Servergrid UserLink

Announcing ASP.NET 3.5 support

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:10:00 GMT

I'm happy to report that Servergrid is now offering support for ASP.NET 3.5! At this time all new standard accounts and all new reseller end user accounts default to ASP.NET 3.5. Also, installation has been completed on all existing Windows 2003 servers (win2, win5, win11, and win16 through win29). If your account is on one of these servers and your site was previously using ASP.NET 2.0 (the default on win19 and higher) your site is already running ASP.NET 3.5. The upgrade was designed in a way that it will not have a negative impact on existing ASP.NET 2.0 code and will transparently provide access to the new features of ASP.NET 3.5. If you are on one of the above servers and your site is still running ASP.NET 1.1, please contact us if you are uploading changes which require ASP.NET 3.5 so we can upgrade your domain for you. For customers on older servers, which are running Windows 2000, please enter a ticket from within your control panel if you require the new features of ASP.NET 3.5 so we can review your account and advise you of your options.

With ASP.NET 3.5 you are now able to upload projects which were created with Visual Studio 2008, make use of the integrated ASP.NET AJAX support, and take advantage of new web controls, streamlined database programming components, and other improvements. We hope you enjoy these new features and we'll be happy to assist with any questions you have.

New dedicated server packages

admin — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:57:00 GMT

Our fully managed dedicated server offerings have been updated:

http://www.servergrid.com/services/dedicated.aspx

New information on the site includes suggested configurations along with more detail on available add-ons and our included professional management services. Please contact our sales team with any questions.

UserLink Release

admin — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:47:00 GMT

We're excited to present UserLink, a central location for our users to collaborate, learn, and interact. This site is set up independently from our main web site and is built on the Community Server platform. We are aware a few of you are very familiar with this software and the rest of you should find it is very easy to work with.

UserLink currently has the following features:

Customer Forums (http://userlink.servergrid.com/forums/default.aspx)
Provide a place for users and prospective users to communicate with each other and our staff. Various topics are covered and we will be adding additional sections as necessary to best organize your thoughts.

Network Status (http://userlink.servergrid.com/forums/5/ShowForum.aspx)
Presents the status of any network or server issues in a single location and automates RSS and email notifications of new information. This is implemented as a section of the forums to make additional discussion possible.

Servergrid Announcements (http://userlink.servergrid.com/blogs/announce/default.aspx)
Organized in chronological order and covering all new developments at Servergrid. Also provides for public comments and supports several notification methods.

Features planned for the near future:

Next Generation Knowledge Base (http://userlink.servergrid.com/forums/thread/12.aspx)
Will improve upon and replace the current KB on our web site by adding many of the above collaboration and notification features and facilitating easy dynamic inclusion of new information.

Forum Leaders and Bloggers (http://userlink.servergrid.com/forums/thread/14.aspx)
Active and interested UserLink members will be offered the chance to provide additional help on the forums or original content for blogs. This will be a chance for you to earn free hosting (or other compensation) and to become a semi-official part of the Servergrid team, eligible for first consideration in new hiring.

Your input is requested (http://userlink.servergrid.com/forums/21/ShowForum.aspx)
UserLink is a dynamic environment that can quickly adapt to additional customer needs and desires. Since we're in the early stages of this offering we are especially interested in hearing your ideas. Please take a moment to visit the link above if you have suggestions for making UserLink even better.

We expect UserLink to become a valuable source of information for all of you and hope you enjoy it.