Cloud Server Configuration Guide: How to Choose CPU, RAM, and Bandwidth
CPU, RAM, bandwidth, and disk configuration directly affect cloud server cost and performance. This guide provides configuration recommendations for different business needs.
What to Monitor: A Three-Layer Metrics Checklist for Servers, Applications, and Business
A monitoring dashboard full of numbers raises one question: what should you actually watch? This guide divides metrics into three layers — server (CPU/memory/disk/bandwidth), application (rate/errors/latency), and business (conversion/registrations/orders) — with the meaning and typical alert thresholds for each, plus a ready-to-use metrics checklist table.
Understanding Server Specs: CPU, RAM, SSD, Bandwidth, and IPs
Cloud provider config pages list CPU cores, clock speed, RAM, SSD capacity and IOPS, bandwidth, and IP count. This guide explains what each spec affects using a restaurant analogy and includes a quick-reference table of what to buy for common workloads, answering "how do I read and pick server specs."
NVIDIA's Vera CPU: A New Variable in ARM Server Selection
In July 2026, NVIDIA disclosed deep architectural details and SPEC CPU 2026 benchmarks for its Vera CPU. Built on the custom Olympus cores with 88 cores and 176 threads, Vera aims beyond just driving GPUs — into the broader server CPU market.
Ways to Check the CPU Model on CentOS 7
You can check the CPU model and core count on CentOS 7 with a single command. This article covers the /proc/cpuinfo pipeline and alternatives such as lscpu for server selection and performance assessment.