by Brian Gaid | Aug 9, 2016 | How To, VMware
A few customers have asked about this now that we’re provisioning more Mac servers with ESXi 6.0 U2. It’s a fairly simple process that one of our engineers will often take care of upon request. Rather than have you wait for a support ticket though, you can take care... read more
by Brian Stucki | Aug 9, 2016 | Announcements
We’ve been hosting thousands of Macs for customers all over the world. It’s been great to work with these customers and understand their needs. We continue to find ways to improve our offerings, like our recently patented Mac Pro chassis sleds . Hardware like this... read more
by Brian Gaid | Jul 13, 2016 | How To, Virtualization
Thanks to one of our customers, we recently discovered an issue with the VMware ESXi host client that has the potential to affect many MacStadium users (and others running ESXi 6.0 U2 on Apple Mac computers). VMware recently released ESXi 6.0 U2 and with it came the... read more
by Brian Gaid | Apr 6, 2016 | Announcements
2016 is already full of excitement for our team at MacStadium. Read on for the highlights about our growth, new funding, and acquisition of Macminicolo. Europe In February, we soft-launched our Dublin, Ireland data center allowing you to rent a Mac mini in Europe. Our... read more
by Brian Gaid | Mar 15, 2016 | Announcements
MacStadium experienced a severe network transport outage today from approximately 8AM to 10AM UTC. The root issue was isolated to a network flood originating on our provider’s layer 2 transport network which provides connectivity to multiple upstream carriers. As core... read more
by Brian Gaid | Mar 3, 2016 | How To
“Why do I have constant issues connecting to my colocated Mac running OS X?” This question doesn’t come up often, but it’s worth sharing the most likely answer and how to fix the issue permanently. If you’ve been with MacStadium for a while or have... read more
by Brian Gaid | Feb 18, 2016 | Explained, Getting Started
When asked, the average East Coast-living American could regurgitate the time on the Pacific coast with ease. Current time minus three hours. 11 AM become 8 AM and 5 PM becomes 2 PM. The reverse obviously applies for those living on the West Coast calculating current... read more
by Brian Gaid | Jan 20, 2016 | Explained, Getting Started
This post is part of our beginner’s guide to hosting, Mac servers, and virtualization. Follow along on Twitter or with RSS. Your team has released a brand new app and it’s flooded with new users. It’s trending on Twitter plus it’s on the front pages... read more
by Brian Gaid | Jan 12, 2016 | Explained, Getting Started
This post is part of our beginner’s guide to hosting, Mac servers, and virtualization. Follow along on Twitter or with RSS. You and your team have decided to build the coolest app ever. It might just be the next big thing. The idea came to you quickly, but how... read more
by Brian Gaid | Dec 17, 2015 | Developer, Virtualization
Update 2 In early 2016, VMware began including the embedded HTML5 host client for managing ESXi in version 6.0 U2 from your web browser. Meant to connect to and manage single ESXi clients, it’s a great solution for users getting started with a dedicated Mac (like a... read more