Security Are you keeping up with the GDPR? On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) began to be enforced across the EU. More than a year on, are companies still complying with its rigorous standards?... read more
Servers Server management with Plesk Obsidian In late September, the server management tool Plesk released its newest version to early adopters. Following the naming convention set by the previous release, Plesk Onyx, the new version is... read more
Business Managing the online presence of your business How often do you, as a consumer, simply walk into the next restaurant you come across, or use a plumber after seeing a sign outside their house? With all of... read more
Digital How RBLs send spam into a black hole The fight against spam can feel never-ending. Whether it contains potentially dangerous links to scams and malware, or just an avalanche of annoying ads, junk email is never welcome in... read more
Business Do you need a website if you have social media? Now that most social platforms have a form of ‘business profile’ option, you might find yourself wondering if you really need a website as well as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and... read more
Websites How to make your side hustle work Side hustle. You may have heard this phrase making the rounds lately, unsurprisingly, as more and more people are starting 'side hustles'. If so, you’d be forgiven... read more
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
