Servers What is NVMe storage? Like a spinning hard disk, storage technology never stops moving for long. Maybe it’s ironic then, that the latest and greatest storage hardware doesn’t feature any moving parts.... read more
Fasthosts at WordCamp Bristol 2019 WordCamp Bristol was a great opportunity to interact with the WordPress community. Here’s our roundup of some of the best moments. Fasthosts at WordCamp Bristol 2019 One of the... read more
Servers epic.LAN Case Study epic.LAN is a community gaming event that hosts esports players and casual gamers from across the UK and beyond several times a year. The epic team have been using... read more
Pixel Boat record attempt ends early What an adventure it's been! In 2018 Fasthosts announced the sponsorship of long-term customer Alex Alley, supporting him in his Solo Non-Stop Around the World sailing challenge on... read more
Digital The brave new world of app localisation Mobile devices are everywhere, and so are the apps that run on them. Vast numbers of smartphones mean vast numbers of users – users who demand a wide range of specialised... read more
Websites What is new in WordPress 5.0? WordPress 5.0, the latest version of the world’s most popular content management system, is now available on CloudNX Managed Applications from Fasthosts. But what is new in WordPress... read more
Security That escalated quickly: how to prevent privilege escalation Late last year, a major vulnerability was uncovered in the Kubernetes [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/container-orchestration-kubernetes/] container orchestration system. It was a severe threat, not just because of... read more
Websites How to create a website for free According to a survey by Forbes Advisor, as of July 2024 78% of small business owners in the UK have a website for their business, which means there are still... read more
Security Malvertising: when ads attack Like it or not, advertising is a fact of life on the internet. As the primary source of income for huge publishers and social media platforms, it can be tough... read more
Digital Designing for touch: the key considerations As a smartphone user, one of the most frustrating experiences is when you tap on something and it doesn’t work, or worse still, the interaction delivers an unexpected result.... read more
Digital Building apps for emerging markets It’s easy to take technology for granted, especially in a developed country with widespread access to fast internet and powerful devices. But across emerging economies in South America, Africa... read more
Digital The impact of voice search on SEO Alexa is a household name. With smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home increasingly prominent in our homes, accessing the internet through voice commands has become second-nature to many... read more
Websites Mobile-first indexing In April 2018 Google announced, and then later confirmed in a blog post, that the search engine will begin migrating sites to mobile-first indexing. Back in 2016 Google said they... read more
