Data Centers: A Dramatically Changing Industry
NOTE: I wrote the following while preparing to be on a panel discussion at the University of Utah recently regarding the data center industry. The data center and telecommunications industry is a dynamic, even mercurial, industry full of change, opportunity, and often unpredictable challenges. I’ve worked in this industry for 17 years and thought it might be helpful to provide […]
Zimbra Power Tip: Improve your day and your inbox with filters.
In the world of “I want it now” there are fewer issues that cause as much frustration as a broken printer or your inbox not doing what you want. While I cannot help you with printer problems, I will help with your inbox. Today you will learn about two very useful and very under-utilized filters […]
Setting up and customizing WordPress on XMission Unlimited Shared Hosting
The information in this article only pertains to setting up WordPress under XMission Unlimited Shared Hosting. Other web hosting services will vary greatly, so just keep it simple and use XMission. WordPress is a popular, free, full-featured blogging tool and CMS (Content Management System) which is a great solution for many website needs. There is […]
5 Questions Customers Commonly Ask + Our Best Answers
Please note: As of January 1, 2017, XMission no longer sells DSL services. When it comes to technical support, there seems to be a pattern in the questions that are asked on a daily basis. Even with all the training we provide for our customers there simply is not enough time in the day to […]
Use the Cloud Infrastructure API to Automatically Resize Your Server
The RESTful API is one of the more interesting and useful features of XMission’s Cloud Infrastructure service. The API exposes nearly all the features of the control panel in a consistent and well documented interface. This article will demonstrate how to use the API to automatically resize your server’s RAM dynamically, without the need to […]
How XMission spam and virus filtering works.
Today I would like to go a little deeper than the typical “4 reasons” type articles I commonly post. As a pioneer of Internet services, XMission has been providing particularly amazing email services for 20 years. We are very good at it and dedicate a tremendous amount of resources to keeping our customers’ in-boxes free […]
Four Reasons Your Business Should Use XMission SIP Trunking
Believe it or not, industry projections show that by 2015 there will be more SIP-powered phones than traditional phone services in American businesses. In 2005, less than 10% of American businesses used VoIP- or SIP-related services for their office phone systems. In 2013, that number is 38% and is compounding every year. AT&T, the largest […]
Upcoming XMission Data Center Upgrades
An industry pioneer since 1993, XMission always seeks out the best emerging technologies available to improve our product portfolio. During the second half of 2013, for example, XMission is performing significant upgrades to its data center infrastructure which will dramatically improve cooling efficiency and effectiveness. We are also adding a solar panel array. HVAC (Heating Venting […]
XMission Proudly Sponsors the 2013 Twilight Concert Series
Once again, we are proud to sponsor Salt Lake City’s Twilight Concert Series, already well underway in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday nights at Pioneer Park. XMission has sponsored the Series almost since its inception. We have watched it grow and enhance downtown Salt Lake City for years, and feel so proud to have […]
5 lessons we have learned from our customers
For the last 15 years I have worked for various companies including AOL, eBay, Gamestop and now here at XMission. During my time at these companies I have worked in customer service. I love the feeling of being able to understand what customers are going though, and having the patience to guide them through a […]