
Authors
Michael Johnson
Dedicated servers and small-business DevOps
Denver, United States
Michael Johnson — Dedicated servers and small-business DevOps. Practical hosting guidance with source checks, cost context, and clear operational tradeoffs.
Michael came from small-business operations where one overloaded server could stop payroll, email, and orders. He compares dedicated servers, unmanaged VPS plans, support promises, and the real cost of keeping a stack online. The useful question is not which provider sounds bigger. The useful question is what happens after the discount, the first restore, or the first slow support ticket.
What they cover
Michael Johnson focuses on dedicated servers, unmanaged VPS, monitoring. Secondary topics include storage, DDoS mitigation, migration planning. The coverage stays close to buying decisions: renewal price, backup ownership, support response, migration cost, and the limits hidden behind generous marketing language.
How they review hosting
He stopped trusting uptime claims after a provider sold 99.9 percent and hid support delays in the ticket queue. That experience keeps the review style practical. The goal is simple: show the cost, the failure mode, and the next practical check before a reader buys hosting.
Published articles
Minecraft mods setup: Fabric and Forge
Minecraft mods setup explained with Fabric, Forge, server checks, provider limits, and a safe test path before you invite players.
Linux swap file setup for a low-RAM VPS
Linux swap file setup for a low-RAM VPS, with practical sizing rules, OOM tradeoffs, checks, and when to upgrade RAM instead.
RAID levels explained for dedicated servers
RAID levels explained for server buyers: compare RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 by speed, redundancy, usable capacity and rebuild risk.
VSCode Remote SSH on a VPS: practical setup
VSCode Remote SSH on a VPS lets you code against a real Linux server; compare starter plans, setup steps, and operational risks.
Dedicated servers guide: when bare metal pays
Dedicated servers guide for deciding when bare metal is worth the monthly bill, with hardware signals, risk checks, and buying traps.