Cloud Services Buying Guide from the Experts

The virtualisation of technology has redefined every level of government and enterprise. This creates many budgetary, resource and compliance issues. Now, more than ever, the cloud and other virtual environments deliver THE pivotal commodity - real-time IT - that every business needs. However, there are subtle and crucial differences between cloud and virtualised platforms and as a result of the big data explosion and mobilisation of technology, it is virtualisation that has become the game-changer for institutional success at scale. Why?

We like to think that everyone is working just as hard as we are to produce fresh, unique, eye-catching content and images. However, that’s simply not true. Copyright infringement takes place daily online, often slipping under the radar unless it’s reported. Image and content theft is so rampant that web hosting companies now have special pages on their websites with which you can report others who have stolen your work. Protect yourself against copyright issues by learning how and where to report problems.

Most webmasters dream of the day when their website goes viral, leading to a seemingly never-ending stream of new visitors and business. Who wouldn’t like that? What many website owners tend to forget, however, is that all those new eyes on your domain may come at a price. The more traffic your website receives, the more bandwidth you use. And, just like money, bandwidth does not grow on trees. If you use more bandwidth than your webhosting package allows for, how and what will you be charged? Let’s find out.

Google engineers discovered recently that most web surfers are unwilling to wait for slow-loading websites to load before moving on to another site. As it turns out, internet users don't even have 400 milliseconds of patience--that's literally how long it takes to blink your eyes—to wait out a web page that stutters and sputters as it displays in their browser. If you’re a webmaster, those can be scary numbers. Have no fear, Reviews Gurus is here! You can learn what’s slowing down your website with these online apps and tools.

If you've purchased a domain, you're directly involved with the Domain Name System (DNS), whether you know it or not. According to LearnDNS.com, the Domain Name System is one of the most important and overlooked parts of the Internet. It can also be one of the most confusing. Check out this educational video from Learn DNS that translates this very complicated system into easy-to-understand language.

There are no shortages of misconceptions out there regarding web hosting, especially when it comes to Mac-centric hosting. Windows and Linux hosting may seem to be the predominant leaders in the hosting industry, and certainly they’ve been around the longest and have the richest histories, but Mac hosting is quickly gaining momentum and loads of loyal customers. Regardless, there are an abundance of rumors floating around the web regarding Mac hosting, what it is, and what it isn’t. Today we’re going to dispel a handful of Mac hosting myths, hopefully clearing up a few misconceptions along the way.

Like everything else in life, web hosting control panels get better with feedback. When users are able to communicate exactly what’s working and what isn’t, developers get to work tweaking and improving things here and there to please their audience. Right now, you have the chance to make the web’s number one control panel even better by participating in a short survey.

What is it about your web hosting company that impresses you most? Are you more thrilled with your hosting control panel or the price you pay for hosting each month? According to a new study from JoomlaHosting.co, it’s speed and uptime that clients appreciate most. And that makes a fair amount of sense. After all, if your website is constantly down it doesn’t matter much what control panel your host uses or how much you shell out each month for hosting services.

Webmasters used to have to download local copies of software to perform even the most basic tasks. From design to coding to monitoring uptime, it was the norm at one point in history to pay for a piece of software, download it to your computer, and then access it when you needed to perform a certain function. That worked fairly well when you were able to power up the computer on which you installed that software, but didn’t work at all when you were at work and, say, your website needed a quick update and you didn’t have your usual software tools at your disposal. These days, almost anything you can imagine can be done online, including routine webmaster tasks. Here are a few web-based webmaster tools you should have in your toolbox.

Website visitors are everything! You can have an impressive website design, a killer web hosting company backing you and the most phenomenal product on the market, but if you don’t have a daily stream of people clicking on your website each day it’s all for nothing. Imagine if no one ever visited Amazon.com! All the many products that Amazon features would just sit there, collecting dust.

Black Friday is one of America’s busiest shopping days of the year. Traditionally falling on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday is the one day each year when nearly every store heavily discounts holiday goods. Some Black Friday shoppers stand in line for 12 hours or more, often spending Thanksgiving evening waiting in long lines, hoping to be one of the lucky few in the doors soon enough to get a good deal. This one-day shopping event is a bit of a gamble, and isn’t exactly the risk-free experience you’d imagine.

Softlayer Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and today offers hosting services such as dedicated servers, managed hosting and cloud computing. Once a startup company themselves, Softlayer is now partnering with new companies and giving away free hosting and mentoring. Read on to learn how you can take advantage of this incredible offer.

We turned a new page over on the calendar today. Hello November! If your schedule was anything like mine last month, you were so inundated with work and personal business that you may have missed a few crucial headlines here and there. Let’s take a moment to catch up before October’s headlines are old news.