You simply cannot accurately manage what you cannot measure
I stumbled across this phrase as I was reading about managing power consumption in data centers, and it occurred to me that this applies to all facets of business. …
The essence of great customer support
Certainly it’s the long term goal of every business to minimize customer churn. The expense to sign on new clients way exceeds the cost to retain and resell existing …
Bandwidth and Data Transfer
Bandwidth explained Data transfer is the total amount of data, typically measured in Megabytes, Gigabytes or Terabytes, that may be downloaded or uploaded during a given month. Bandwidth refers to the …
Why monitoring websites & dedicated servers is important for a successful business
For some clients, brief periods of time when their website may go offline are tolerable as many of those are due to scheduled maintenance of the hosting provider’s infrastructure, …
Are you contemplating upgrading to either a VPS or dedicated server? Read this first!
I read recommendations every day from web hosting providers on various forums that the accepted upgrade path from shared hosting is to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) and then …
Which RAID solution do you need? What we recommend!
Yes, you need a RAID solution, but it is NOT a disaster recovery solution. First, RAID (redundant array of independent disks) does not substitute as a backup solution. To …
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans – Stay Prepared
Is your mission critical data backed up and protected? Does your brick and mortar business have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan in place, and do you routinely …
Improve Your Trust Factor
Peer recommendations Does it surprise anyone that over one-fourth of search results for the world’s largest brands are links to USER generated content? Peer recommendations are the know, like …
Addressing Terms of Service (TOS) Policies for Web Hosting Providers
Terms of Service (TOS) policies vary by web hosting providers, and while sometimes they’re widely disparaging, generally the clauses in each cover the same basic provisions. They all talk …
Is a VPS solution the best approach for e-commerce startups?
Whether a VPS is the best hosting choice for e-commerce startups is too broad based of a query. First, you can’t assume startups are all small, as some launch …