Writer
Adam Ferris
Cloud & Infrastructure Writer
Adam spent a few years keeping servers online at an ad-tech company that has since folded, which is where the instinct to check a provider's actual uptime history instead of their homepage claim comes from. He covers cloud infrastructure and GPU rental services, and treats compute the way other people treat power tools — rented for the job at hand, not owned out of habit.
Articles by Adam Ferris
Cloudways vs Kamatera: managed hosting or your own server?
Cloudways vs Kamatera: a managed WordPress and PHP platform from $24/mo against a configurable unmanaged server from $4/mo. Root, cost, trials and fit.
10 min read
Cloudways root access: what you can and can't change
Cloudways root access is not available on any plan. Why, what the master SSH user can still do, which packages you can install, and when to host elsewhere.
10 min read
How to configure the Kamatera cloud firewall
Stop traffic at the network edge instead of on the server. IP sets, rule order, the button people miss, and how to test the rules from outside.
8 min read
WordPress on Kamatera: fast, but you are the sysadmin
A $4 Kamatera server will serve WordPress faster than most shared hosting. It will also hand you updates, backups, security and email to run yourself.
9 min read
Cloudways DigitalOcean vs Vultr vs AWS: which to choose
Which cloud provider to pick on Cloudways: DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud compared on price, NVMe storage, regions, scaling and bandwidth.
11 min read
Kamatera vs Hetzner after the 2026 price rise
Hetzner's June 2026 increase pushed CCX dedicated plans up sharply while entry CX servers barely moved. That splits the answer in two.
9 min read
How to speed up WordPress on Cloudways: 9 settings to check
How to speed up WordPress on Cloudways: measure first, then the Lightning Stack, PHP version, Breeze, Varnish, Redis and Object Cache Pro, a CDN and real cron.
12 min read
Cloudways vs SiteGround: renewal prices, email and speed
Cloudways vs SiteGround: $2.99 shared hosting that renews at $17.99 against a $24 cloud server. Email, resources, ease of use and two-year costs compared.
10 min read
Kamatera Windows VPS: licensing, sizing and RDP
Few hosts under $30/mo will rent you a licensed Windows Server. Kamatera will — but the Linux entry price does not carry over, and sizing is where people go wrong.
9 min read
Namecheap vs Porkbun: which registrar is better?
Porkbun charges $11.08 to register and renew a .com. Namecheap charges $11.28 then $18.48. Both include privacy free, so this is mostly about renewals and scale.
10 min read
Cloudways Lightning Stack: faster, but check .htaccess first
The Cloudways Lightning Stack drops Apache and Varnish for NGINX alone. What it speeds up, what breaks without .htaccess, Web Rules limits and how to switch.
10 min read
Cloudways vs WP Engine: which managed host fits you?
Cloudways vs WP Engine compared: a $24 server for many sites against plans priced by visits, what each manages for you, support scope and renewal pricing.
11 min read
Kamatera pricing explained: real costs and the add-ons
Kamatera advertises $4/mo. Storage is $0.05/GB, traffic $0.01/GB, management $50 or $150. Here is what three realistic servers actually cost per month.
10 min read
Namecheap vs Cloudflare: which registrar in 2026?
Cloudflare sells domains at cost — $10.46 for a .com, forever. Namecheap charges $18.48 to renew and gives you support, 1,500 extensions and a marketplace.
10 min read
Cloudways for WooCommerce: sizing, caching and safe updates
Cloudways for WooCommerce: why carts and checkout need object caching, which server size to buy, how to push staging without losing orders, and sale-day prep.
12 min read
How to set up a Kamatera VPS safely in 2026
Provision a Kamatera Linux server and harden it the same hour: SSH keys at build time, the billing cycle you cannot change later, and two firewalls.
10 min read
Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: is the managed markup worth it?
Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: the same 2 GB Droplet costs $12 direct and $24 on Cloudways. What the extra $12 buys, and when running it yourself wins.
11 min read
Cloudways Flexible vs Autonomous: which one fits your site?
Cloudways Flexible vs Autonomous compared: unlimited sites on one server from $11, or one autoscaling WordPress site from $99. Which to choose and why.
10 min read
Kamatera vs DigitalOcean: which cloud VPS fits better?
Kamatera gives you custom hardware and Windows. DigitalOcean gives you managed databases and documentation. One question about your team decides it.
9 min read
Namecheap domains review: still worth it in 2026?
Free lifetime Whois privacy, 1,500+ extensions and visible renewal prices — against a .com renewal of $18.48 when Cloudflare charges $10.46.
11 min read
How to set up WordPress on Cloudways, step by step
How to set up WordPress on Cloudways: launch a server, pick the web stack, connect your domain, add free SSL, and set up caching, backups and email.
12 min read
Kamatera review 2026: flexible cloud VPS with caveats
Kamatera starts at $4/mo with 30 days free, but it is unmanaged infrastructure. What the money buys, what it does not, and the billing rules that catch people.
11 min read
Namecheap review 2026: great registrar, mixed host
Namecheap gives every domain free lifetime privacy and shows its renewal prices. Its hosting is cheap on day one and considerably less cheap in year two.
12 min read
Cloudways pricing 2026: what you will actually pay
Cloudways pricing for every provider and plan, from $11/mo Flexible servers to $99 Autonomous, plus backups, email and support add-ons with real bills.
12 min read
Cloudways review 2026: what $11 to $99 a month gets you
Cloudways review: managed cloud hosting from $11/mo on DigitalOcean. What you get, real costs, no root access, and who should pick something else.
13 min read
Renting GPUs in 2026: RunPod vs Lambda vs Vast.ai
An H100 costs between about $1.50 and $4 an hour depending on where you rent it. The spread is not about the silicon — it is about what happens when a job dies at 3am.
10 min read