Cloud Why use a load balancer? You don’t have to be a famous actor or musician to get a high number of website visits. But when you do, you want to be sure that your... read more
Websites Client-side vs server-side scripting What is web scripting? Scripting is an integral part of web development. Using powerful scripting languages like JavaScript and PHP, developers can create the dynamic web content we enjoy every... read more
Servers Hard disk health check We've all been there, one day our computer is working normally, the next its hard disk drive gives out and you're left scratching your head at... read more
Cloud What is enterprise software? Enterprise software is a computer programme used by companies to manage their business operations. It's the backbone of many organisations, supporting everything from data processing to department-specific tasks.... read more
Cloud What is thin provisioning? We previously wrote about the methods of data deduplication [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/data-deduplication/] and file compression [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/linux-compression-all-about-compromise/] for optimising storage space.... read more
Servers Data deduplication When it comes to computer, storage space is a hot commodity. More often than not, many of us tend to find that we need far more storage space than we... read more
Servers Phusion Passenger: a new web app server With its anime robot-inspired logo and feature rich design, Phusion Passenger is clearly keen to present itself as the newest sleek and innovative tool for web hosting and development. But... read more
Servers Config management: Puppet or Chef? For any organisation bigger than a bedroom start-up, the days of running a couple of servers in a cupboard are long gone. In the era of multi-server, decentralised cloud infrastructures,... read more
Websites React and the virtual DOM The most common architecture considered when implementing user interfaces is MVC (Model-View-Controller). MVC separates an application into three components: Model, View, and Controller. The Controller is what the user interacts... read more
Servers What is blockchain? You’ve likely come across the term blockchain in discussions about cryptocurrency, digital finance, or emerging technology. But beyond the buzzwords, what does it actually mean – and why is it... read more
Websites What is GraphQL? Originally developed by Facebook, GraphQL is a powerful query language for APIs that lets developers request exactly the data they need – nothing more, nothing less. In this guide, we’ll... read more
Websites Moving to a microservices architecture Alongside containerisation, ‘microservices’ is very much a software development buzzword. But just like with containers, the innovative and far-reaching technology behind the buzzword makes the microservices concept far more than... read more
Digital Continuous integration tools: Jenkins vs Travis CI Software development can be complicated, especially when things go wrong. Say two developers are working on a project. They are each coding on separate branches of the master code in... read more
