The Operating system (OS) is the program that manages your server’s hardware and software resources and which provides the services other applications need to run. Without it, your server would not be able to function. In this post, we’ll look at the Linux OS and explain why it is one of the best choices for …
As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on the 25th May 2018. In order to comply with the regulation, we need to make some changes to the way we treat any personal data you may collect, store or process on your hosting plan. We take our obligation under …
Businesses that need to expand or upgrade their IT infrastructure have a range of possible choices. One of the most popular is managed hosting. In this post, we’ll explain what managed hosting is, the benefits it can bring and what to look for in a managed services provider. What is managed hosting? Managed hosting is …
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May 2018. Designed to strengthen data protection and privacy for individuals within the European Union, it will have an impact on all organisations that collect data. To make sure you are fully informed about GDPR, here is a list of 15 things every organisation …
Until this week, Spectre was just the fictitious name of a secret organisation bent on world domination in a James Bond movie. Today, it is something far more real, though equally as sinister –a design flaw in Intel microprocessors that leaves any data in their memory vulnerable to malicious exploitation. Intel’s flaw means that applications, …
31st of March is World Backup Day, a global initiative that aims to get organisations and individuals to pledge to back up their data on that day. As a web host, it’s something we fully support and we’ve written this article to explain why you should join in. To give you a little more incentive, …