Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. VR job interviews While technology has slowly been creeping into the recruitment process for several years, it’s always been with the purpose of choosing the right candidates for interview. Now, by combining AI and …
As cybercrime continues to advance in sophistication and increase in volume, every business owner has to put security high on their agenda. If you have a Linux server, the most popular type of server for running websites and other applications, then you are constantly at risk of a wide range of cyberattacks, including hacking, malware …
For small websites with limited traffic, shared hosting is often the most appropriate and cost-effective solution. However, there are often clear signals that you need to upgrade to a more advanced form of hosting. In this post, we’ll look at what they are and explain why VPS is the best solution going forward. You are …
Christmas is just around the corner and for many websites it is time to get ready for the busiest shopping season of the year. To help, we’ve put together six ideas that will ensure you have everything in place to make the most of this important part of the retail calendar. 1. Hark back to …
As we begin the countdown to Christmas and the new year, it’s often interesting to reflect on the changes that have happened over the last twelve months. With this in mind, we’re giving over this post to looking at 12 fascinating facts about the internet that our customers will find thought-provoking before they leave the …
Christmas is often the busiest time of year for websites, especially for online stores. So, if you’ve been too busy getting your Christmas inventory ready and have only just got around to making your site look invitingly festive, here are some quick and easy ways to bring some last-minute yuletide cheer and to put your …
A brute force attack is the most common type of attack that cybercriminals use to gain access to websites. When successful, this gives the attacker complete control over your site, enabling them to take it offline, steal user details or install malware that will infect other internet users. In this post, we look at what …
With the cost of living crisis forcing consumers to tighten their purse strings, Christmas 2022 promises to be a challenging time for online stores, with spending forecast to drop by 3% compared to last year. So, what can you do to maximise sales when there’s less money going spare at what is traditionally the most …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. Making brains While it sounds like science fiction, Australian researchers at Cortical Labs have developed a lab-grown brain that can sense and respond to its environment, and which has learnt to play basic video …
On average, around 45% of online customers who get to a website checkout end up not completing the purchase. It’s an issue that results in a significant loss of income for online stores. For many shoppers, the problem is not the product or the price, but the checkout experience. In this post, we’ll look at …