Business owners can’t exactly spend all day checking in with their website to ensure that it is performing as it should. The good news is that there are all kinds of monitoring programs and services to do the heavy lifting for you. What do these monitoring platforms provide? There are any number of things the […]
Continue ReadingThe growth of internet operations over the past couple of decades has been extremely beneficial for commercial interests in a number of ways. Not only can businesses now reach a much broader range of prospective customers, but they can offer the convenience of purchasing from the comfort of home thanks to online shopping carts. That’s […]
Continue ReadingEveryone knows that downtime is bad for business, or at least that unscheduled downtime is bad. At least when you have a schedule in place for website maintenance or upgrades, you have plenty of lead time to let users know that your site will be temporarily unavailable, and you can put up an “out of […]
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to cyber security breaches, there have been some real doozies. In fact, there have been some appalling breaches in just the past couple of years. Just look at the 2014 hit on Sony that resulted in the broadcast of executive emails and the resignation of key executives (following the 2011 attack on […]
Continue ReadingLet’s be clear up front: every business is going to have to spend some money on network security. Not only do you need to put proper protections in place to ensure you’re not an easy target for hackers, but you also have to comply with federal and state laws pertaining to privacy. If a data […]
Continue ReadingEvery website is going to have some downtime. Hopefully this downtime is anticipated and planned for, such as when you or your web host performs scheduled maintenance and updates. In such instances, you have the opportunity to warn users in advance and even put up temporary placeholders to let visitors know when you’ll be back […]
Continue ReadingEvery website has downtime. Ideally, you won’t have to deal with unscheduled downtime due to power outages, natural disasters, or subpar hosting services. It’s much better if your downtime can be scheduled and prepared for. That said, even scheduled downtime for maintenance, upgrades, and other necessities should be kept to a minimum so as not […]
Continue ReadingEveryone knows how important it is to protect a business network from threats like viruses, spyware, and malware. To that end you probably have a strong firewall, antivirus/anti-spyware software, password protection, and perhaps even encryption programs and monitoring services in place. This is all good news for your business and your customers. When you make […]
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