Hosting speed tests and performance benchmarks
After eight months running PostgreSQL 18 across Hostinger, Hetzner CCX, and Contabo VPS instances, here are the real async I/O benchmark numbers, the four GUCs that actually move the needle, and the pg_upgrade playbook that has now migrated 11 production databases without a single rollback.
Beszel agents use 23 MB RAM, Netdata 340-410 MB, Glances 50-100 MB. Real-world footprint and feature comparison from a 7-VPS production fleet, with a clear decision matrix for picking the right lightweight monitor in 2026.
A hands-on comparison of PgBouncer, PgCat, and Supavisor for VPS PostgreSQL deployments in 2026, with real numbers from running seven aggregator sites and 50+ Laravel/Vue/Flutter projects on Hostinger.
AMD put 3D V-Cache on both chiplets for the first time. I break down why 208MB of on-die cache matters for databases, build servers, and edge AI inference.
Nvidia GreenBoost transparently extends GPU VRAM using system RAM and NVMe storage. Here is how it works, where it makes sense, and what the performance tradeoffs actually look like for server workloads.
Go 1.26 ships a source-level inliner in the rebuilt go fix command. We explain what //go:fix inline does, benchmark real-world server performance improvements, and show you how to use it on your infrastructure.
Manufacturers are selling DDR5 kits with one real stick and one dummy module. The memory shortage has created a counterfeit crisis that extends beyond consumer PCs into server hardware.
Intel demonstrated a chip that performs computations on fully encrypted data at 100x previous speeds. Why this changes the trust model of cloud computing and who should be paying attention.
How cloud attackers went from weeks to days in exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities — lessons from a real breach on Valentine's Day 2026.
Seven common server performance beliefs put to the test with real benchmarks. Some are true, some are expensive lies, and one will save you from buying a load balancer you do not need.
My client's e-commerce site went down for 14 hours on Black Friday 2024, costing $47,000 in lost revenue. This is the full postmortem of what went wrong and how I fixed it.
After optimizing 6 client sites from 5.8s to 1.6s average load time, here are the 15 tricks that actually moved the needle — with real before/after data.