Another Reason I Love Rackspace Web Hosting

By Jim Kukral • September 17, 2007 • Online Marketing, Rackspace, Web Hosting • 7231 Comment2007-09-17+20%3A30%3A48Jim+Kukral

You already know I love Rackspace web hosting, even though I pay too much for it. Here’s just another reason why I love them so much. I wake up this morning and see two support tickets, created by them overnight while I slept. The first one said something like…

Rackspace said: 2007-09-16 18:03:30 (UTC-4)

Greetings,

This is to notify you that server #XXXXX appeared in our Rackwatch monitoring system for the following service(s):

FTP, HTTPS, POP3 and SMTP

Then, the second ticket said…

Rackspace said: 2007-09-16 19:04:05 (UTC-4)

Greetings,

This is to notify you that server #XXXXX issues that occurred earlier this morning have been resolved. It appears that your server spiked in load earlier this morning and again during this alarm. During this spike the server ran out of memory and hung, requiring a power cycle.

Summary: They monitored an issue, notified me about it, then fixed it on their own and again told me about it… all while I slept. No downtime.

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Business Around A Lifestyle

The world changed on 9/11 in so many different ways. Since that day, there has been a major shift happening in the way people think and live their lives. Sure, many people still chase the dollar as their ultimate goal. However, many more people have begun to realize that the world could, well, end tomorrow.

That's why people are choosing to pursue a business around a lifestyle, instead of a lifestyle controlled by their business. It makes sense, right? If the world was going to end tomorrow, would you still try to live your life in a way you never wanted to?

Take a look around you and you'll see that this shift to becoming a lifestyle entrepreneur is being adopted by more and more people every day. Some of those people are falling into it because they have been laid off from their jobs and are literally forced into it. Some of those people just figure out a way to make it happen because of the "end of the world" thinking mentioned above.