It has become common knowledge that website downtime equates to disaster, but that doesn’t stop it from happening. Businesses from the small start-ups to the large Fortune 500’s have experienced website downtime in one form or another over the past years. Unfortunately, website downtime doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Here are some of the worst website outages of all time, showing you how they affected both businesses and consumers alike.
Read more →When you think about a DDoS attack, chances are you think that it’s something that other websites are at risk of and not something you yourself have to worry about. The facts couldn’t be further from the truth.
Read more →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.
Read more →Businesses typically make the mistake of searching for the right provider based on the pricing and features they offer. Reliability should be your top concern when deciding which hosting provider is the best choice for your business’s needs.
Read more →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.
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