Author Archives: Peter Bryant

About Peter Bryant

Peter founded RimuHosting in 2003

VPS-on-dedicated server hosting v2.0

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Peter Bryant

Today RimuHosting introduce our version 2.0 of our VPS-on-dedicated server hosting.  With this upgrade you get: Instant dedicated server setups. Great discounts on selected dedicated servers (starting at $120/m). The power of dedicated servers with the convenience of cloud virtualization. … Continue reading →

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RimuHosting turns on redundant PSU and redundant power feed options

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Peter Bryant

We are happy to announce that we now able to offer dedicated servers with redundant power supplies as well as servers on redundant (A+B) power feeds. The redundant power supply means that your server gets two power connections.  Each drawing … Continue reading →

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Wildcard DNS queries added to our DNS API

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Peter Bryant

We are updating our DNS API (Zonomi and RimuHosting) to support a name/host argument of **.example.com (where example.com is your DNS zone).  This will find any DNS records ending with example.com. This could be used, for example, in providing your … Continue reading →

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10 August Dallas outage report

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Peter Bryant

We posted a report on the Dallas power outage on 10 August CST. We are happy to update that report or contribute details here if you had any comments or requests. [Updated the notice at Sun 14@1008 UTC to include … Continue reading →

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Sandy Bridge servers in stock; get one quick

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Peter Bryant

Remember back a couple of years and Pentium 4 CPUs were nearly hitting 4Ghz?  Then along came the new Core 2 Duos and we were back to a mere 2Ghz (albeit with these new 'cores'). Intel has been pushing performance … Continue reading →

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$50 hosting credit for server migration

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Peter Bryant

I'd like to offer a USD 50 hosting credit to anyone ordering a new server with us where that server is currently hosted elsewhere. Get started now, order a fast VPS with a ton of memory at a pretty decent … Continue reading →

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RimuHosting News 2010 to April 2011

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Peter Bryant

Hi.  Every now and then we send out a newsletter.  The last one was in December 2009. Since then we have added a lot of cool new features and services that you may find helpful. 8 years old and lots … Continue reading →

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Previewing 25mail.st: managed email hosting service

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Peter Bryant

Mail server issues are one of the most frequent mail server requests we get here at RimuHosting.  Troubleshooting existing configurations.  Setting up 'basic' mail servers for customers.  Setting up fancy 'do everything' mail servers for customers.  Answering queries about why … Continue reading →

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Christchurch Earthquake Assistance

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Peter Bryant

Yesterday Christchurch was hit by a devastating earthquake.  Our thoughts go out to family and friends and everyone down there. RimuHosting is nestled safe in Cambridge far away from the earthquake.  We feel far removed and frankly a little frustrated … Continue reading →

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Improved VPS reboot/powercycles

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Peter Bryant

Customers have been able to restart their VPSs (or powercycle them) from the RimuHosting control panel.  We have updated and ajaxified the reboot functionality to provide better feedback on the process and improve the user experience.  Check it out the next … Continue reading →

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