New Cloud Revenue Streams for 2015
As more and more businesses start to use shared services to outsource their IT operations, it is becoming more evident how beneficial these services truly are. The ever-changing demands and…
The Recent Cyber War: Who Won, Who Lost, and What Lessons Did We Learn?
The impact of inexpensive IT networking systems has made cyberwarfare capabilities relatively cheap initiatives compared to pursuing nuclear weapons. For instance, North Korean hackers are chosen from universities and begin…
Countries Using ISPs to Help Curb Copyright Violations in 2015
Copyright violations and copyright law may vary from country to country, but the legal and professional impact they can lead to is essentially the same. The U.S., the United Kingdom,…
How the Dark Web and TOR Contribute to Current Privacy Concerns
The main purpose for creating the dark Web was to provide access to encrypted and untraceable information. Within the last several decades, it has evolved into an area containing illegal…
Data Centers in China to Increase in 2015
With nearly 1.4 billion inhabitants, China leads the world in Internet traffic. It is also the second largest market for San Francisco-based CloudFlare. The online security and performance company has…
Government Surveillance: What Notice Do Web Hosts Owe Their Customers?
As consumers increasingly utilize the Internet in many aspects of their daily lives, the challenge becomes enjoying the conveniences of online activities without sacrificing privacy. The mechanisms for protecting privacy…
Website Copyright Violations: How Will Web Hosts Respond?
Copyright violations aren’t anything new under the digital sun, but measures taken by Russia will most certainly strike an unfamiliar chord across the world. Starting in May of 2015, any…
Are WordPress Themes Beating Out Individually Designed Websites for Small Businesses?
Business owners strive to reach a balance between a costly, high-end website, and one that is free, but that may not depict the level of professionalism desired. The result is…
Holiday Security Concerns Good for Small Businesses and Web Hosts
As 2014 ends and the new year begins, business and technology experts are looking at online business trends. A number of high-profile security breaches have led to significant shifts in…
How Will the Virtual World Create Storage Problems for Web Hosts?
Virtual computing has created a tremendous opportunity for businesses to offload their IT requirements to cloud providers. Today, businesses with very large storage requirements, such as distributors of video media,…
Will IoT Devices Overload Web Hosts?
One of the most exciting architectures to emerge in 2014 is Internet of Things (IoT). IoT uses the existing Internet to connect a wide range of embedded computing devices from…
Web Hosts Can’t Handle Holiday Donations to Non-Profits
If you’re a web host for a nonprofit organization, the holiday season might be one of the busiest for you in terms of donations. Depending on how a website is…