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Next Generation QUIC Protocol Now Supported

October 20, 2017

QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) is a next generation internet protocol developed by and in use across most of Google’s services. It improves upon HTTP/2 by reducing the time it takes to begin serving content.

By replacing TCP with UDP, and encrypting the majority of its payload, QUIC shortens the handshake process by a factor of two or three, all while maintaining data security. </end technical mumbo jumbo>

Today you can use QUIC on more than just Gmail as it is now available to all Varial Hosting customers!

To start using QUIC your website just needs to be accessed over HTTPS from a supported browser.

That’s all there is to it! Enjoy faster page loading times!

QUIC is enabled by default in Google’s Chrome browser and support has been recently added to the Opera browser as an optional setting.

(Please note that QUIC is not yet supported on websites that have the CloudFlare content delivery network enabled.)

Migrating R1Soft Backups to New Server

October 11, 2017

We are in the process of migrating backups taken using our R1Soft continuous data protection software to a new, more powerful server, to allow for additional storage space and faster backups and restores.

Backups will be taken using a secondary system while this migration occurs for added customer protection.

A full replication of each server will be required, a process that will take up to 48-72 hours per server, afterwards daily backups of changed files and databases will continue as normal.

Migration Progress:

Lockhart – Completed
Malfoy – Completed
Potter – Completed
Sirius – Completed
Snape – Completed

If you require a restore from a backup during this time, please contact Support for assistance.