Security Why do IP addresses get blacklisted? Whether you’re a small business or a large company, being able to email your customers when you need to is essential. However, this vital capability can be compromised due... read more
Websites Web Performance Explained: Tools to capture metrics In the last web performance explained article [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/web-performance-explained-what-metrics-do-we-capture/] , we learned about the metrics we can capture to measure a website’s performance. This involved... read more
Security The human aspect of cyber security Attackers are developing bigger, scarier, and more complex viruses every day. Increasingly however, the biggest part of cyber security that businesses should be wary of is the human aspect. Companies... read more
Business Pandemic tips: supercharge your small business during lockdown Since the country slowed to a standstill in March, businesses of all types have been adversely affected and continue to operate under the shadow of the pandemic. Though workers have... read more
Security WordPress plugin security: How to secure WordPress plugins WordPress is the undisputed king of the content management system (CMS) realm, powering 43.3% of the web as of 2024. With over 835 million websites using WordPress, any dangerous... read more
Servers LAMP stack or MEAN stack? Let’s compare In web development, no one can argue that web stacks aren't vital to keeping things running as they should. The increasing demand for seamless technology that extends across... read more
Websites Web Performance Explained: What metrics do we capture? Last time in “Web Performance Explained”, we explored the role of good web performance when it comes to increasing your website’s conversions and boosting its search engine optimisation (SEO)... read more
Cloud How to plan for your cloud migration Ready to move your data to the cloud? Migrating to a new cloud infrastructure might seem like a daunting task, but with the right preparation and coordination, it really shouldn’... read more
Websites Web Performance Explained: Increase conversions & boost SEO In the previous “Web Performance Explained” article, we covered how important good web performance is to creating a positive user experience [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/web-performance-explained-improving-ux/] (UX) for... read more
Business Magento vs WooCommerce Each accounting for roughly 30 percent of all ecommerce websites, Magento and WooCommerce are both incredibly popular. For anyone looking to build and maintain an online shop, these platforms are... read more
Websites Web Performance Explained: Improving UX If you’ve found yourself wondering ‘what is UX design?’, you could be mistaken for believing the misconception that user experience (UX) is only about how a website looks. But... read more
Business The data breach capital of the UK Data breaches are constantly on the rise, and cybersecurity is an ever-evolving battle. In the UK in 2019, almost a third of UK businesses identified cyber security breaches – and it... read more
Cloud ECC RAM: keeping critical data error-free Big data is only getting bigger. As more organisations rely on ballooning volumes of information, the accuracy and integrity of data have become more important than ever. Whenever data is... read more
