Recent blog articles

• Reflections on history

  My point wasn’t for you to read Allan Bloom's Closing of the American Mind, but for you to read the »More

• Make On Demand: The Coming Desktop Explosion

  With all the hype on mobile devices and mobile services, and MSPs, and ISVs, and enterprise software, and Cloud storage, and SaaS, little is being »More

• Tier2Xpress Rolls Out CloudLinux

  To ensure maximum reliability for your site, Tier2Xpress has upgraded our hosting infrastructure with a new operating system called CloudLinux that op »More

• Slouching Towards TechnoTopia

  Welcome to Glenn's Tier 2 Blog. Here I will discuss upcoming plans, report on developments, and generally expatiate, circumlocute, and discuss coming »More

• Tier 2 Acquires Server Farm

  Our first 15 servers have arrived at Tier 2's rack at our data center in downtown Houston. This data center is the most secure location in Houston, if »More

• The 3D Revolution

  The Economist today featured as its lead article a story about 3D printing and how it will change the world. I was enthused and chagrined. Enthused be »More

• Logasms in Meccapolis

  Not “No Logos” but “Mo Logos.” Contrary to the misguided bungling of the author of said book, having chosen the principle of punishment over r »More

• Apple makes iPad 2 official.

  Apple makes its second-generation iPad official! It features a 1GHz dual-core A5 chip and - finally - cameras, both on the front and rear. The new CPU »More