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The spec sheet says 16 cores. Your application is slow. These two facts are not always unrelated in the way you might think.Most web workloads don’t use all their cores simultaneously. Some never use more than one at a time for the actual bottleneck operation. Understanding which category your application falls into before choosing a… […]

Updated on March 2, 2026 by Sam Page 6 Minutes, 22 Seconds to Read You can’t fix a performance problem you can’t see. Dedicated servers give you complete visibility into the hardware. You can monitor CPU utilization, memory pressure, disk I/O wait, and network throughput but only if you’ve instrumented the right metrics and set

I once spent four hours researching a single blog post before I ever wrote a word. This is a common trap for WordPress bloggers who spend hours analyzing competitors just to rank on page one. That’s why we moved our workflows at WPBeginner to AI-powered briefs. We use tools like SEOBoost for content outlines and

Email deliverability is a reputation problem as much as a technical one. This guide explains how dedicated server infrastructure, dedicated IPs, and proper Linux mail stack configuration give you direct control over your sending reputation, inbox placement, and compliance requirements. Why Your Hosting Environment Affects Email Deliverability Most organizations treat email deliverability as a configuration

Most hosting specifications list RAM capacity and speed. They do not explain what ECC means or why it matters for production workloads. That omission is costly for the businesses that discover what silent data corruption looks like only after it has already happened. InMotion Hosting’s Extreme Dedicated Server ships with 192GB of DDR5 ECC RAM.

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is one of the most misunderstood topics in server storage. It appears frequently in hosting specifications without explanation, and the most common misunderstanding, that RAID replaces backup, leads to data loss in situations where the configuration provides no protection. InMotion Hosting dedicated servers use mdadm software RAID 1 (mirroring)

Cloud infrastructure marketing focuses on elasticity, global reach, and managed services. The performance comparison between cloud VMs and bare metal hardware rarely appears in that marketing material, because the comparison does not favor cloud VMs for sustained, predictable workloads.This article covers the specific mechanisms by which cloud VMs underperform bare metal, how to measure those…

Welcome to another exciting edition of the WPBeginner Spotlight! February 2026 has been an incredible month for the WordPress community. WordPress 7.0 Beta is available for testing, with the first major admin redesign in years, along with built-in AI infrastructure and long-awaited collaboration features. There are also AI-driven optimization tools to help site owners improve

InMotion Hosting’s Extreme Dedicated Server is the company’s first AMD-based managed server offering, and the choice of processor matters more than the brand name suggests. The AMD EPYC 4545P, built on AMD’s Zen 4 architecture, offers architectural characteristics that directly benefit database, analytics, and memory-intensive workloads commonly found in dedicated server infrastructure. Understanding what those

Updated on February 23, 2026 by Carrie Smaha 2 Minutes, 45 Seconds to Read VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – February 24, 2026 — InMotion Hosting launches its March Server Madness promotion, offering limited-time savings on Bare Metal and Dedicated infrastructure. The promotion addresses organizational needs for predictable alternatives to fluctuating public cloud costs. From February 24