Hawk Host Blog

In the past 12 months we’ve started deploying forms of solid state disk caching to help improve disk i/o performance on our systems.  It was first seen with the deployment of Facebook Flashcache on our virtual private servers and semi dedicated server offerings.  In the past several months we’ve been utilizing CacheCade which is provided on LSI raid cards.  These caching methods have resulted in near solid state drive performance while being able to continue to offer large disk allowances on our systems. Read More

For Boxing Day this year, we’ll be offering up to 80% off any super shared hosting plan, along with a number of other specials for shared, reseller, semi-dedicated, and VPS plans. This is our fourth year of Boxing Day specials, and as a proud Canadian company we’ll be continuing this tradition for years to come. For those who aren’t familiar, Boxing Day is a holiday in Canada and is celebrated in a number of other regions throughout the world. Even if you’re not from Canada, we’d still like you all to celebrate with us. Who doesn’t enjoy an extra holiday? For the curious, Wikipedia has more information on Boxing Day in this article. Read More

Since we had such a good time with our Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales (seriously, it was a blast!) we’ve decided to do one final blowout promotion before we hit December. Starting now (Tuesday, November 27th) and running through midnight on Friday, November 30th we’re going to be offering a 40% Recurring Discount on all Dallas, TX VPS orders. You can order your VPS through our website and when you reach the checkout, use coupon code vpsdallas40 and your 40% discount will automatically be applied to the order cost. Read More

It’s that time of year again, the holidays are upon us and yes, the most popular online consumer day is here. Cyber Monday. Read More

A few days ago we posted our Black Friday specials which were originally set to be active as of Midnight on Thursday night / Friday morning. We’ve decided to let you all get a head start on these great specials, so as of this moment (12:01PM CST on Thursday, November 22nd) all of our Black Friday promotions are live. That gives you an extra 12 hours to sign up for these incredible deals. These promotions are valid through 11:59pm CST (GMT-5) Friday. Keep reading for a list of all of our hosting specials! Read More

It’s that time of year again, the holidays are upon us and yes, the most popular consumer day is here. Black Friday. Read More

As many of you are probably aware, October is officially breast cancer awareness month. Companies, organizations, charities, and individuals alike all come together to raise awareness about this disease and how it impacts all of our daily lives. For the rest of the month, we’re going to be joining this cause and will be donating money to the American Cancer Society to help fund research, awareness, and countless other critical activities to help finally find a cure. Read More

Summer is pretty neat. The weather is nice and warm, people are generally in better spirits, you can spend all day and night outside, and perhaps best of all, summer means baseball season. In these trying times it can be difficult to stay on task and focused, especially when just outside your window is a gorgeous August day without a cloud in the sky. While we’ve had an enjoyable past few months here at Hawk Host, we’ve also been quite productive. So, what in the world have we been up to? Read More

The most popular name server is ISCs BIND. It’s been the market leader in name servers since the very beginning and has proven to be a reliable workhorse with robust features and reliable updates. It also has some issues that are affecting Hawk Host. Read More

We’ve been in the hosting business a long time now (just over 8 years). In that time we’ve grown by offering features our competitors don’t, support few can match, and prices well below industry standard. Part of staying ahead of that curve is constantly innovating and releasing new products. We’ve developed our own software, customized our environments almost to the point of tedium, and have launched new products consistent with market trends. Our next move is perhaps our most exciting yet, and it comes in the way of semi-dedicated hosting plans. Read More