In a video interview, Paul Hirsch, president of the AIHSP Founding Committee, provides more insight about the organization.
Video after the jump.
With the release of PHP 4.4.9, this branch of the popular programming language will no longer be officially supported. From now on, only the fifth version will be actively developed, at least until PHP 6 is released in the coming months. End-of-life announcements are normal parts of a software project's timeline, and this one was preceded by major projects like phpMyAdmin and Drupal abandoning PHP 4 support.
Who thought attending trade shows could be so much fun? At this year's HostingCon, visitors to the HostReview booth were able to test their mettle against our team at Mario Kart Wii. We throw them blue sparks! Now one of our visitors is having the entire gaming setup delivered to her workplace, to the great envy of her co-workers.
So here's a question for you: is it possible that free hosting will ever completely displace paid hosting as the solution most personal and small-business users turn to? Is it possible that 10 years from now, a large majority of hosting accounts will either be on free shared hosting servers or dedicated servers?
Yes and no.
Google announced that its URL index has reached one trillion entries, eight years after passing the one billion mark. Each of the entries represents a unique URL, and there are 150 of those in Google's index for every living person on the planet.
For the ninth consecutive year, the last Friday of July is celebrated internationally and with much fanfare as the Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. Well, maybe not with that much fanfare, but it seems to roll with more momentum than other contemporary dates of importance like, say, The International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), and GoDaddy's Webmasters Day (April 29).
From the sysadminday.com website:
Google released its own version of a free online encyclopedia. Currently, Wikipedia is the undisputed leader in collaboratively edited content, with 2,400,000 articles in the largest English edition, and scoring tens of millions unique visitors every month. Google's Knol will rely on experts in specific fields to edit articles, rather than open the process to the anonymous wide public.
Joe Wishnoff, a member of the ServerCentral team and a friend of ours, has passed away. Everyone at DevStart sends condolences to Joe's relatives, colleagues, and friends. He will be missed.
Recently Rackspace announced the results of their second annual green technology customer survey, the completion of an energy-efficient data center, a second annual GreenDay for employees, and an expanded partnership with NativeEnergy to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. We talk to Mr. John Engates, CTO, Rackspace Hosting, about the company's latest green hosting initiatives.
