Further incentive, should it be needed, for users to keep a close eye on the quality of their web hosting service came this week with the highly unorthodox but seemingly valid confirmation from Google that they can, and will, take action to shut out all of the sites hosted on a particular server if they … Read more
Hackers annoyed by US public broadcaster PBS’s recent documentary about Julian Assange and the controversial website Wikileaks have apparently staged an attack on the site’s web hosting servers and posted thousands of passwords from the show’s servers as well as a false news story. The group, apparently upset at the “unfair” way the Wikileaks site, … Read more
According to Google’s Director of Operations, the company plans to start using the world’s first ever seawater cooled data centre in Finland by the end of this year. Google is well known for its advances in green technology and web hosting, but this is its first experiment with water-cooling. The site is still being constructed, … Read more
After Google’s recent major algorithm update, rolled out across the globe over the last couple of months, many websites were surprised about the widespread effect the changes had. After much questioning and commentary, the Google blog masters posted a list of 23 questions that they use, amongst many other inputs to the algorithm, to help … Read more
Having only just announced the multi-million dollar cost of recovering from the major compromise of its PlayStation online game network, Sony has run into trouble with the web hosting and online security of its sites again. Providing yet more evidence, if it were needed, of the importance of choosing web hosting and security support wisely, … Read more
Those excited by news of innovative uses of ethical and green technology, particularly for renewable energy, will be interested to see the shortlist of companies and ventures up for this year’s Observer Ethical Awards. Online voting has now closed and the shortlist of nominees is now being judged by the Observer’s expert panel, which includes … Read more
According to figures released to investors by Sony, the PlayStation Network outage will cost the company at least $171 million – and that does not include any expenses relating to lawsuits that may arise out of the misuse of personal data as a result. Given a class action suit has been filed in Canada against … Read more
So you have a successful offline business, and you want to bring it online. One of the first things you will want to do is find a name for the business online – what are people going to type in as a URL to find you? It is important to get this right, as this … Read more
Many of us are making increasing efforts to “go green”, and we know what that means for us at home – more recycling, reduce water and energy wastage, and perhaps drive less, for example. However, what exactly is meant by “green hosting”? How can web hosts be eco-friendly? The idea of green hosting has really taken … Read more
If you are running your website using the massively popular WordPress software, then you are not alone – many thousands of other website owners are doing the same. When it comes to hosting for your WordPress site though, can you be sure that your web hosting company is the right one? Just because the technology … Read more