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Using the LeaseWeb Cloud to scale your applications
Earlier this week, LeaseWeb USA launched our latest Cloud platform, resulting in a unified portfolio all across LeaseWeb’s locations. You can now set up Cloud services in three countries.
Increase your computing power: Six advantages of Hexa-Core CPUs
Did you know we recently expanded our dedicated server portfolio? LeaseWeb already offers many options to customize your servers, and with the addition of the HP DL180G6 with 2 Intel Hexa-Core Xeon E5645 processors, we have even more server-flavors for you to choose from!
Building your Game Platform
As web gaming is growing, more and more needs to be taken into consideration when designing a new game or platform. This sentiment is underlined by a recent quote from John Carmack: “I can send an IP packet to Europe faster than I can send a pixel to the screen. How f*d up is that?”
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What is the most cost efficient way to manage infrastructure for the increasingly popular Free-to-play model?
Free to Play, often abbreviated to F2P, means you can play a game without paying a dime for it. Sounds great doesn’t it? Some industry experts say that F2P might be the first step towards a totally new gaming market. Until then, some games start out as a Pay to Play version (like DC Universe Online, Age of Conan or League of Legends), who later switch to F2P. Other games are designed with F2P in mind, like the recently released Tribes: Ascend. The F2P model is one that truly provides a win-win outcome for gaming companies and players alike.
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An orange affair…
Every year the Dutch celebrate the Queen’s birthday by dressing up in orange and partying on the streets. At LeaseWeb, we thought it would be great if our (international) clients could also experience the orange craziness so we invited 30 of them to our annual Queen’s Night party. The Dutch Queen Beatrix celebrates her birthday on 30th April, but festivities start the night before.
LeaseWeb is the sponsor of Texel Airshow
Did you know the Netherlands has 14 small islands in the north, collectively known as the West Frisian Islands? Only 5 of those are actually inhabited, the most populous of which is the island of Texel (pronounced: Tessel). Why would we tell you this? Well, after a long absence, one of the most spectacular shows in the Netherlands takes place again at Texel Airport this year: The LeaseWeb Texel Airshow!
LeaseWeb computer donation to the Sukaria charity project
You may recall that back in September we told you about LeaseWeb’s work to support the Sukaria project – the charity founded by one of our Customer Support Engineers, Janice Ritzer, to raise funds for children from the Indonesian Mollucan Islands. With the holiday seasons still going on it’s an especially nice time of year for us to be thinking of others who are not as lucky as ourselves.
Twitter anecdotes: LeaseWeb connects with customers and resolves issues
In a previous blog we highlighted how Twitter is increasingly becoming a central and essential part of LeaseWeb and more specifically is used as a customer service tool. It allows us to maintain a very transparent and open relationship with our customers.
Looking ahead: LeaseWeb and Cloud
At LeaseWeb, the Product Development and Operations departments are working together on building a new cloud platform. We’re now at a stage where we can share our vision on the cloud, what it means for LeaseWeb and how we implement it into our products.
LeaseWeb Self Service Center: What’s new
It’s been a while since we last updated you on the features we have introduced for our Self Service Center (SSC). But of course that doesn’t mean we’ve been leaning back! Here’s what’s new in our latest sprint: