Does hosting your corporate data in the cloud present a security risk? Yes, whenever corporate data is stored in any datacenter that is beyond your physical control. There is a increased chance of data breach. No matter what kind of encryption or security lingo anyone wants to tell you that your data is secure, it […]
If you are hosting your site with a shared, VPS, dedicated, or cloud web hosting provider. There is a 99% + chance they have multiple upstream providers. These upstream providers can be their colocation provider, datacenter providers, company they are leasing servers from, equipment vendors, IP transit carriers, and many other companies that your web […]
The decision to pay your web hosting bill with a credit card or PayPal comes down to your personal choice. If you buy web hosting from a new web host or any unfamiliar business than it may be better to pay with PayPal. If you are buying web hosting from a known company than you […]
This is a list of the top tier 1-3 bandwidth carriers. The who’s who of internet connectivity ISPs. This list of top tier 1-3 bandwidth carriers was compiled by VNKB.com. VNKB.com used different metrics and attributes to compile the following list. There will be some differences between this list and other lists available on the […]
How is it possible for some web hosts to offer dedicated servers with great technical specifications but at an amazingly cheap price? There are different ways this can be accomplished and the web host can sustain a business without going bankrupt. The first way is when the web host has a lot of revenue and […]
Unless you plan on sending your web host a wire transfer, check, or money order. You are probably going to pay via a debit or credit card to fund your web hosting plan purchase. If you choose to buy web hosting from a small to medium or even large web hosting, the timing of your […]
When you are hungry you want to grab something to fill you up. Often times you may want to stop by a McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, or any other fast food restaurant. It is a lot like when you are trying to pick a web host for your site. HostGator, BlueHost, and GoDaddy are like […]
When a site experiences a DDoS attack there can be many reasons. The following are the most logical and reasonable explanations of why a DDoS would take place. Political content If a site were to publish a controversial political topic then the site may face a DDoS. Politics can cause people to get angry very […]
It maybe tempting to host your own email server but the following are 4 reasons why this is a bad idea! Spam When you are hosting your own email server you are responsible for weeding out the spammy emails. This is not an easy task when you are handling thousands of emails a day. If […]
Three reasons why you should never host all your websites with one web host. Any dispute with your web host = account gets suspended If you have a billing, refund, credit, or any dispute with your web host. They may go nuts and nuke your account with no warning. If you have all your sites […]