Choosing the right host server for your business website is one of the most important technology decisions any entrepreneur faces, especially since the arena has evolved at a rapid rate recently. If you’ve already started your search, chances are you’ve probably come across the terms Cloud, VPS and Dedicated hosting. But which is right for […]
Your website is the beating heart of your business. Whether or not your enterprise operates partly or exclusively through facilitating eCommerce transactions, in the digital age your website’s health and wellbeing are inextricably tied to the fate of your business. For many new prospects, your website is their first taste of your business and brand […]
What are your top 3 priorities when it comes to your website? Design, Content, and UX? Those are all worthy considerations and vital to your website’s appeal. Nonetheless, in an age where digital malcontents are growing ever more inventive and persistent, the answer should be Security, Security, and Security. For websites hosted with dedicated servers, […]
One of the big decisions to make when looking at either a hosted virtual or dedicated server for your business needs is whether to get a management plan or not. Many businesses begin hosting their websites on shared services, so the issue of management seldom comes up. However, making the jump from shared hosting to […]
Businesses of all sizes are being faced with many options when it comes to hosting their website, application, and mail servers. Shared hosting is by far the most common, where a single server’s resources are shared by a number of different users. However, if you are a company looking for more control and stability, it […]
If you do some research online for figures regarding OS usage, you will see that the stats differ and estimates vary. However, one thing that most surveys and studies agree on is that Linux has an overwhelming share of the OS market, especially when compared to Windows, which is widely viewed as the main competitor. […]
Our team has been laser-focused on security-related topics for National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October. If there is any big takeaway from this exercise, it’s seeing how pervasive cyber security is. Cyber security permeates every layer of technology, every node touched, every person involved — from client, to administrator, to developer, and beyond. […]
Until recently, Linux authentication through a centralized identity service such as IPA, Samba Active Directory, or Microsoft Active Directory was overly complicated. It generally required you to manually join a server or workstation to a company’s domain through a mixture of Samba windbind tools, and kerbose krb5 utilities. These tools are not known for their […]
At the speed that information travels, it’s easy to forget that the Internet is relatively young. With the potential for exponential growth, above all the negative foresight, we can start to see the benefits of the Internet when data is used to progress technology; and humanity as a whole. Cybersecurity projects dedicated to analysis, development, […]
Security experts can only do so much. Imagine the sophisticated systems at global banks, research facilities, and Las Vegas casinos (“Ocean’s Eleven,” anyone?) — an excess of cameras, guards, motion detectors, weight sensors, lasers, and failsafes. But what happens if someone leaves the vault door open? Similarly, server and network security measures can only go […]