Good Versus Average Web Hosting Providers
High on my list is the perceived value of support Good web hosting providers have 24/7 knowledgeable technicians on hand that are not only professional, but willing to go …
Keeping Your WordPress Sites Safe
Unfortunately, a ton of websites get hacked or defaced everyday around the Globe. I’ve seen statistics that state up to 90% of all hacked websites are related to (CMS) …
Burst versus Swap Memory
Burst versus swap discussions are normally – comparisons of OpenVZ versus Xen memory management. There are advantages and disadvantages to each, with burst associated with VZ and swap to Xen. …
Protecting Your Data
Most business owners understand the need for IT disaster recovery, in some fashion. I still see businesses, mostly Mom and Pop shops, with a single UPS securing their entire …
Let’s talk business: specifically e-commerce
There’s little doubt that billions of dollars are transacted via smart phones annually, with a fair share of transactions still being processed on tablets, notebooks, laptops and desktops. What …
DDoS Protection Explained
Quite a large number of websites have endured Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks over the years. Usually these types of attacks cause massive numbers of computers to send …
Five Additional Ways To Use Your Virtual Private Server
DNS Servers DNS servers are known as the phone book of the Internet. Why? Every time someone keys in a website name (URL) on their desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet …
Addressing Ransomware Attacks
First, what exactly are ransomware attacks and what’s the motivation behind them? Motivation seems easy enough to decipher – it’s monetary greed. In every instance I’d read about, there’s …
Understanding DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks are simply distributed denial of service attacks whereby unscrupulous cybercriminals try to overwhelm a website with bogus traffic from multiple sources. At first, they primarily attacked important …
Running a Business | Triggers of Influence
Triggers of Influence There are six “Triggers of Influence. They are: Reciprocity Commitment and Consistency Social Proof Authority Liking Scarcity Each of them can have an impact on your …