May 2016

05/20/2016

Choosing a Web Host - Make Reliability Top Priority!

When it comes to choosing a web host, there is literally an endless variety to choose from. Oftentimes businesses will make the mistake of searching for the right provider based on the pricing and features they offer. Reliability, however, should be your top concern when deciding which hosting provider is the best choice for your business’s needs. Everything else should come second to reliability. Downtime percentages can vary significantly from one hosting provider to the next, and the guarantees that are offered by these companies don’t offer you much protection in the long run.

05/20/2016

Top Problems Solved by Website Monitoring

Running an online business can come with more than its fair share of headaches. That is why investing in the right tools to help you minimize those headaches is crucial to the overall success of your business. Fortunately, website monitoring is one of the few tools that can solve a number of problems while actually paying for itself (and then some) over time. If you think website monitoring is simply a way to know when your website is down, you are merely looking at the tip of the iceberg. Here is a list of some of the biggest problems solved by quality website monitoring services.

05/09/2016

Downtime in the Cloud: How to Protect Your Business

Cloud providers are pretty aggressive when it comes to their SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) and promises of scalability and, more importantly, stability. When such promises are given, it is easy for online businesses to fall into a false sense of security. You assume that with such promises in place you shouldn’t have any problems with service availability. The reality of the matter, however, is that downtime plagues even those in the cloud. Here are a few things to keep in mind and ways to protect your online business from downtime in the cloud.