A lot of data and actions fit in a minute on the Internet. This huge worldwide network has become an indispensable element in the daily lives of many people around the world. We use it for learning, looking for information, finding directions, shopping and much more. To sum up, we have gradually integrated the Internet
All Internet servers together draw the world map, but global interconnection is also represented in many other maps that collect data from different activities and sectors. It is especially interesting to observe the size and magnitude of the Internet through maps like the submarine cables’ map, which shows the submarine cables which carry most of
Data protection and data sovereignty are increasingly important in the digital economy and on a strategic level. Why is it important? Data sovereignty, protection and privacy are key aspects for building trust and creating added value. Data protection and data privacy have become an essential right; due to the leading role of data in our
Stackscale participates one more year in the Tarugoconf, a technological and entrepreneurial event. As last year’s edition, the Tarugoconf 2021 will be an online event with a lot of interesting content, networking and inspiring experiences. Although we cannot wait for this great event to come back to normal, last year’s online experience was fantastic and
CDN is the acronym for Content Delivery Network or Content Distribution Network. The fast growth of the Internet worldwide led to the emergence of CDNs in the late 90s. They were born as a solution to mitigate the Internet’s performance bottlenecks. Since the Internet was quickly becoming mission-critical for a growing number of companies and
Apache and Nginx are undoubtedly the two most used web servers worldwide. Each of them holds about a third of the market. According to W3Techs’ statistics, Apache holds about 34% of the market and Nginx about 33%, while according to Netcraft’s data, Nginx holds about 35% and Apache about 26%. This list includes some of
It has been 25 years since AltaVista, one of the first major Internet search engines, was made public. AltaVista was launched on September 15, 1995, by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC’s search engine aimed to show how powerful their new line of computers was. DEC was the leading supplier of computer hardware, software and services
The Tarugoconf 2020 will be a 100% online event, due to the current situation, but there are some things that won’t change: it will be an event full of interesting content, networking and inspiring experiences. Stackscale sponsors the event once more, as we have done for previous editions. Despite being an online event, the conference
Have you ever wonder who keeps all the Internet’s clocks in sync? The Internet’s most famous “clock maker” is Judah Levine. The physician Judah Levine contributed to create the software to control the hour over the Internet. In 1993, he had the great idea of distributing time over the Internet and he built the servers
The Tarugoconf is back! The Tarugocof 2019 event will be full of talks and workshops about designing, building and commercializing technology. Since the first edition in 2016, this event welcomes a wide range of profiles across the world of software and the Internet: developers, marketers, designers… After the previous editions’ success, the organizing committee has gone
