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Like a spinning hard disk, storage technology never stops moving for long. Maybe it’s ironic then, that the latest and greatest storage hardware doesn’t feature any moving parts. Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer ultra-fast read and write speeds up to 10 times quicker than any mechanical hard
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Late last year, a major vulnerability was uncovered in the Kubernetes
[https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/container-orchestration-kubernetes/] container
orchestration system. It was a severe threat, not just because of the large
number of organisations using Kubernetes, but also because of how brutally
effective the exploit could be
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According to a survey by Forbes Advisor, as of July 2024 78% of small business owners in the UK have a website for their business, which means there are still plenty of business owners out there who haven’t yet created a website to promote their business. Even these business
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Like it or not, advertising is a fact of life on the internet. As the primary
source of income for huge publishers and social media platforms, it can be tough
to avoid. The best ads are engaging, amusing and informative – and even at its
very worst, advertising is rarely more
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As a smartphone user, one of the most frustrating experiences is when you tap on something and it doesn’t work, or worse still, the interaction delivers an unexpected result. As creators of online user journeys, it’s our duty to understand what users want, need and expect. When you
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Your domain says a lot about you. It’s your address on the internet, the place people go to find you, and a name intrinsically associated with your brand.
But is one domain name enough? It’s easy to overlook once your website is up and running but registering multiple
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Undeniably, the web has revolutionised our society. One of the most powerful
tools ever created, the internet has helped improve people’s lives in countless
ways.
Since the birth of the internet, a range of technologies have been developed to
meet the needs of people with disabilities. With specialised hardware
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If you asked the average person in the street ‘what does DevOps mean to you?’ or even 'what is DevOps?', you’d probably get a blank stare. But what about the people who, while not directly involved, are vaguely aware of DevOps as a concept? While a basic
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In one of our previous articles, we compared and discussed the differences and similarities between the database management systems MariaDB and MySQL. These database management systems are two of the most popular relational databases currently available, but they're not the only ones on the market.
So, in order
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Source code is the basis of all those thousands of applications we’ve come to rely on every day. Developers make use of a huge range of programming languages to create the advanced functionality many of us take for granted. And with updates and new versions constantly becoming available, the
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When it comes to container orchestration, the three big names out there are Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and Apache Mesos.
As explained in our overview of Kubernetes, an orchestration tool is a must-have for any large-scale containerised application where developers need to automate the scheduling, deployment, and scaling of
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What is email protocol?
It’s an everyday routine: you open up your email and watch the messages pop into your inbox. But behind the scenes, complex email protocols are hard at work to make things happen correctly. Email protocols are the technical procedures that define how your mail is
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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 website can handle the
huge spike in visitors. If you don't account for this, then chances are your
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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 day.
But what are the key differences between client-side scripting and server-side scripting, and how do they actually
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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 what on earth happened.
The unfortunate truth is that, sometimes, your hard disk drive will fail. This might be because
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