Security Working from home? Use end-to-end encryption Office employees working from home was hardly a new concept when the first lockdown was announced, but the prospect of an entire company workforce sitting at home on their laptops... read more
Security The data risks of working from home Just as the economy started to get back on its feet and businesses started to consider bringing their workers back to the office – lockdown was imposed again. With technological advances... read more
Cloud What is a content delivery network? Effective page load times are perhaps one of the most vital elements of any website to get right. It’s an incredibly important factor for our customers – especially those seeking... read more
Websites Business management software: ecommerce websites made easy If your business has entered the exciting but turbulent world of ecommerce, you’re undoubtedly aware of how challenging it can be. Running a website and fishing for those sales... read more
Cloud Dynamic websites: the LAMP stack and its alternatives When thinking about websites and how they’re designed, it’s useful to differentiate between static and dynamic sites. Generally, static sites display HTML-based content stored on a server, but... read more
Servers MariaDB v MySQL: which relational database should I choose? Databases are a key tool for anyone who wishes to organise their data efficiently. Relational databases are a simple and intuitive method of formulating information into tables that can be... read more
Digital How to stop spam emails Everyone hates spam. Not only is it annoying, but it’s also potentially dangerous. When your phone vibrates and you wonder who the email’s from, often it’s some... read more
Business How to Sell Online: OpenCart vs PrestaShop It’s been long established that an online presence is crucial for a company in the modern business environment. So when you come to building an ecommerce website, you need... read more
Digital Change your outlook: email marketing best practices Email is both an important and cost-effective way to reach consumers and market your business. In today’s environment, there’s so much unsolicited mail sent out daily that it’... read more
Business Microsoft 365: turbocharge your business for every eventuality Whether you’re a small business looking to expand or a sizeable company trying to increase the productivity of your staff, Microsoft 365 can cater to every task thrown at... read more
Cloud The advantages of SSD hard drive storage Is the SSD tide turning? More importantly, are SSDs worth it? Just a few years ago, solid-state drives, or SSDs, were seen as cutting-edge solutions with price tags to match,... read more
Security Why do IP addresses get blacklisted? Whether you’re a small business or a large company, being able to email your customers when you need to is essential. However, this vital capability can be compromised due... read more
Websites Web Performance Explained: Tools to capture metrics In the last web performance explained article [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/web-performance-explained-what-metrics-do-we-capture/] , we learned about the metrics we can capture to measure a website’s performance. This involved... read more
