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PCI DSS Has a Serious Effect on Customer Loyalty

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Adriana Noton

No matter which industry you operate in, if you are in business, you deal with credit cards. Of course, there are bound to be businesses that still operate on a cash-only basis. But nowadays, most consumers, whether shopping at retail locations, on the Internet or in a catalogue, expect to be able to pay for products and services with a credit card or debit card. The convenience of using cards for payment is one we have become more and more accustomed to. With the proliferation of these card payment processes, breaches in security have increased over the years. Unfortunately, this has led to more instances of i.d. or credit theft. In order to reduce the occurrence of this type of crime, the Payment Card Industry has issued a standard of information security. Continue reading →

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How Fully Managed Hosting Benefits Business Nowadays

Posted on December 10, 2011 by A Noton

Technology is the lifeblood of the modern business. A business without a strong digital base and web presence these days is scarcely a business at all. Continue reading →

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Doing Your Own Web Hosting

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Stephen Grisham, Sr.

Adam Smith’s concept of division of labor is surely applicable to website hosting. Without doing a lot of investigating, it probably sounds pretty easy to be your own web host, but there is a lot involved with it. Think through everything before you decide to become your own web host and start buying up website hosting equipment. Continue reading →

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What to Look for in a Data Centre

Posted on October 28, 2011 by A Noton

A data centre is a facility where computer systems and their associated components are physically housed. Data centres include a backup power supply, redundant data communications connections, environmental (climate, etc.) controls, and security devices. Any business that relies upon a computer network and web-based applications can reasonably expect to require the use of a data centre. Some companies build their own data centres on their premises. Many other companies, (especially those with complex business functions that rely heavily on technology) elect to outsource their infrastructure and web hosting to a service that includes use of the vendors data centre. The latter has several different benefits, including: Continue reading →

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Managed Hosting: Providing Effective Disaster Recovery Solutions

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Adriana Noton

Today, enterprise of all sizes are aware of the critical need to protect their sensitive data and ensure there is an uninterrupted flow of information. For this reason, businesses need a managed hosting service that will provide effective data protection and disaster recovery solutions. Managed server hosting services have proven to be an effective solution to providing effective disaster recovery solutions. Continue reading →

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Data Management Solutions

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Adriana Noton

Because of this new age of internet computing, businesses are greatly dependent on their data. Losing or having data stolen can be detrimental to a business. Today businesses need an efficient method of managing their data, particularly when using open-source technology for their web hosting solutions. Fortunately, there are now effective data management solutions that allows a business to safeguard their data. Managed hosting solutions provide businesses with effective data management solutions. Continue reading →

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What is Managed Colocation Hosting?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Matt Ewing

Whenever the data of a particular company is being dealt with, the use of managed servers always come in place. There are many service providers available on the internet, which actually provide such services at comparable rates. There are instances when some companies need to manage their data but at different locations. This may require the use of Managed Colocation Hosting otherwise known as Molo hosting. Continue reading →

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Web Hosting 101

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Matt Ewing

Many people may not be remember life without the internet but it was only back in 1990 when web hosting came to life as this was when Tim Berners Lee developed the initial program for the web. This was followed by a variety of programs and soon companies were developing web hosting services of their own and this has created the modern environment where there is a huge level of growth in hosting web sites. Web hosting may seem like a familiar term but before 1991, this term was unheard of, which means so was the internet. If you would like to study the growth of the internet, a great place for research is the internet itself which shows you how far it has developed. Recent decades has seen an explosion in technological advances and after the radio and television products, the internet is probably the next biggest. Bear in mind there are over 50 million websites on the internet and think what you would look at if you didn’t have websites to view. Continue reading →

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Web Hosting for Startups

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Matt Ewing

There are many things that one must keep in mind while venturing into the World Wide Web for the first time with the purpose of hosting a website for a new business or just with the intention of sharing knowledge. With the boom of the web world in today’s era, one cannot think of starting a business without a website. A proper infrastructure, sales, marketing and product promotion are some of the things that one has to invest into when starting a new business. Startup companies operate on shoe string budgets and hence need to develop and host websites that are efficient as well as very cost-effective. Continue reading →

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How to Find a Reliable Hosting Company

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Matt Ewing

The importance of computer is surely on increase and as a result of which, each and every aspect related to computer is of paramount significance at this point of time. It is often found that people are in need of some information regarding this, especially when it is about a website or the world of Internet. This is a common need and goes without saying that having created a website, one is supposed to go to the world of Internet. Once you are in the realm of Internet, it endows you with three alternative options to choose from. The first two options are simple and well known. In fact, if they are placed in an order, they stand like- either hosting the site on your own computer or hosting the site on a server. These are the first two options and the third option is that of employing anyone else to live up to the job of hosting the site for you. To put it in a straightforward manner, the first two options that are talked about are very useful and practical. But, the issue is that these options are perfect if either you have fast connections or if this is all about business related sites. This is not something easy because such options can’t be devoid of your vigilant eye to supervise. Moreover, this can only be done successfully if you do have a fast connection facility. Continue reading →

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