Adam Hardy is a former assistant editor at Forbes Advisor, where he covered small business and tech. Previously, he was a staff writer at The Penny Hoarder, specializing in the gig economy and ...

Most of the time, when you open a website, your computer talks directly to the web server on the other end. But there are times you might want it to take a detour. That’s where proxy servers can help.

Tired of ad blockers, cookie deprecation, and opt-outs undermining your marketing efforts? You may be investigating server-side tracking as a way to grow your access to data. Server-side tracking can ...

Since 2010, Juliana has been a professional writer in the technology and small business worlds. She has both journalism and copywriting experience and is exceptional at distilling complex concepts ...

What is a virtual server? A virtual server, also known as a virtual machine (VM), is a partitioned space inside a real server and is transparent to users, replicating the functionality of a dedicated ...

Server virtualization is a process that creates and abstracts multiple virtual instances on a single server. Server virtualization also abstracts or masks server resources, including the number and ...

Discussions about proxy servers are often in the context of cybersecurity. That's because, as a general rule, proxy servers are used to mask the location or identity of an end user on the internet.