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Chicago Data Center Migration
Due to power limitations, we have decided to migrate our Chicago service location after 8 years to a new facility. The new facility features better, more redundant infrastructure, a faster growth path, and easier connectivity to Tier1 transit providers. We expect to have the move completed by the end of November and a 4-5 hour window of disruption ... Read More »
17th
Public and Dedicated Cloud Login Portal Update
We are pleased to announce our new access portal for our Public Cloud and Dedicated Cloud Hosting solutions. Currently, our customers are instructed to use a domain, username and password to access our OpenStack Cloud Management Interface and API. We have received requests from our clients requesting additional security functions to be added to ... Read More »
18th
Maintenance Notice: Server Management Software Upgrade
Dear Valued Customer, This is to inform you of scheduled maintenance to upgrade our server management software. This maintenance is crucial to ensure the continued reliability and performance of our services. Maintenance Schedule:- Start Date: June 22, 2024 End Date: June 23, 2024 Impact: - During this maintenance period, the server ... Read More »
25th
New Location in Las Vegas and More
As you know, we are continuously improving our services. Just recently, we have completed our last major service upgrades, and we are excited to share this with you. Las Vegas Data Center: We are proud to announce the launch of our new data center in Las Vegas, NV. Now, all Sharktech’s services are available in this new location. The Las ... Read More »
21st
Las Vegas Welcomed as Our Newest Data Center Location!
Exciting News: Las Vegas Welcomed as Our Newest Data Center Location! We are delighted to announce the expansion of our data center network with the addition of Las Vegas as our newest location! At Sharktech, we are continuously striving to enhance our services and bring our cutting-edge infrastructure closer to our valued customers. The ... Read More »
9th
CVS/VPS (LAX): Storage Performance Degredation (Updated)
We are aware of service quality degradation in Storage on our CVS/VPS services and are currently investigating the cause. 02/11/2024: For the past 72 hours we have been working directly with our Storage systems vendor to address storage service quality degradation. Unfortunately during the troubleshooting process a catastrophic storage failure ... Read More »
12th
Important Notice: Brief Network Service Disruptions in Amsterdam Data Center
Dear valued customer, We would like to inform you about an upcoming Network Service Disruption that will occur as part of our ongoing maintenance efforts in our Amsterdam Data Center facility. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our infrastructure and provide you with the best possible service, we will be conducting ... Read More »
26th
Chicago Service Interruption (Resolved)
7:44AM PST: Preliminary investigation indicates a major power failure at Data Center level. Technical team was dispatched to assess situation.
9:17AM PST: All systems back operational.
1st
Regarding DediPath: Letter from Sharktech CEO
Hello;I would like to first express my deepest condolences on the closure of DediPath, another hosting provider. It pains me to see how our market is slowly decreasing in size with many exiting out or consolidating. I have always enjoyed the competitive nature of our business but with that said, and I find absolutely no pleasure in saying this as ... Read More »
9th
Warning: Public Cloud Hosting Metrics
We are currently investigating a programming bug that is showing invalid utilization numbers in our Public Cloud Hosting service, these numbers will be corrected within the next 24 hours.
1st
Security Notice: VMWare ESXi Abyss Locker v2 Ransomeware
In a effort to keep our users informed of emerging security threats, we wanted to make you aware of the Abyss Locker v2 ransomware. This ransomware targets VMware's ESXi hypervisor platform. The main method of exploit is via system compromise. These can be unrelated to the ransomware itself. Security is paramount at Sharktech and we want to remind ... Read More »
14th
Security Notice: Technician Email Inbox Compromised
On June 1, 2023, we received a copy of a previous email correspondence with an embedded PDF file. The attached PDF requested the recipient to download a zip file which had a Qakbot malware. The email, though at first glance came from a trusted recipient, was sent from a fake email address. This triggered a high-security alert, and all internal ... Read More »
1st
More Xeon Scalable Gold 6148 Systems now in Stock!
More Dual Xeon Scalable 6148 Systems are back in stock and can be delivered within 24 hours.
13th
Sharktech Acronis Backup Service
We are excited to announce the launch of our new Sharktech Acronis Backup Service. This backup service is specially designed with comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery solutions for personal and businesses of all sizes. With the increasing importance of data in today's digital world, it is critical for organizations to have a ... Read More »
22nd
Object Storage (S3) Now Available!
Sharktech is pleased to announce S3 Objective Storage is now available as our new product. S3 Objective Storage starts with 250GB of storage and with free 1 TB Outbound Transfer for just $4 per month, and it can be upgraded for more storage and bandwidth at any time when it is needed. Benefits of S3 Objective Storage includes: Cost ... Read More »