New cyber-security Rules for Europe
The European Council has adopted new rules for cyber-security. It aims to make networks and information services across the EU more secure and safer. The NIS (Network and Information Security) demands providers to put in measures that will minimise the risk of cyber attacks. They are also required to report any major security incidents. The […]
Cloud Computing VS Dedicated Servers
Cloud computing has become a household term and in the hosting industry it is taking a lot of the limelight. With scalability, redundancy, on-demand services and attractive prices, can dedicated servers compete with a Cloud/VPS offering? When looking at cloud computing VS dedicated servers, it’s not easy to say which would win without looking at your businesses needs now […]
Top tips for migrating from VPS to a dedicated server
1 Make Backups! This is the first and most important step. Make a backup of the VPS before the migration. If any errors occur during the migration, restoring from a backup could be your easiest fix by far. Once you have fully completed the migration and everything is working fine, make a brand new back […]
The Panama Papers Protection
We assume by now you have heard about The Panama Papers being published on Sunday 3rd April. Here’s a brief summary: The Panama Papers is the biggest data leak in history, amassing to 2.6 Terabytes, 11.5 million documents, including email correspondence and legal contracts. It is bigger than Wikileaks Cablegate, Offshore Leaks, Lux Leaks, […]
A channel ready for change
We recently exhibited at the Convergence Summit North in Harrogate. We were represented by Gareth Riley and Emily Cole. Gareth has worked in the Channel for a long at time and this was the year he noticed the most change. We thought it would be useful to share some of his thoughts: “While not my […]
Ransomware – The New Curse of the Internet?
We recently had a customer contacting us for assistance in restoring all their files from cloud storage. Unfortunately, they were the latest victims of a ransomware attack which scrambled and locked all their files. Luckily for this customer they were able to carry on with business after restoring their files. In their case, they had […]
NASA almost lost a £154 Million drone to hackers
How easy do think it would be to fly a NASA Hawk Drone? Well, an activist group called AnnonSec had their brief time in the sky. The hackers claimed to have altered the flight path of a Global Hawk Drone (worth around £154m) with the aim of crashing it. What’s is even more worrying was […]
Why it pays to be cloudy in the North
The North West data centre scene is swelling year-on-year. It is now the biggest outside of the South East and with the development of the Northern Powerhouse sitting on the horizon, that growth is set to continue. For a number of years, the services provided via third party data centres have traditionally focused on larger […]
How to make the most of a tight IT budget
A recent article showed that US businesses may have to reassess their IT budget as they take a 20% hit due to a strong US dollar. We know this won’t affect everyone, especially in the UK, but who doesn’t want to free up more capital to make their budget go further. In this article, we […]
Why northern data centres appreciate the cold.
From 100 GB a day in 1992 to 28,000 GB per second in 2013. The internet has rapidly grown and managed to find a way into almost every aspect of our lives. However, all this information needs somewhere to live and grow. The data centre industry has opted to take the load for this inconceivable […]
