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Infrastructure guides
Understand latency, routes, protection and the hardware behind your services.
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Collect evidence from the application and the network at the same time. Route traces, resource graphs and service logs each describe a different layer. Learn what each measurement can establish before drawing a conclusion about a server or location.
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Networking
Latency & routing
- BGP, AS Numbers and Hosting Routes ExplainedUnderstand why Internet paths change and what route evidence can—and cannot—tell you about a hosting connection.3 min read
- Anycast vs Unicast: What It Means for Game Server LatencySeparate the route to a distributed ingress from the location and state of the game simulation behind it.3 min read
Hardware
More guides and support
- How to Choose a Dedicated Server CPU for Your WorkloadCompare serial performance, parallel capacity, memory and I/O using a workload worksheet instead of a core-count ranking.3 min read
- NVMe vs SATA SSD for Servers: What Changes Your Workload?Compare latency, concurrency, durability and capacity instead of treating one headline throughput number as application performance.3 min read
- What Does DDoS Protection Cover for a Hosting Service?Distinguish network filtering, application protections and recovery responsibilities before interpreting a protection claim.3 min read
- Diagnosing latency and lagTell a network problem apart from a server performance problem.1 min read
- Choosing the right regionWhy distance decides latency, and how to handle a split community.1 min read
