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The dictionary defines feedback as "The modification or control of a process or system by its results or effects, for example in a biochemical pathway or behavioral response."
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| Rank | Performance Graph | OS | Outage hh:mm:ss |
Failed Req% |
DNS | Connect | First byte |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Internet (NYI) | FreeBSD | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.536 | 0.058 | 0.115 | 0.116 |
| 2 | Webair | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.320 | 0.069 | 0.138 | 0.139 |
| 3 | Hyve Managed Hosting | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.171 | 0.075 | 0.149 | 0.149 |
| 4 | Bigstep | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.229 | 0.079 | 0.157 | 0.157 |
| 5 | ServerStack | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.242 | 0.081 | 0.162 | 0.162 |
| 6 | krystal.uk | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.252 | 0.089 | 0.178 | 0.178 |
| 7 | www.dinahosting.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.306 | 0.093 | 0.185 | 0.185 |
| 8 | Pair Networks | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.362 | 0.097 | 0.193 | 0.193 |
| 9 | www.choopa.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.254 | 0.005 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| 10 | CWCS Managed Hosting | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.330 | 0.080 | 0.161 | 0.161 |
The most reliable hosting company site in November 2020 was New York Internet (NYI), which responded to all of Netcraft’s requests in November. NYI offers a comprehensive set of hybrid IT solutions across cloud, multi-cloud, colocation and bare metal in its US data centres. So far in 2020, NYI has appeared seven times in the top 10.
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COVID-19 is changing our behavior as we try to avoid person-to-person contact. For example, according to the Google Mobility Report, September 2020 shows an average 23% drop in retail and recreation activity and a 22% drop in workplace traffic in Tokyo compared to a baseline average before COVID-19 — a significant shift even though the state of emergency was lifted by the Japanese government on May 25, 2020. Continue reading Visualize Visitor Prioritization in Real Time with mPulse
| Rank | Performance Graph | OS | Outage hh:mm:ss |
Failed Req% |
DNS | Connect | First byte |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bigstep | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.239 | 0.078 | 0.156 | 0.156 |
| 2 | hostingplus.cl | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.364 | 0.214 | 0.429 | 0.429 |
| 3 | www.choopa.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.274 | 0.005 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| 4 | Hyve Managed Hosting | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.181 | 0.075 | 0.151 | 0.151 |
| 5 | ServerStack | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.253 | 0.083 | 0.165 | 0.165 |
| 6 | www.flexential.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.295 | 0.088 | 0.176 | 0.176 |
| 7 | krystal.uk | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.255 | 0.090 | 0.179 | 0.179 |
| 8 | Pair Networks | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.370 | 0.096 | 0.192 | 0.192 |
| 9 | Rackspace | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.010 | 0.513 | 0.013 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| 10 | EveryCity | SmartOS | 0:00:00 | 0.010 | 0.258 | 0.088 | 0.176 | 0.176 |
Bigstep had the most reliable hosting company site in October 2020. Both Bigstep and Hosting Plus responded to all of Netcraft’s requests in October, but a faster average connection time gives Bigstep the edge. Bigstep offers “bare metal” cloud hosting to provide the flexibility of cloud hosting without the associated overhead and performance reductions of virtualization, and has now appeared in the top 10 for four consecutive months.
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With the Equal Error Rate (EER) Metric, why is the lower the value the better (more accurate system)?
Also, when finding the EER on the ROC curve, is it correct in saying the EER is the x coordinate of the intersection of the diagonal unit… Continue reading Equal Error Rate (EER) Metric – Why is lower better? [closed]
The October 2020 release marks the culmination of a large number of updates to mPulse, Akamai’s real user monitoring (RUM) solution:
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The October 2020 release marks the culmination of a large number of updates to mPulse, Akamai’s real user monitoring (RUM) solution: Continue reading Timers, Metrics, and Dimensions: What’s New in mPulse in 2020
| Rank | Performance Graph | OS | Outage hh:mm:ss |
Failed Req% |
DNS | Connect | First byte |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rackspace | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.531 | 0.010 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
| 2 | Webair | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.348 | 0.069 | 0.139 | 0.139 |
| 3 | Hyve Managed Hosting | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.186 | 0.074 | 0.149 | 0.149 |
| 4 | Swishmail | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.261 | 0.081 | 0.162 | 0.162 |
| 5 | www.dinahosting.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.318 | 0.093 | 0.186 | 0.186 |
| 6 | Pair Networks | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.370 | 0.095 | 0.189 | 0.189 |
| 7 | Multacom | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.429 | 0.116 | 0.233 | 0.234 |
| 8 | www.choopa.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.286 | 0.007 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| 9 | New York Internet (NYI) | FreeBSD | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.580 | 0.056 | 0.112 | 0.112 |
| 10 | Bigstep | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.237 | 0.078 | 0.156 | 0.156 |
In September 2020 Rackspace had the most reliable hosting company site. The top seven hosting company sites each responded to all of Netcraft’s requests in September and were separated by average connection time. Rackspace offers managed dedicated and cloud hosting solutions and has appeared in the top 10 seven times so far in 2020.
Second place to fourth place is made up by Webair, Hyve Managed Hosting and Swishmail. Webair and Swishmail have appeared in the top 10 seven times in 2020 so far and Hyve has made six appearances. Webair provides a range of services including cloud management solutions and disaster recovery. Hyve is a fully managed UK based cloud hosting provider that offers colocation in 35 data centres across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Swishmail has now appeared in the top 10 for four consecutive months.
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| Rank | Performance Graph | OS | Outage hh:mm:ss |
Failed Req% |
DNS | Connect | First byte |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | www.choopa.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.285 | 0.005 | 0.022 | 0.022 |
| 2 | Swishmail | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.000 | 0.266 | 0.082 | 0.163 | 0.163 |
| 3 | Rackspace | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.524 | 0.010 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
| 4 | Bigstep | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.245 | 0.077 | 0.154 | 0.154 |
| 5 | EveryCity | SmartOS | 0:00:00 | 0.005 | 0.254 | 0.086 | 0.174 | 0.174 |
| 6 | www.flexential.com | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.010 | 0.312 | 0.087 | 0.173 | 0.173 |
| 7 | krystal.uk | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.010 | 0.248 | 0.089 | 0.176 | 0.176 |
| 8 | CWCS Managed Hosting | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.014 | 0.324 | 0.078 | 0.159 | 0.159 |
| 9 | New York Internet (NYI) | FreeBSD | 0:00:00 | 0.019 | 0.577 | 0.056 | 0.112 | 0.112 |
| 10 | ServerStack | Linux | 0:00:00 | 0.024 | 0.267 | 0.084 | 0.168 | 0.168 |
The most reliable hosting company site in August 2020 belonged to Choopa.com, with no failed requests and the fastest average connection time. Choopa.com has now had the most reliable hosting company site three times in 2020. The company provides a range of services including cloud hosting, dedicated servers, colocation and managed services from four locations across the US, Europe and Asia.
Swishmail appeared in second place, also responding to all of Netcraft’s requests in August. Swishmail provides business email services alongside hosting solutions.
Rackspace, Bigstep and EveryCity appear in third, fourth and fifth places. Rackspace had the second fastest average connection time and has appeared in the top 10 six times in 2020. Bigstep offers “bare metal” cloud hosting to provide the flexibility of cloud hosting but without the associated overhead and performance reductions of virtualization. EveryCity has appeared in the top 10 seven times in 2020 and is the only site that uses SmartOS.
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