We recently attended the SME XPO, to celebrate our launch. We got to meet hundreds of people over the two days - it was a great experience as well as a great way to introduce our new platform.
Our offering is unique, as we're offering hosting in a way that (to my knowledge) others aren't. The essential premise, is that every single website we host is basically in its own 'virtual private server' (VPS). I was explaining this to a few people who really 'got it' and understood what we w...
Some time ago, I wrote about how DataLords works.
In just 8 months, we've had significant changes, so I thought it was worth writing about here.
In March 2022 we gained investment and new owners of the company. This allowed us to spend where we really needed to spend, and invest in both software and redevelopment of our own platform. We also invested in new networking hardware, meaning our core network doubled in speed and is now powered by Cisco.
So... how does the DataLo...
Thinking back 12 months, the World was a different place. Even now, watching TV programs where you see large gatherings of people in clubs, socialising in restaurants with not a face mask in sight… we certainly have a ‘new normal’ to deal with for the foreseeable future.
With the likelihood that social distancing, restrictions on gatherings, face masks and more will be ‘normal’ for at least another 6 months, if not a year… what’s the long term...
The vast majority of hosting companies have fairly strict terms and conditions, and most of those focus around content they don’t want to host, for example adult content, because of the type of traffic it attracts, and the legal issues that may arise alongside it. Essentially, it’s a web hosting company’s responsibility to ensure they only legitimately host things of a legal nature, i.e. preventing the hosting of pirated software, or worse, child abuse imagery. The point is, it...
The web hosting industry is… well, huge.
There’s no other word for it. It’s one of those industries that actually, is probably vastly underestimated.
The one thing we can be sure of, is that it’s going to be worth many hundreds of billions per year. From small startups paying perhaps just £30 a year or less, to the enterprise businesses including Amazon – the amount of money invested into, and resulting from – hosting – is unthinkable. S...
Something that a lot of people take for granted, is the security of their website.
You pay a web designer to build you a website, and get it online… do you even think about security? Does it cross your mind, at all?
The one thing you might think of, is “does it have a padlock?” – that symbol that globally indicates whether a website is “secure”.
Obviously, it doesn’t indicate the website is secure, it indicates your connection to the website ...
Exciting times at DataLords, as we’ve now just joined Nominet… and for those that don’t know who that is, they’re the organisation responsible for all .uk domain names.
But Nominet are more than just a domain registration company, and that’s why it’s so great to join as members. We’re looking forward to getting involved with them as DataLords grows. In Nominet’s words: “We want a world that is connected, inclusive and secure, and believe th...
Most agency owners know the quality of their hosting… and most agency owners know that their client’s reputation will be adversely affected if there’s consistent problems. Therefore, most agency owners know to choose the best hosting they can, and when they find the right hosting partner – they resist switching under any circumstances.
This is understandable, and in fact the strategy I adopted for years.
A little background – I used to do all our hosting ...
