June 8th, 2011 is World IPv6 Day.
Today content providers like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft and of course Gossamer Threads will default their website to run under IPv6 as part of a global test to gauge the readiness of internet providers, webhosts and everyone in between. This is the first major test of IPv6 and we’re excited to play a part!
Gossamer Threads doesn’t just provide hosting for the David Suzuki Foundation, we’re also fans of their work. While we’re happy with our green roof and green composting and commuting habits, we’re always open to finding new ways to make GT a more environmentally-friendly company. Keen to hear more ideas, we invited some folks/Gayle from the David Suzuki Foundation to visit and plan out some new ways to make GT greener.
Destination Conservation is an initiative of Elements Society, an environmental non-profit organization. The DC Planet website provides resources and and presentations to elementary classes across Alberta and British Columbia. Offering those services requires a well-tailored online repository, allowing members to upload and easily find resources: DC Planet turned to Gossamer Threads to develop a new site from the ground-up to help them achieve their goals.
Server monitoring is a vital part of Gossamer Threads’ hosting platform. Recently, we updated our Gossamer Eye monitoring system to keep up with the growth of our server racks. While we’d made plenty of modifications to that system to match growth in the past, we realised this time that we were passing a benchmark number of servers and needed a ground-up reconstruction of our monitoring system. Here’s how we rebuilt Gossamer Eye…
Search Engine Optimization is on everyone’s lips in the IT world today, as more and more companies are looking for ways to increase their search engine rankings. While GT isn’t an SEO shop, we try to ensure that the sites and pages we build are created using sound SEO principles. If you’re looking at optimizing your own site, here are a few basic tips and resources to help get you started.
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