Our Response To POODLE

New Security Vulnerability Due to the recently discovered SSL security vulnerability (POODLE) we have no choice but to take the immediate precaution of disabling SSLv3 on all our web servers. In order to give our customers time to prepare, we'll be doing this on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 11:00am EDT. Here's a link to more info about the POODLE vulnerability. Impact Services affected:

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Do You Need to Change Web Hosts to Avoid Website Downtime During the Holidays?

There is no doubt about it. The holiday season is when many websites make the bulk of their profits. The question is, can your webhost provide you with the uptime your site needs during this crucial time of year?

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Turn Monitoring Off During Maintenance, Automagically

How long does your maintenance window last? I know you block it out on the Alertra website for 2 hours every Sunday, but does it really take that long? Sunday night the network guy and a veterinarian check over the hamsters powering the servers. Some weeks the hamsters are all 100% and ready to go another 7 days and some weeks they are lazy and unmotivated and need to shown the bit from The Lion King where Scar plays with his food.

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What Is Server Downtime and How Does It Affect Your Website?

First and foremost, you need to make sure you have quality website monitoring in place.

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Tips for Troubleshooting Website Downtime When Your Website Monitoring Service Sends You an Alert

You know that website downtime is one of the pitfalls that you definitely don't want your business to run across. You realize that downtime equates to lost profits and, as a result, you have all of your ducks in a row. Your T's are crossed and your I's are dotted. You have website monitoring service in place to notify you the moment any website downtime occurs so you can get your site back up within minutes of receiving a message from your website monitoring provider.

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